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Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFFs) Are Very Toxic to Aquatic Microcrustaceans
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18 Nov 2019 | Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
Seven brands of fire fighting foams were found to be toxic to organisms on the lowest levels of freshwater food chains.
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Multiple pathways of human exposure to poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs): From external exposure to human blood
Science
18 Nov 2019 | Environ Int.
Dietary exposure from ingestion of food and drinks was, in general, the predominant exposure pathway, followed by exposure from ingestion of house dust, inhalation of indoor air, and dermal absorption.
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High-content screening in zebrafish identifies perfluorooctanesulfonamide as a potent developmental toxicant
Science
18 Nov 2019 | Environ. Pollut.
Early exposure to PFAS linked to developmental abnormalities in a human model species.
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Distribution of novel and legacy per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances in serum and its associations with two glycemic biomarkers among Chinese adult men and women with normal blood glucose levels
Science
18 Nov 2019 | Environ Int
6:2 Cl-PFAES was found throughout a Chinese population and was significantly correlated with age.
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Tissue distribution of 14C-labelled perfluorooctanoic acid in adult mice after 1-5 days of dietary exposure to an experimental dose or a lower dose that resulted in blood levels similar to those detected in exposed humans
Science
17 Nov 2019 | Chemosphere
After leaving the bloodstream, PFOA was found to contaminate 19 different tissues with the highest levels in the liver, lung, and kidney.
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Perfluorinated substances in the Flemish population (Belgium): Levels and determinants of variability in exposure
Science
12 Nov 2019 | Chemosphere
Consumption of locally grown food was associated with higher PFAS blood levels in Flemish populations.
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Uptake and translocation of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAA) in red chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) under various treatments with pre-contaminated soil and irrigation water
Science
12 Nov 2019 | Sci. of The Total Environ.
In common garden vegetables, PFAS chain-length strongly correlated to accumulation in roots or shoots.
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Levels, Patterns, and Biomagnification Potential of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in a Terrestrial Food Chain in a Nordic Skiing Area
Science
12 Nov 2019 | Environ. Science & Tech.
PFAS-containing ski waxes found to be a significant contributor to contamination in soil and terrestrial organisms.
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Occurrence and source apportionment of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in the atmosphere in China
Science
12 Nov 2019 | Atmos. Chem. and Phy.
In a nationwide geographical study researchers found seasonal trends in PFAS concentrations, especially in summer months centering around the Henan province.
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Distribution of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in aquatic plant-based systems: From soil adsorption and plant uptake to effects on microbial community
Science
12 Nov 2019 | Environ. Poll.
Short-chain PFAS found to travel throughout common wetland plants while long-chain accumulated in roots, both disturbing microbial communities.
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Half-lives of PFOA, PFPeS, PFHxS, PFHpS and PFOS after end of exposure to contaminated drinking water
Science
11 Nov 2019 | Environ. Epi.
Carbon length found to affect the half-life of various PFAS in humans.
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Toxicokinetics of perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) in male and female Hsd:Sprague dawley SD rats following intravenous or gavage administration
Science
11 Nov 2019 | Xenobiotica
Male and female rats were found to have different abilities to pass PFAS through their bodies.
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Elucidation of contamination sources for poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) on Svalbard (Norwegian Arctic)
Science
7 Nov 2019 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int.
Firefighting-training sites and landfill locations were identified as primary PFAS sources for Svalbard arctic settlements.
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Biomonitoring of emerging contaminants, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in New Jersey adults in 2016–2018
Science
5 Nov 2019 | Intern.Journal of Hygi. and Environ. Health
New Jersey adults had higher PFOA, PFNA, and PFHxS levels compared to other U.S. adults, on average.
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Ministers aim to relax PFAS pollution rules after new limit halts earth-moving work
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1 Nov 2019 | Dutch News
Ministers have asked public health institute RIVM to look into relaxing the limits on how much of the chemical compound PFAS should be allowed in sludge and soil which is dumped on farm and landfill sites during dredging and earth-moving work.