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Method Development and Validation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Foods from FDA's Total Diet Study Program
Science
19 May 2021 | J Agric Food Chem
A PFAS detection method was validated for use in a wide variety of foods and found positive detects of PFOS in meat samples.
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Biomarkers of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Sub-Arctic and Arctic communities in Canada
Science
19 May 2021 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
Male participants had higher concentrations of PFAS compared to female participants, and PFAS concentrations tended to increase with age.
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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and body size and composition trajectories in midlife women: the study of women's health across the nation 1999-2018
Science
19 May 2021 | Int J Obes (Lond)
Certain PFAS were positively associated with greater body size and body fat and may be an underappreciated contributing factor to obesity risk.
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New PFAS health risk levels cement gap between US federal agencies
Policy
18 May 2021
A division of the US Department of Health and Human Services has finalized health risk levels for four PFAS.
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Environmental Source Tracking of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances within a Forensic Context: Current and Future Techniques
Science
18 May 2021 | Environ Sci Technol .
In this perspective, we identify the current tools available and principal developments necessary to enable greater confidence in environmental source tracking to identify and apportion PFAS sources.
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Maternal exposure of mice to sodium p-perfluorous nonenoxybenzene sulfonate causes endocrine disruption in both dams and offspring
Science
18 May 2021 | Endocr J
Exposure to PFAS was associated with endocrine disruption in mothers and their offspring.
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Simultaneous analysis of neutral and ionizable per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in air
Science
18 May 2021 | Chemosphere
A novel method was developed to determine the fate of PFAS in air.
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[Webinar] Safer Products for Washington: Leather and textile furnishings
Events
18 May 2021
The Safer Products for Washington team will share progress identifying safer PFAS alternatives for leather and textile furnishings that are feasible and available and outline potential restrictions or reporting requirements.
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Distribution, behaviour, bioavailability and remediation of poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in solid biowastes and biowaste-treated soil
Science
18 May 2021 | Environ Int
In this review, the distribution, bioavailability, and remediation of PFAS in soil receiving solid biowastes, which include biosolids, composts, and manure, are presented.
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Environmental exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances in early pregnancy, maternal glucose homeostasis and the risk of gestational diabetes: A prospective cohort study
Science
18 May 2021 | Environ Int
Environmental exposure to PFAS may affect glucose homeostasis in pregnancy and increase the risk of diabetes symptoms, especially in average-weight women.
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European Commission Update: The future REACH revision and PFAS restriction
News
17 May 2021 | JD Supra
The objective of the Commission under the Chemicals Sustainability Strategy is to ban all PFAS, unless the European Union deems their use essential.
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California expands review of PFOS, PFOA to include cancer risk
News
17 May 2021 | JD Supra
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment is expanding its review of potential substances to add to its Proposition 65 list of chemicals that cause cancer. This includes PFOA, PFOS with PFDA, PFHxS, PFNA, and PFUnDA next.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS
Science
17 May 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
PFOS and PFOA levels have decreased in breast milk from 1996-2019 although short-chain detection doubles every 4 years.
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Dayton customers now have access to how much ‘forever chemicals’ are in their drinking water
News
16 May 2021 | Dayton Daily News
Whenever the City of Dayton reports PFAS levels to the Ohio EPA, the results automatically upload to the water department’s website.
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Bill that would limit Ohio firefighters’ use of foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ awaiting House vote
News
16 May 2021 | Dayton Daily News
HB158 proposes that Ohio fire departments be required to find an alternative to firefighter foam containing PFAS.