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The effects of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) on fetal and adult rat testis
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19 Aug 2019 | Reprod. Toxicol.
Reproductive development adversely affected by exposure to PFOA, in rats.
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Human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through drinking water: A review of the recent scientific literature
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18 Aug 2019 | Environmental Research
A review of PFAS contamination in drinking water.
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Spatial and Interspecies Heterogeneity in Concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Seabirds of the Southern Ocean
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14 Aug 2019 | Enviro. Sci. & Tech.
Seabird blood plasma was found to contain PFAS linked to oceanic currents.
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Dietary exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids, brominated flame retardants and health risk assessment in the French infant total diet study
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13 Aug 2019 | Food and Chemical Toxicology
Infants found to be at risk of PFOS and PFOA exposure through food.
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Occurrence and human exposure assessment of perfluorinated substances in house dust from three European countries
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13 Aug 2019 | Science of The Total Environment
PFOA dust ingestion to dietary exposure reached values of 50% for toddlers.
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Vertical transport and sinks of perfluoroalkyl substances in the global open ocean
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13 Aug 2019 | Enviro. Sci. Proc. & Impacts
PFAS was found throughout ocean water columns globally.
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Effect of gestational exposure to perfluorononanoic acid on neonatal mice testes
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13 Aug 2019 | J Appl Toxicol
PFNA linked to adverse reproductive development in male mice.
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Industry cites 3M experiment that exposed cancer patients to PFAS to claim the chemicals aren’t so bad
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12 Aug 2019 | The Intercept
Defenders of the chemicals known as PFAS have seized upon an industry-funded study of cancer patients as evidence that the compounds used to make Teflon, firefighting foam, and many other products aren’t as dangerous as they seem.
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[Report] National Toxicology Program technical reports on the toxicity studies of perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (TOX-96) and perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (TOX-97)
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8 Aug 2019
NTP technical reports on the toxicity studies of perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (TOX-96) and perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (TOX-97) are now available.
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New Mexico Governor says EPA abandoned state in fight against toxic 'forever chemicals'
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7 Aug 2019 | The Hill
New Mexico sued the Air Force for PFAS contamination in March, and Lujan Grisham’s letter criticizes EPA for reneging on a promise from Wheeler to help the state “with legal and technical assistance in a confidential manner.” “Providing fact sheets and offering webinars are not meaningful,” she wrote.
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Many eco-friendly takeout bowls contain dangerous chemicals linked to cancer and infertility
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6 Aug 2019 | Brinkwire
It means these bowls are not compostable or biodegradable – meaning they will remain on earth for several generations and beyond.
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Preliminary assessment of general population exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances through diet in Greece
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5 Aug 2019 | Environmental Research
PFOA and PFOS levels linked to certain elements of the Greek diet.
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DuPont says N.J. toxic mess caused by U.S. government ordering chemicals for WW1 and WW2
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5 Aug 2019 | NJ Advance Media
In court filings, the company says the federal government ordered millions of pounds of chemicals to be produced at four sites across New Jersey during the two World Wars. Because that work was done under a federal contract, DuPont argues that it does not have liability in recent lawsuits filed against the company by New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal.
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Bioaccumulation of fluorotelomer sulfonates and perfluoroalkyl acids in marine organisms living in aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) impacted waters
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5 Aug 2019 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Crabs found to contain significant levels of PFAS due to military exercises in Norway.
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Legacy and alternative per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the U.S. general population: Paired serum-urine data from the 2013-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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5 Aug 2019 | Environ Int
Blood serum was found to be the best method for biomonitoring of PFAS regardless of their biopersistence.