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N-acetyl cysteine co-treatment abates perfluorooctanoic acid-induced reproductive toxicity in male rats
Science
23 Mar 2021 | Andrologia
N-acetylcysteine suppressed inflammatory responses and remedied PFOA-mediated reproductive injuries in rats.
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Development of a Gestational and Lactational Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Model for Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) in Rats and Humans and Its Implications in the Derivation of Health-Based Toxicity Values
Science
23 Mar 2021 | Environ Health Perspect
This study provides a quantitative tool to aid risk reevaluation of PFOS, especially in sensitive human subpopulations, and it provides a basis for extrapolating to other PFAS.
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Sediment quality assessment framework for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: results from a preparatory study and REGULATORY IMPLICATIONS
Science
23 Mar 2021 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
PFOS is a suitable indicator of PFAS contamination in sediments from small streams, being the most detected and on average with the highest concentrations among the analyzed PFAS in Switzerland.
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Plasma Concentrations of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Body Composition from Mid-childhood to Early Adolescence
Science
23 Mar 2021 | J Clin Endocrinol Metab
Early-life exposure to some but not all PFAS may be associated with adverse changes in body fat levels.
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Can microbes save us from PFAS?
News
21 Mar 2021 | C&EN
And Alvarez believes in the microbial infallibility hypothesis—that a microbe will find a way to [degrade] even tough compounds like PFAS. “I am certain that it can happen,” he says.
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Families urged to join groundbreaking PFAS health studies at Pease Tradeport
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19 Mar 2021 | NHPR
CDC will keep recruiting until they've tested about 1,000 adults and 350 children. The study is especially looking for participants who had blood tests with the state after the contamination first came to light in 2014 -- but that's not a requirement to participate.
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[Press Release] State and county health departments issue “DO NOT DRINK” water advisories for two Westchester County schools
News
17 Mar 2021 | New York State Department of Health
The advisories were issued following the recent discover of PFOA and PFOS in the school's water systems at levels above 10 ppt.
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Chemical Aspects of Human and Environmental Overload with Fluorine
Science
16 Mar 2021 | Chemical Reviews
This comprehensive and critical review focuses on the effects of fluoride ions and organofluorine compounds (mainly pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals) on human health and the environment.
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67 experts to Regan: Crack down on 'serious risks' of PFAS
Policy
16 Mar 2021
A group of nearly 70 science experts are calling on EPA Administrator Michael Regan to crack down on "forever chemicals.
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Development and Applications of Novel DGT Passive Samplers for Measuring 12 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Natural Waters and Wastewaters
Science
16 Mar 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
A thin-films passive sampling method was developed for monitoring five PFCAs, five PFSAs, 6:2 FTSA, and GenX in water.
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Trends (2005–2016) of perfluoroalkyl acids in top predator fish of the Laurentian Great Lakes
Science
16 Mar 2021 | Sci. Total Environ.
Shoreline development and biosolids amendment likely cause PFAA persistence in fish.
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Dietary patterns and PFAS plasma concentrations in childhood: Project Viva, USA
Science
16 Mar 2021 | Environ Int
Children with higher intake of the packaged foods and fish dietary pattern had higher plasma concentrations of all PFAS, particularly MeFOSAA and PFOS.
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Distribution of perfluorooctane sulfonate in mice and its effect on liver lipidomic
Science
16 Mar 2021 | Talanta
PFOS exposure was associated with decreased liver function.
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Risks posed by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on the African continent, with an emphasis on aquatic ecosystems
Science
16 Mar 2021 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
As African nations industrialize PFAS contamination is thought to spread.
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Interactions between Lemna minor (common duckweed) and PFAS intermediates: Perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA) and 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate (6:2 FTSA)
Science
16 Mar 2021 | Chemosphere
FTSA at high concentrations may accumulate in the floating plants and cause adverse effects on the plant's antioxidative defense system.