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Federal judge’s ruling allows class action suit against PFAS makers to proceed
News
3 Oct 2019 | EWG Press Release
This class action includes every U.S. resident with detectable levels of PFAS chemicals in their blood and who have claimed they have been injured as a result of being exposed.
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Parental exposure to perfluorobutanesulfonate impairs offspring development through inheritance of paternal methylome
Science
30 Sep 2019 | ACS Pub.
Parental exposure to PFBS leads to developmental issues in fish over multiple generations.
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Efficient removal of GenX (HFPO-DA) and other perfluorinated ether acids from drinking and recycled waters using anion exchange resins
Science
30 Sep 2019 | Jour. of Haz. Mat.
Complete remediation of GenX achieved from drinking water.
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Perfluorodecanoic acid-induced oxidative stress and DNA damage investigated at the cellular and molecular levels
Science
30 Sep 2019 | Ecotox. and Envir. Safety
PFDA causes DNA damage by inducing oxidative stress.
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POPs, PFAS and metals in ringed seals (Pusa hispida botnica) from the Baltic 1978-2015
Science
30 Sep 2019 | Swed. Museum of Nat. Hist.
PFAS levels found to be increasing an average of 7% yearly in arctic marine mammals.
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Children's exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids - a modelling approach
Science
30 Sep 2019 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Finnish cohort study shows constant exposure to PFOA and PFOS between 1 and 10.5 years of age.
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Landmark class action over PFAS contamination in Australia announced by Erin Brockovich
News
29 Sep 2019 | ABC News
It's the largest class action Australia has ever seen — four times larger than the Black Saturday class action of 2009 — and involves people across the country.
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IPEN Report: Perfluorohexane Sulfonate (PFHxS)— Socio-economic impact, exposure, and the precautionary principle
Policy
27 Sep 2019
Provides insights about threats to drinking water sources, public health and the occupational health of firefighters due to the particular physico-chemical properties of PFHxS, including its greater mobility, hydrogeological fractionation, and long elimination.
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OECD Webinar: Finding Alternatives to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances of Concern: A Difficult and Continuing Challenge
Events
26 Sep 2019
The webinar will present efforts, successes and challenges in eliminating per and polyfluorinated chemicals of environmental concern from the life cycle of consumer products.
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Peters' resolution to phase out PFAS in fire fighting foam passes Senate
News
25 Sep 2019 | WKZO AM/FM
The unanimously passed resolution is calling for the final National Defense bill sent to the President to include a provision prohibiting the Department of Defense from using firefighting foams containing PFAS by the end of 2023.
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Point source characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and extractable organofluorine (EOF) in freshwater and aquatic invertebrates
Science
25 Sep 2019 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Exposure rates in invertebrates used to characterize PFAS around fire training sites.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) modify lung surfactant function and pro-inflammatory responses in human bronchial epithelial cells
Science
24 Sep 2019 | Toxicol In Vitro
PFAS exposure may increase the risk of acute lung toxicity and airway infections.
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Evaluation of human biomonitoring data in a health risk based context: An updated analysis of population level data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey
Science
24 Sep 2019 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
Smokers found to have high levels of PFOS and PFOA, which led to increased risk of cancer.
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A mortality study on male subjects exposed to polyfluoroalkyl acids with high internal dose of perfluorooctanoic acid
Science
23 Sep 2019 | Environ Res.
High occupational exposure to PFAS correlated to a higher probability of mortality from liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.
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Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Firefighters from Occupational Exposure to PFAS through Personal Protective Equipment
Policy
23 Sep 2019
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced bipartisan legislation to help address negative health outcomes of first responders through exposure to PFAS from firefighting equipment.