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PFAS concentrations in soils: Background levels versus contaminated sites
Science
31 Aug 2020 | Sci. of Tot. Env.
PFAS was found to be concentrated in soils above the water table.
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US research challenge focuses on PFAS foam destruction without incineration
News
28 Aug 2020 | C&EN
The US government and several states are offering researchers up to $50,000 to design novel ways to destroy PFAS in firefighting foams.
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Vermont Agency of Natural Resource's Advance Notice on the Regulation of PFAS as a Class
Policy
26 Aug 2020
After reviewing the current peer-reviewed literature, as well as the available toxicology data for PFAS, the Agency's Review Team determined that at the current time it is not feasible to regulate PFAS as a Class, other than the five compounds presently regulated to the health-based standard.
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[Report] Screening of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) and Extractable Organic Fluorine (EOF) in the Blood of Highly Exposed People
Science
26 Aug 2020 | Swedish Environ. Prot. Agency
This report summarises the findings of an investigation into the occurrence of PFAS in the blood of people living in the municipality of Ronneby, Sweden.
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Stranded cetaceans warn of high perfluoroalkyl substance pollution in the western Mediterranean Sea
Science
25 Aug 2020 | Env. Poll.
PFAS burdens are higher than those reported two decades ago in marine mammals.
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Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Their Effects on the Placenta, Pregnancy, and Child Development: a Potential Mechanistic Role for Placental Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs)
Science
25 Aug 2020 | Curr Environ Health Rep.
This review summarizes how PFAS may contribute to diseases of pregnancy as well as early and later child health.
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Concentrations of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and blood glucose in pregnant women
Science
25 Aug 2020 | Env. Health
FAS exposure was associated with an increased risk of altered glucose and insulin levels among pregnant women.
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Serum Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Are Associated with Increased Hearing Impairment: A Re-Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data
Science
25 Aug 2020 | Int J Environ Res Public Health
PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, and PFHxS were correlated with hearing impairment at different frequencies in the U.S. adult population.
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Associations between the serum levels of PFOS/PFOA and IgG N-glycosylation in adult or children
Science
25 Aug 2020 | Env. Poll.
High levels of PFOS or PFOA in human serum were strongly associated with altered immune function leading to the decreased ability to fight off diseases.
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Are forever chemicals harming ocean life?
News
25 Aug 2020 | EcoWatch
Once in the ocean, PFAS can persist for decades or longer — and travel long distances.
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The impact of risk management measures on the concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in source and treated drinking waters in Ontario, Canada
Science
25 Aug 2020 | Sci. Total Environ.
Risk management measures designed to restrict the pollution of PFAS were found to reduce the contamination in Canadian drinking water significantly.
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Structure-based virtual screening of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) as endocrine disruptors of androgen receptor activity using molecular docking and machine learning
Science
25 Aug 2020 | Environ. Res.
Using chemical databases and machine learning researchers identified 29 PFAS that have strong potential for being endocrine disruptors.
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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.
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The battle for Decatur: PFAS contamination divides an Alabama town
News
23 Aug 2020 | The Intercept
This is just one of a series of conflicts playing out throughout the United States. In countless communities where PFAS have been discovered, residents are now grappling with — and sometimes fighting over — how to force powerful companies to clean them up.
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Michigan claims PFAS makers hid firefighting foam danger in new lawsuits
News
21 Aug 2020 | MLive.com
Michigan Attorney General has filed dual lawsuits in state and federal court against multiple companies that manufacturer, sell or distribute a type of chemical-based firefighting foam that has led to widespread environmental contamination.