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New PFAS-Tox Database released
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21 Apr 2021 | PFAS-Tox Database
A tool created by a collaborative group of scientists to provide an easy access to health and toxicology data on PFAS. The database currently includes 29 of the most commonly studied PFAS mapped to 15 health outcome categories.
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[Press Release] Harmful PFAS chemicals are pervasive in building materials
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21 Apr 2021
From the floor to the roof, the average building may be rife with persistent and potentially toxic “forever chemicals” called PFAS.
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[Blog] The big reveal: Hundreds of health studies on next gen PFAS
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20 Apr 2021 | NDRC
Contrary to the notion that ‘there’s very little research on replacement PFAS’, the PFAS-Tox Database identified 742 studies on 29 select PFAS that have been measured in the environment or in people.
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Perfluorooctane sulfonate alternatives and metabolic syndrome in adults: New evidence from the Isomers of C8 Health Project in China
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20 Apr 2021 | Environ Pollut
Exposure to Cl-PFESAs was associated with a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.
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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances through human milk in preterm infants
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20 Apr 2021 | Eur J Pediatr
Exposure of preterm infants to PFASs through breast milk feeding might exceed reference values reported for older and healthier infants.
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Time trends of perfluoroalkyl substances in blood in 30-year old Norwegian men and women in the period 1986-2007
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20 Apr 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Overall blood burdens of PFAS in men and women increased in reproductively active ages during 1986-2001 and decreases until 2007 with long-chain PFAS increasing after 2007.
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Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) thwarts the beneficial effects of calorie restriction and Metformin
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20 Apr 2021 | Toxicol Sci
PFOS exposure inhibited the beneficial effects of diabetes treatments.
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Lipid responses to environmental perfluoroalkyl substance exposure in a Taiwanese Child cohort
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20 Apr 2021 | Environ Pollut
Different lipid patterns were discovered in children exposed to different levels of specific PFASs, such as PFTrDA, PFOS, and PFDA.
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Assessing Indoor Dust Interference with Human Nuclear Hormone Receptors in Cell-Based Luciferase Reporter Assays
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19 Apr 2021 | Environ Health Perspect
PFAS was found to exhibit hormonal activities in humans from indoor dust.
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Long-term leaching of PFAS from contaminated agricultural soils in Germany
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19 Apr 2021 | J. Contam. Hydrol.
Analysis of field data over a time period of 12 years revealed no or slowly decreasing trends as well as seasonal fluctuations, likely due to the ongoing transformation of precursors and a seasonal influence on production rates of mobile PFAS.
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[Opinion] Urgent action needed to protect Alaskans’ health, drinking water
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14 Apr 2021 | Anchorage Daily News
PFAS have been found at over 100 individual sites in nearly 30 locations across Alaska and it is likely that the number of communities with contaminated water will grow as more sampling is conducted throughout the state.
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Indoor dust contains PFAS and other toxic chemicals
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14 Apr 2021 | The Intercept
These are hormonally active compounds that can lead to adverse health effects, including infertility, diabetes, obesity, abnormal fetal growth, and cancers.
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Lawmakers, environmental activist introduce PFAS Action Act
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13 Apr 2021 | ABC News
U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced legislation that aims to protect people and the environment from chemicals known as PFAS.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) as Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Asia's Freshwater Resources
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13 Apr 2021 | Environ Res
The highest PFAS contamination was detected in surface water relative to ground, tap, and drinking water.
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Investigating Molecular Mechanisms of Immunotoxicity and the Utility of ToxCast for Immunotoxicity Screening of Chemicals Added to Food
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13 Apr 2021 | Int J Environ Res Public Health
PFAS show weak or no activity in immune-related ToxCast assays, which differs from traditional toxicological studies.