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High Levels of Legacy and Emerging Contaminants in Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) from Norway, 2015 to 2017
Science
26 May 2021 | Environ Toxicol Chem
PFAS was found in higher levels in adult orcas than offspring, suggesting less efficient maternal transfer.
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Blumenthal & Shaheen Introduce Legislation to Reduce PFAS Exposure Among Servicemembers & Military Families
Policy
25 May 2021
The PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act prohibits the Department of Defense from procuring, purchasing, and selling items that contain PFAS, dangerous and toxic chemicals commonly found in many everyday items like food service ware, carpets and rugs, clothing, and cosmetics.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances and immune cell counts in adults from the Mid-Ohio Valley (USA)
Science
25 May 2021 | Environ Int
PFHxS exposure was found to initiate an immune response in the human body.
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Exposure to novel and legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and associations with type 2 diabetes: A case-control study in East China
Science
25 May 2021 | Environ Int
PFAS was found to be a potential factor in the development of type 2 diabetes.
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Perfluoroalkyl substance pollutants activate the innate immune system through the AIM2 inflammasome
Science
25 May 2021 | Nat Commun
The AIM2 receptor in mice was found to reduce PFOS-induced inflammation, as well as tissue damage in the lungs, livers, and kidneys.
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Risk Assessment of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) using Dynamic Age Dependent Physiologically based Pharmacokinetic Model (PBPK) across human lifetime
Science
25 May 2021 | Environ Res
A model was developed to quantify the risk of PFOS throughout the human lifetime, particularly in susceptible age groups.
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Behavior Effects of Structurally Diverse Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Zebrafish
Science
25 May 2021 | Chem Res Toxicol
Exposure to the PFCAs did not cause significant mortality or morphological effects, with the exception of PFOA and PFNA.
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Evaluating the potential of KOH-modified composite biochar amendment to alleviate the ecotoxicity of perfluorooctanoic acid-contaminated sediment on Bellamya aeruginosa.
Science
25 May 2021 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
Both individual and combined PFAS could induce concentration-dependent cell toxicity and depletion of glutathione levels.
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Impact of the increasing concentrations of selected perfluoroalkyl acids on the observed concentrations of red blood cell folate among US adults aged ≥20 years
Science
25 May 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
The degree to which PFAS concentrations in red blood cells changed varied by age, gender, and race/ethnicity.
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Source allocation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with supervised machine learning: Classification performance and the role of feature selection in an expanded dataset
Science
24 May 2021 | Chemosphere
Supervised machine learning based on composition can identify patterns that can be used to distinguish PFAS sources.
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FluoroMatch 2.0-making automated and comprehensive non-targeted PFAS annotation a reality
Science
24 May 2021 | Anal Bioanal Chem
Using the newly developed FluoroMatch Flow 2 software, 1,000 individual PFAS were found in firefighting foam, including previously undescribed compounds.
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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján joins bipartisan group of senators calling on FDA to set limits on PFAS in bottled water
News
22 May 2021 | Los Alamos Daily Post
When tap water is compromised, many consumers turn to bottled water. The FDA regulates bottled water, but has not set a limit for PFAS. Without nationwide EPA regulations for tap water, some states have implemented PFAS limits for drinking water, but not for bottled water.
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Vermont governor signs restrictions on PFAS 'forever chemicals'
News
20 May 2021 | The Hill
The bill bans the chemicals from firefighting foam, food packaging, and ski wax, as well as carpets, rugs, and stain-resistant treatments.
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There’s no need to control PFAS as a class, industry scientists say
News
19 May 2021 | C&EN
Their analysis counters a policy proposal in the European Union that would restrict production and use of most PFAS as a single class.
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[Press Release] Vermont Governor signs first-in-nation restrictions on toxic PFAS chemicals
News
19 May 2021 | Safer States
The bill bans PFAS chemicals from firefighting foam, food packaging, ski wax, and carpets, rugs, and stain-resistant treatments.