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Maternal Plasma per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Concentrations in Early Pregnancy and Maternal and Neonatal Thyroid Function in a Prospective Birth Cohort: Project Viva (USA)
Science
8 Jul 2019 | Environmental Health Perspectives
Prenatal exposure to PFAS negatively influences thyroid function in both mothers and infants.
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3M to test for more chemicals leaking into river in Decatur
News
8 Jul 2019 | Alabama Media Group
3M has agreed to test three closed landfills near its Decatur plant on the Tennessee River to see whether they may still be releasing PFOA and PFOS into the river or groundwater.
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Occurrence of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in a large number of wild and farmed aquatic animals collected in the Netherlands
Science
8 Jul 2019 | Chemosphere
Wild caught and farm raised marine fish meant for human consumption contained detectable levels of PFOS.
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Morphometric signatures of exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals in zebrafish eleutheroembryos
Science
8 Jul 2019 | Aquat. Toxicol.
PFOS lead to changes in skeletal development, which are linked to higher rates of scoliosis in zebrafish.
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3M stock is the biggest loser in the Dow today. This is why
News
5 Jul 2019 | Barron’s
3M has hit a rough patch, facing new environmental liabilities at the same time that global economic growth is slowing. The concerns have led investors to sell 3M stock (ticker: MMM), driving down its price by more than 20% from its 52-week high.
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PFAS health effects database: Protocol for a systematic evidence map
Science
5 Jul 2019 | Environ Int
A proposed method to systematically identify and organize health and toxicological data on 29 PFAS.
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Chemours says DuPont lowballed environmental liabilities
News
1 Jul 2019 | Washington Post
Chemours, a spinoff of DuPont’s Performance Chemicals unit, filed a recently unsealed lawsuit against DuPont, claiming that the maximum liability exposure figures that DuPont certified prior to the spinoff have proven to be “systematically and spectacularly wrong.”
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Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances, immune-related outcomes, and lung function in children from a Spanish birth cohort study
Science
28 Jun 2019 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
Exposure to PFOA linked to reduced lung function in young children.
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Accumulation, Biotransformation, and Endocrine Disruption Effects of Fluorotelomer Surfactant Mixtures on Zebrafish
Science
28 Jun 2019 | Chem. Res. Toxicol.
Alternatives to PFOS shown to disrupt the endocrine system and impair offspring development in zebrafish, a human model organism.
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Impacts of PFAS chemicals on immune system highlighted
News
27 Jun 2019 | NJ Spotlight
“A new compilation of research into how toxic PFAS chemicals affect the human immune system finds suppressed immune function, lower vaccine effectiveness, hypersensitivity and greater risk of autoimmune diseases. Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit that advocates for tighter curbs on the chemicals nationwide, reviewed previously published…
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Early pregnancy serum levels of perfluoroalkyl substances and risk of preeclampsia in Swedish women
Science
24 Jun 2019 | Sci Rep
Exposure to elevated levels of PFOS and PFNA linked to 46% increased risk of preeclampsia, on average.
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Occurrence and Distribution of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants in Groundwater
Science
22 Jun 2019 | Water Environ. Res.
A comprehensive review of studies published in 2018, dealing with groundwater and pollution.
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Wisconsin: Dept. of Health Services recommends 20 ppt groundwater quality standard for PFOA and PFOS
Policy
21 Jun 2019
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued its recommendations for groundwater quality standards for PFOA and PFOS.
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PFAS chemical contamination will cost Alaska millions
News
20 Jun 2019 | Juneau Empire
“PFAS contamination is a widespread problem in Alaska and the U.S., and addressing it is going to be costly. ... This fiscal year, two state departments... have so far spent almost $1 million collectively on PFAS-related costs, according to department figures. About 10 times that could be spent around the state over the next five years…
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Reduction of hazardous chemicals in Swedish preschool dust through article substitution actions
Science
20 Jun 2019 | Environ Int
By selecting sustainable consumer products in preschools, lower levels of hazardous chemicals were found in dust.