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• Process development of water-based polyurethane with acrylate terminal group under water vapor permeability and water repellency for nylon fabric

  Science

  22 Sep 2020 | Text. Res.

  A proof of concept to replace PFAS in durable water repellent was found to be 25% more effective than fluorinated variants.

• Exposure to Perfluoroalkylated Substances (PFAS) in Relation to Fitness, Physical Activity, and Adipokine Levels in Childhood: The European Youth Heart Study

  Science

  2 Sep 2020 | Env. Res.

  PFOA, PFDA and PFHxS were inversely associated with hormones that regulated metabolism and fat storage.

• Charting a Path: PFAS Testing Methods

  Events

  1 Sep 2020

  Join an informal, multi-stakeholder group webinar where information sharing and discussion across manufacturers, retailers, health care organizations, governments, and NGOs provide a platform for real solutions to PFAS in food service ware and packaging applications.

• Pentadecafluorooctanoic-acid-free polytetrafluoroethylene and mechanism of PFOA formation by γ-irradiation

  Science

  25 Aug 2020 | Sci Rep.

  The process of making PFOA-free PTFE micropowder was optimized for use in automotive equipment and printing machines.

• Side-chain Fluorotelomer based Polymers in Children Car Seats

  Science

  24 Aug 2020 | Env. Poll.

  Readily degradable side-chain fluorotelomer-based polymers were found amongst the 42 PFAS found in children’s car seats.

• Modelling scenarios of environmental recovery after implementation of controls on emissions of persistent organic pollutants

  Science

  18 Aug 2020 | Environ Sci Process Impacts

  A generic modeling tool was developed to assess the potential remediation requirements for PFOS and other persistent chemicals.

• Answers to Common Questions on PFAS in Drinking Water

  Science

  12 Aug 2020 | AWWA

  An overview of the most common questions regarding PFAS, exposure, and what is currently being done to remediate it.

• [Press Release] Scientists Urge Business & Government to Treat PFAS Chemicals as a Class

  Policy

  11 Aug 2020

  All per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) should be treated as one class and avoided for nonessential uses, according to a peer-reviewed article published in today's issue of Environmental Science & Technology Letters.

• Risk Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) Mixtures: A Relative Potency Factor Approach

  Science

  4 Aug 2020 | Environ. Toxicol. Chem.

  The toxicity of PFAS mixtures was investigated to determine the combined health effects in humans.

• Perfluoroalkyl substances in the Lingang hybrid constructed wetland, Tianjin, China: occurrence, distribution characteristics, and ecological risks

  Science

  5 Jul 2020 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int

  HFPO-DA with high toxicity was detected in wetlands for the first time.

• [Press Release] Scientists Urge Business & Government to Treat PFAS Chemicals as a Class

  Policy

  30 Jun 2020

  All per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) should be treated as one class and avoided for nonessential uses, according to a peer-reviewed article published today in Environmental Science & Technology Letters.

• Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class

  Science

  29 Jun 2020 | ES&T L

  This commentary presents a scientific basis for managing as one chemical class the thousands of chemicals known as PFAS.

• Characterisation of human exposure pathways to perfluorinated compounds — Comparing exposure estimates with biomarkers of exposure

  Science

  16 Jun 2020 | Environ. Intern.

  Significant positive associations between concentrations of PFAS in house dust and the corresponding serum concentrations underline the importance of the indoor environment as an exposure pathway for PFAS.

• Strategies for grouping per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to protect human and environmental health

  Science

  11 Jun 2020 | Environ Sci Process Impacts

  This assessment provides the necessary context for grouping strategies such that they can be adopted as they are, or built on further, to protect human and environmental health from potential PFAS-related effects.

• Photochemical transformation of perfluoroalkyl acid precursors in water using engineered nanomaterials

  Science

  10 Jun 2020 | Water Res.

  Nano-additives used in packaging and products were found to degrade PFAS precursors into PFOA and PFOS in association with sunlight.