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Researchers: PFAS exposure linked to vaccine efficacy, children’s immune systems
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12 Mar 2021 | Cape Cod Times
We are late in realizing what these compounds do to the immune system, and in the meantime, they have been spread globally.
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Specially treated plastic containers may spread PFAS
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11 Mar 2021 | C&EN
Specially treated plastic containers could be widespread sources of toxic PFAS in the environment, the US EPA says.
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Let’s Talk About PFAS: Taking Action to Protect Your Health
Events
11 Mar 2021
Join scientists from STEEP for a virtual conversation on the human health effects of PFAS contaminants in drinking water.
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Impact of PFAS on agricultural soil and plants: A Phoenix Webinar
Events
10 Mar 2021
The LIFE project PHOENIX will be holding a webinar regarding the impact of PFAS on the natural world hosted by Stefano Polesello.
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High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ detected in northern Virginia drinking water
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10 Mar 2021 | DCist
The results showed the chemicals were present at levels ranging from 5.5 ppt at one site in Fairfax County to 62.4 ppt at a site in Prince William County. Most drinking water in the D.C. region comes from the Potomac River, but in parts of Northern Virginia tap water also comes from the Occoquan Reservoir. Testings sites closer to the reservoir had higher PFAS numbers.
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Nontargeted Discovery of Novel Contaminants in the Great Lakes Region: A Comparison of Fish Fillets and Fish Consumers
Science
10 Mar 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
48 ubiquitous PoFTOHs in both fish fillet and serum of fish consumers suggesting a region-wide distribution of this class of compounds.
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Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and cognitive development in infancy and toddlerhood
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10 Mar 2021 | Environ Res
Prenatal PFOA appears to adversely affect a child's cognitive development in toddlerhood in the study population.
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Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Maternal Reproductive Health Impacts
Events
9 Mar 2021
In the fifth webinar in our Generation Chemical series on the toxic environmental exposures and maternal reproductive health impacts.
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Toxic Forever Chemicals In Defense Communities
Events
9 Mar 2021
An EWG Facebook live conversation on PFAS pollution in the Department of Defense communities.
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Spatial and Temporal Trends of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Global Ocean and Coastal Waters
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9 Mar 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
Mass discharge estimates indicated continued substantial riverine emissions of long-chain (C7-C12) PFCAs in the period 2015-2019 for the coastal seas of China and reductions in emissions for Western European rivers compared to earlier time periods.
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Environmentalists say Trump’s EPA fell far short in the fight against PFAS
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9 Mar 2021 | North Carolina Health News
The Biden administration has already indicated that it will seek to classify PFAS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or CERCLA, and to take additional actions under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
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Forever chemicals on the ski trail: A conversation with Gail Carlson
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9 Mar 2021 | Edge Effects
A new study in Chemosphere is the first to evaluate the occurrence, persistence, and mobility of PFAS at an area used for ski racing in the United States.
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Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Promotes Doxycycline-induced Liver Tumor Progression in Male Kras Transgenic Zebrafish
Science
9 Mar 2021 | Environ Res
PFOS was found to induce tumor-promoting effects in a human model species.
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Non-Fluorinated, Superhydrophobic Binder-Filler Coatings on Smooth Surfaces: Controlled Phase Separation of Particles to Enhance Mechanical Durability
Science
9 Mar 2021 | Langmuir
A PFAS-free binder was developed for use in spray coatings.
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Mechanisms for tissue-specific accumulation and phase I/II transformation of 6:2 fluorotelomer phosphate diester in earthworm (M. guillelmi)
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9 Mar 2021 | Environ Int
A new pathway of 6:2 fluorotelomer degradation was found in earthworms.