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'Forever Chemicals' Might Raise Risk of Pregnancy Complication
News
2 Nov 2021 | HealthDay
So-called "forever chemicals" might increase pregnant women's risk of a dangerous condition known as preeclampsia, researchers say.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, epigenetic age and DNA methylation: a cross-sectional study of firefighters
Science
2 Nov 2021 | Epigenomics
PFAS exposure was associated with indicators of adverse health outcomes in firefighters.
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Chronic exposure to perfluorohexane sulfonate leads to a reproduction deficit by suppressing hypothalamic kisspeptin expression in mice
Science
2 Nov 2021 | J Ovarian Res
Long-term exposure of mice to PFHxS reduced reproductive ability by inhibiting normal organ development.
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Occurrence and infant exposure assessment of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in breast milk from South Africa
Science
2 Nov 2021 | Chemosphere
Infant sex was correlated to PFAS exposure in newborns and showed widespread contamination.
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Susceptibility to COVID-19 after High Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances from Contaminated Drinking Water: An Ecological Study from Ronneby, Sweden
Science
2 Nov 2021 | Int J Environ Res Public Health
High PFAS exposure is potentially linked to an increased susceptibility to COVID-19.
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EPA Withheld Reports Of Substantial Risk Posed By 1,240 Chemicals
News
1 Nov 2021 | The Intercept
Until recently, the agency had been making these reports available to the public. But since 2019, the EPA has only posted one of the reports to its public website.
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3M PFAS Production Shut Down in Belgium By Environmental Regulators
News
1 Nov 2021 | The Star Tribune
It appears to be the first time any regulator globally has moved to stop production of PFAS.
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EPA Withheld Reports of Substantial Risk Posed by 1,240 Chemicals
News
1 Nov 2021 | The Intercept
Whistleblowers speak out about the Environmental Protection Agency’s practice of routinely approving dangerous chemicals.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances exposure and immunity, allergic response, infection, and asthma in children: review of epidemiologic studies
Science
1 Nov 2021 | Heliyon
Immunosuppression, diminished vaccine efficacy, and increased risk of infections were found following, infant, and early childhood PFAS exposures.
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People Exposed To PFAS Criticize EPA Action Plan As Too Little, Too Late
News
27 Oct 2021 | The Intercept
"It is now 20 years later, and we are still waiting for them to actually do it, as opposed to announcing plans to do it years in the future.”
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EPA Seeks Input on Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
Policy
27 Oct 2021
The U.S. EPA is inviting key stakeholders for a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel that will focus on the agency’s effort to develop a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for certain PFAS.
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Exposure to environmental contaminants is associated with altered hepatic lipid metabolism in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Science
27 Oct 2021 | J Hepatol
PFAS was found to disrupt liver function in women to a greater extent than men.
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Early-Life Exposure to Per- and Poly-Fluorinated Alkyl Substances and Growth, Adiposity, and Puberty in Children: A Systematic Review
Science
27 Oct 2021 | Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
Children that are exposed to PFAS were found to have altered hormone and endocrine systems at various stages of their development.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances in water, sediment, and fish from a subtropical river of China: Environmental behaviors and potential risk
Science
27 Oct 2021 | Chemosphere
Frequent consumption of fish from Chinese waters was found to risk overall health due to PFAS contamination potentially.
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Ecological and spatial variations of legacy and emerging contaminants in white-tailed sea eagles from Germany: Implications for prioritisation and future risk management
Science
27 Oct 2021 | Environ Int
Species that preyed upon fish were found to have higher levels of PFCA.