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Associations between polyfluoroalkyl substance and organophosphate flame retardant exposures and telomere length in a cohort of women firefighters and office workers in San Francisco
Science
7 Sep 2021 | Environ Health
Positive associations between PFAS and telomere length in women workers, with larger effects seen among firefighters as compared to office workers.
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Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) induced developmental cardiotoxicity and hepatotoxicity in hatchling chickens: Roles of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha
Science
4 Sep 2021 | Environ Pollut
Exposure to HFPO-DA induced developmental cardio-toxicity and hepatotoxicity in hatchling chickens similar to PFOA
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The Nrf2a pathway impacts zebrafish offspring development with maternal preconception exposure to perfluorobutanesulfonic acid
Science
2 Sep 2021 | Chemosphere
PFBS exposures were found to alter egg and embryo development, when exposure occurs preconception.
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Per/polyfluoroalkyl substances production, applications and environmental impacts
Science
31 Aug 2021 | Bioresource Tech.
Current chemical and biological remediation technologies are expensive/not effective and thus new remediation technologies must be developed.
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Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contaminate Indoor Air at Worrying Levels, Study Finds
News
31 Aug 2021 | The Guardian
Food and water were thought to be the main ways humans are exposed to PFAS, but the study findings suggest that breathing probably represents a third significant exposure route.
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Early pregnancy loss: Do Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances matter?
Science
31 Aug 2021 | Environ Int
Overall, we suggest that most PFAS were not associated with early pregnancy loss at the current exposure levels.
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Exposure to hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) disturbs the gut barrier function and gut microbiota in mice
Science
31 Aug 2021 | Environ Pollut
Potential gut toxicity of HFPO-DA and is perceived as a major problem of health risk that affects inflammation, gut barrier dysfunction, and gut microbiota disturbance in mammals.
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Early-life exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances in relation to serum adipokines in a longitudinal birth cohort
Science
31 Aug 2021 | Environ Res
Childhood concentrations of PFASs were associated with decreased regulation of appetite and fat storage.
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Exposure to GenX and Its Novel Analogs Disrupts Hepatic Bile Acid Metabolism in Male Mice
Science
31 Aug 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
The inhibition of nutrient absorption may be a prominent adverse effect induced by exposure to GenX, its analogs, and PFOA.
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Understanding the Impact of Perfluorinated Compounds on Cardiovascular Diseases and Their Risk Factors: A Meta-Analysis Study
Science
31 Aug 2021 | Int J Environ Res Public Health
PFOA and PFOS were positively associated with developing cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors.
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Rapid Determination of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Harbour Porpoise Liver Tissue by HybridSPE-UPLC-MS/MS
Science
31 Aug 2021 | Toxics
A new analytical method was optimized for use on mammalian tissues with up to 89% detection.
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Analysis of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in processed foods from FDA's Total Diet Study
Science
31 Aug 2021 | Anal Bioanal Chem
PFAS features detected by LC-MS/MS correlated well in abundance with LC-IMS-MS data; however, LC-IMS-MS identified a number of additional PFAS, many known to be components of firefighting foams.
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Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA): No high-level accumulation in human lung and kidney tissue
Science
30 Aug 2021 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
Contrary to previous findings, analysis of short-chain PFAS in human lungs and kidney indicates PFBA is not likely to accumulate in these tissues.
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[Op-Ed] Climate Change, Plastics, and Toxic Chemicals
News
27 Aug 2021 | The New York Times
The danger is that if we focus on only a single metric, like greenhouse gas emissions, we may unintentionally encourage the shift from fuel to plastics and chemicals that are also unsafe and unsustainable.
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2nd Stakeholder Consultation on a Restriction for PFAS
Policy
25 Aug 2021
The competent authorities for REACH of the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway are currently preparing a REACH Annex XV Restriction Dossier for the group of PFAS since all these substances are considered to be persistent.