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The role of maternal high fat diet on mouse pup metabolic endpoints following perinatal PFAS and PFAS mixture exposure
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8 Sep 2021 | Toxicology
PFAS mixtures were found to have increased detrimental effects, especially when transferred from mother to offspring.
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Associations between polyfluoroalkyl substance and organophosphate flame retardant exposures and telomere length in a cohort of women firefighters and office workers in San Francisco
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7 Sep 2021 | Environ Health
Positive associations between PFAS and telomere length in women workers, with larger effects seen among firefighters as compared to office workers.
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Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) induced developmental cardiotoxicity and hepatotoxicity in hatchling chickens: Roles of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha
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4 Sep 2021 | Environ Pollut
Exposure to HFPO-DA induced developmental cardio-toxicity and hepatotoxicity in hatchling chickens similar to PFOA
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‘Forever Chemicals’ From a Military Installation at Mitchell Airport Are a Risk to Nearby Drinking Wells, Lake Michigan, a Reports Says
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1 Sep 2021 | Stevens Point Journal
Despite testing that found ‘forever chemicals’ at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport two years ago, the Department of Defense has yet to move forward with a plan to address the contamination, putting nearby residents with private drinking wells at risk
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Understanding the Impact of Perfluorinated Compounds on Cardiovascular Diseases and Their Risk Factors: A Meta-Analysis Study
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31 Aug 2021 | Int J Environ Res Public Health
PFOA and PFOS were positively associated with developing cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors.
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Exposure to GenX and Its Novel Analogs Disrupts Hepatic Bile Acid Metabolism in Male Mice
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31 Aug 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
The inhibition of nutrient absorption may be a prominent adverse effect induced by exposure to GenX, its analogs, and PFOA.
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Exposure to hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) disturbs the gut barrier function and gut microbiota in mice
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31 Aug 2021 | Environ Pollut
Potential gut toxicity of HFPO-DA and is perceived as a major problem of health risk that affects inflammation, gut barrier dysfunction, and gut microbiota disturbance in mammals.
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Forever Chemicals’ From Navy Lab Flowing Into the Chesapeake Bay
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30 Aug 2021 | The Southern Maryland Chronicle
On the base, the Navy reported that shallow monitoring wells in the fire suppression testing area detected up to a 175,000 ppt combination of PFOS, PFOA and one other compound.
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FDA Finds PFAS in Fish Sticks, Tuna and Protein Powder
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30 Aug 2021 | Indiana Environmental Reporter
Fish sticks tested positive for PFOS and PFNA, canned tuna tested positive for PFOS and PFDA and protein powder tested positive for PFOS.
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PFAS State Snapshot: California PFAS Regulation
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27 Aug 2021 | JD Supra
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has proposed public health goals of 0.007 ppt for PFOA and 1 ppt for PFOS in drinking water.
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Orange County Receives $131M WIFIA Loan for PFAS
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26 Aug 2021 | Water World
Thirty-five PFAS treatment systems for 59 impacted wells operated by 11 cities and retail water districts within OCWD’s service area are being designed, permitted, and constructed within two years.
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The occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in fluoropolymer raw materials and products made in China
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25 Aug 2021 | J Environ Sci (China)
Generally, the levels of PFOA in raw materials were higher than in products, implying that PFOA in the emulsion/dispersion resin could be partly removed during the polymerization or post-processing steps.
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Occurrence of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in marine plastic litter from coastal areas of Central Chile
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25 Aug 2021 | Mar Pollut Bull
Long-chain PFAS, which can be metabolically degraded into PFOS, were found on six South American beaches in plastic debris.
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External and internal human exposure to PFOA and HFPOs around a mega fluorochemical industrial park, China: Differences and implications
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25 Aug 2021 | Environ Int
PFAS were detected in human hair, and their compositions were similar to those in human serum, suggesting that hair is a good non-invasive indicator for long-term exposure to legacy long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids and HFPOs.
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The Dilemma of Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) Human Half-life
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25 Aug 2021 | Regul Toxicol Pharmacol
Based on information from both human observational studies and clinical data, we proposed a range for the half-life for PFOA of 0.5 to 1.5 years, which would likely raise many existing regulatory safe levels if all other parameters stayed the same.