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Global list of PFAS Guideline Values
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18 Feb 2020
A global compilation of PFAS guideline values for water, soil, and other matrices, as well as total daily intakes and blood health values.
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Fecal Excretion of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Pets from New York State, United States
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13 Feb 2020 | Environ Sci Technol. Let.
The estimated daily fecal excretion suggested that both dogs and cats are exposed to some PFASs at doses above the provisional minimum risk level recommended for humans.
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Contaminants, prolactin and parental care in an Arctic seabird: Contrasted associations of perfluoroalkyl substances and organochlorine compounds with egg-turning behavior
Science
12 Feb 2020 | Gen. Comp. Endocrinol.
Increased levels of PFAS were associated with lowered nutrition levels and angular changes in birds.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances increase susceptibility of northern leopard frog tadpoles to trematode infection
Science
4 Feb 2020 | Environ Toxicol Chem.
Exposure to PFAS leads to decreased ability to fight off parasites in juvenile frogs.
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The Toxicology Forum: 44th Annual Winter Meeting
Science
3 Feb 2020
During the Toxicology Forum on Monday, January 27, 2020, a session focused on the new methodologies in risk characterization of PFAS as well as challenges and opportunities in PFAS research.
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Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in maternal serum: Method development and application in Pilot Study of the Japan Environment and Children's Study
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3 Feb 2020 | J.of Chrom. A
A new method of detecting 28 different PFAS in human blood was developed.
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Gov. officials signal alarm on PFAS
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30 Jan 2020 | limaohio.com
Gov. Mike DeWine has since directed the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Ohio Department of Health to undertake further testing in order to get a better understanding of PFAS contamination in water sources throughout the state.
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Elevated PFAS levels found in tap water in major U.S. cities
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24 Jan 2020 | UPI
A new study of tap water samples across the United States has revealed PFAS compounds, human-made chemicals linked with a variety of health problems, to be more prevalent than earlier surveys.
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EPA adds 160 PFAS to Toxics Release Inventory
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23 Jan 2020 | C&EN
US businesses that emit any of 160 types of PFAS to air, water, or land will have to report those releases to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substance concentrations in human breast milk and their associations with postnatal infant growth
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21 Jan 2020 | Sci. Total Environ.
Daily intake levels of PFAS through breastfeeding were calculated and found to negatively affect postnatal infant growth.
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Serum concentrations of perfluorinated alkyl substances in farmers living in areas affected by water contamination in the Veneto Region (Northern Italy)
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21 Jan 2020 | Environ Int
The main factors influencing PFAS serum levels of farmers were residence area, gender, years of residence in the municipalities, well water consumption and consumption of own-produced food.
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Side-chain fluorinated polymer surfactants in biosolids from wastewater treatment plants
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20 Jan 2020 | J. Haz. Mat.
The main components in Scotchgard™ fabric protector products were found in high amounts in Canadian biosolids from wastewater treatment plants.
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Environmental pollutants in blood donors: The multicentre Norwegian donor study
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20 Jan 2020 | Transfus Med
PFAS was found in 100% of blood banks across Norway with concentrations increasing as donor age rose.
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Prenatal exposure to perfluorodecanoic acid is associated with lower circulating concentration of adrenal steroid metabolites during mini puberty in human female infants. The Odense Child Cohort
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13 Jan 2020 | Environ. Res.
High prenatal exposure to PFDA associated with decreased hormone production in babies.
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Alternatives of perfluoroalkyl acids and hepatitis B virus surface antibody in adults: Isomers of C8 Health Project in China
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13 Jan 2020 | Environ. Poll.
High blood serum PFAAs levels were associated with lower hepatitis B virus antibody levels.