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Millions consuming 'invisible toxic cocktail' of cancer-linked chemicals: study
News
3 Nov 2021 | The Hill
Millions of Americans are unknowingly ingesting water that includes “an invisible toxic cocktail” of cancer-linked chemicals, a new survey of the nation’s tap water has found.
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Michigan to stop buying most products made with PFAS chemicals
Policy
2 Nov 2021
The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget must “incentivize suppliers to offer products that do not contain intentionally added PFAS by seeking to purchase such products where possible."
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Identification of point source dischargers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the United States
Science
2 Nov 2021 | AWWA
A screening-level analysis was conducted of the potential for environmental PFAS releases from contaminated sites, active industrial sites, wastewater treatment plants, and waste disposal sites nationwide.
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Bioaccumulation and metabolic response of PFAS mixtures in wild-caught freshwater turtles (Emydura macquarii signata) using omics-based ecosurveillance techniques
Science
2 Nov 2021 | Sci Total Environ
Turtle populations were surveyed to understand the effects of PFAS exposure around factories.
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Analytical uncertainties in a longitudinal study - A case study assessing serum levels of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Science
2 Nov 2021
PFAA precursors were most likely to be the primary contaminant in AFFF-impacted surface soils.
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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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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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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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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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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.”