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• Occurrence of per- and polyfluorinated compounds in paper and board packaging materials and migration to food simulants and foodstuffs

  Science

  8 Apr 2020 | Food Chemistry

  The migration of PFAS increases with the fat content of some foodstuffs such as rice, cereal, and infant milk powder.

• Trace level analyses of selected perfluoroalkyl acids in food: Method development and data generation

  Science

  7 Apr 2020 | Environ. Poll.

  All 53 food items from the Swedish market and developing countries were found to contain PFOA and PFOS, while 76% also contained PFHxS.

• Novel and legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in a farmland environment: Soil distribution and biomonitoring with plant leaves and locusts

  Science

  7 Apr 2020 | Environ. Poll.

  Lipid and protein levels were found to be good predictors of PFAS in poplar leaves and locusts.

• Per- and Polyfluoralkyl substances discovered: One airport’s case study on assessing and communicating this emerging issue

  Science

  7 Apr 2020 | J. of Airport Man.

  The response to PFAS water contamination emanating from an airport’s fire training area was analyzed for efficiency and impact on neighboring communities.

• Organic contaminants sorbed to microplastics affect marine medaka fish early life stages development

  Science

  7 Apr 2020 | Marin. Poll. Bull.

  PFOS appeared to be more embryotoxic when spiked on microplastics than when alone in seawater.

• Toxicokinetics and persistent thyroid hormone disrupting effects of chronic developmental exposure to chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate in Chinese rare minnow

  Science

  7 Apr 2020 | Environ. Poll.

  Thyroid hormones and gene regulation remained at disturbed levels in adult fish, due to PFAS exposure.

• Novel and legacy poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in indoor dust from urban, industrial, and e-waste dismantling areas: The emergence of PFAS alternatives in China

  Science

  6 Apr 2020 | Environ. Poll.

  6:2 Cl-PFESA, 8:2 Cl-PFESA, and PFOS were found throughout all areas sampled with high composition profiles of short-chain PFAS (C4-C7) indicating an ongoing shift to short-chain alternatives in China.

• Are (fluorinated) ionic liquids relevant environmental contaminants? High-resolution mass spectrometric screening for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in environmental water samples led to the detection of a fluorinated ionic liquid

  Science

  6 Apr 2020 | Analytical and Bio. Chem.

  An investigation was conducted into the gap between the amount of fluorine originating from known PFAS and the total adsorbable organically bound fluorine was explored in surface waters.

• Reps. Kildee, Fitzpatrick Push PFAS Priorities for 2021 National Defense Authorization Act

  Policy

  3 Apr 2020

  U.S. Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced their priorities for the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, which include requiring the EPA to create drinking water standards and listing PFOA and PFOS under both the Clean Water Act and the CERCLA Act.

• ‘Dark Waters’ attorney Rob Bilott works on sequel with class action lawsuit over ‘forever chemicals’

  News

  2 Apr 2020 | WCPO

  To force companies to fund research on PFAS.

• A focus on Canadian guidelines and guidance for contaminated sites management

  Policy

  1 Apr 2020

  In this report, the Canadian government outlines PFAS-related programs and how they inform the development of additional environmental quality guidelines and advance contaminated site risk management.

• Probing Mechanisms for the Tissue-Specific Distribution and Biotransformation of Perfluoroalkyl Phosphinic Acids in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

  Science

  1 Apr 2020 | Environ. Sci. & Tech.

  Perfluorohexanonate and perfluorooctanoic acids were identified in fish as metabolites after long-term exposure to PFPiAs for the first time.

• Australian Land and Groundwater Association Webinar: PFAS and Health Outcomes

  Events

  1 Apr 2020

  The Australian Land & Groundwater Association will be hosting a webinar over PFAS and health outcomes with speaker Dr. Alan Ducatman who was involved with the C8 Health Project in West Virginia.

• Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) acutely affect human αβγ GABA receptor and spontaneous neuronal network function in vitro

  Science

  1 Apr 2020 | Sci Rep

  PFOS found to have a clear neurotoxic risk.

• Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) differentially inhibit placental trophoblast migration and invasion in vitro

  Science

  1 Apr 2020 | Toxicol. Sci.

  GenX found to lead to preeclampsia by inhibiting trophoblast invasion.