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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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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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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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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.
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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and fetal thyroid hormone levels in umbilical cord blood among newborns by prelabor caesarean delivery
Science
19 Jun 2019 | Environ Int
Prenatal exposure to certain PFAS disrupts fetal thyroid function.
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Early life exposures to perfluoroalkyl substances in relation to adipokine hormone levels at birth and during childhood
Science
19 Jun 2019 | J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.
Early life hormone disruption caused by PFAS exposure linked to adverse health outcomes.
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Development of an oral reference dose for the perfluorinated compound GenX
Science
18 Jun 2019 | J Appl Toxicol
An oral reference dose was developed for GenX to aid risk assessors and regulators in establishing a health-protective drinking water standard.
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Dr. Linda Birnbaum on “forever chemicals”
News
17 Jun 2019
From the 2nd Annual National PFAS Conference - Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D. of the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences. Excerpt from the upcoming documentary "GenX: A Chemical Cocktail" which outlines the worst pollution crisis in global history. Specifically, the decades long contamination of food, air and water by chemicals called "PFASs".
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Prenatal plasma concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and neuropsychological development in children at four years of age
Science
13 Jun 2019 | Environ Health
Exposure to PFAS through prenatal plasma was linked to personal-social skill deficits in Chinese cohort study.