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Atmospheric Fate of a New Polyfluoroalkyl Building Block, CFOCHFCFSCHCHOH
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27 Apr 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
The kinetics and degradation pathway of a novel PFAS, FESOH, was investigated.
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Life-course exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances in relation to markers of glucose homeostasis in early adulthood
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27 Apr 2021 | J Clin Endocrinol Metab
PFOS exposure was associated with decreased insulin sensitivity.
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Gestational exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and congenital heart defects: A nested case-control pilot study
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27 Apr 2021 | Environ Int
Gestational exposure to linear PFAS was found to be associated with cardiac deformities.
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Perfluorooctane sulfonate decreases the performance of a sequencing batch reactor system and changes the sludge microbial community
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27 Apr 2021 | Chemosphere
Sequencing batch reactor wastewater treatment systems were found not to be suitable for PFOS removal, which should be addressed during pretreatment.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the Ugandan waters of Lake Victoria: Spatial distribution, catchment release and public exposure risk via municipal water consumption
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27 Apr 2021 | Sci Total Environ
PFAS were likely recycled from the industrially contaminated water and into municipal drinking water.
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Atmospheric Deposition and Annual Flux of Legacy Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Replacement Perfluoroalkyl Ether Carboxylic Acids in Wilmington, NC, USA
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26 Apr 2021 | ES&T L
Particle-bound and gas-phase PFAS that may have undergone long-range transport can be incorporated into raindrops and removed rapidly.
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People exposed to PFAS could sue for medical monitoring costs, under US legislation
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23 Apr 2021 | C&EN
People who were significantly exposed to PFAS could sue makers of these chemicals to pay for health monitoring, under a bill introduced in the US Congress April 22.
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'Forever chemicals’ levels in Frisco drinking water would be illegal in three other states, residents ‘shocked’
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22 Apr 2021 | CBS4
Testing found Frisco's drinking water had a level of 11 ppt of PFOS and 6.2 ppt of PFOA, which would be considered too high in Vermont, Massachusetts, and New York and trigger further testing requirements in Michigan.
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[Press Release] Medical monitoring bill will provide justice for victims of ‘forever chemicals’
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22 Apr 2021 | EWG
This bill would allow people exposed to PFAS to sue manufacturers for the cost of regular medical monitoring to detect health problems associated with the chemicals.
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[Blog] CA bill to ensure safer food packaging passes in Assembly
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22 Apr 2021 | NRDC
This bill would also require disclosure of the use of chemicals like PFAS and bisphenols (BPA, BPS, etc.) in cookware such as pots and pans.
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PFAS-Tox Database
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21 Apr 2021
The PFAS-Tox Database was developed as a free, online, publicly available tool to explore the health and toxicology research published on 29 PFAS beyond PFOA and PFOS.
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New PFAS-Tox Database released
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21 Apr 2021 | PFAS-Tox Database
A tool created by a collaborative group of scientists to provide an easy access to health and toxicology data on PFAS. The database currently includes 29 of the most commonly studied PFAS mapped to 15 health outcome categories.
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[Press Release] Harmful PFAS chemicals are pervasive in building materials
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21 Apr 2021
From the floor to the roof, the average building may be rife with persistent and potentially toxic “forever chemicals” called PFAS.
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A rapid method for the detection and quantification of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in bird feathers using UPLC-MS/MS
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21 Apr 2021 | J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci
The developed LC-MS/MS method was validated and shown to be a fast, sensitive and reliable method for determining a broad range of legacy and emerging PFAS in feathers.
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[Blog] The big reveal: Hundreds of health studies on next gen PFAS
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20 Apr 2021 | NDRC
Contrary to the notion that ‘there’s very little research on replacement PFAS’, the PFAS-Tox Database identified 742 studies on 29 select PFAS that have been measured in the environment or in people.