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Perfluoroalkyl substances and immune cell counts in adults from the Mid-Ohio Valley (USA)
Science
25 May 2021 | Environ Int
PFHxS exposure was found to initiate an immune response in the human body.
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Exposure to novel and legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and associations with type 2 diabetes: A case-control study in East China
Science
25 May 2021 | Environ Int
PFAS was found to be a potential factor in the development of type 2 diabetes.
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Evaluating the potential of KOH-modified composite biochar amendment to alleviate the ecotoxicity of perfluorooctanoic acid-contaminated sediment on Bellamya aeruginosa.
Science
25 May 2021 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
Both individual and combined PFAS could induce concentration-dependent cell toxicity and depletion of glutathione levels.
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Perfluoroalkyl substance pollutants activate the innate immune system through the AIM2 inflammasome
Science
25 May 2021 | Nat Commun
The AIM2 receptor in mice was found to reduce PFOS-induced inflammation, as well as tissue damage in the lungs, livers, and kidneys.
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Source allocation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with supervised machine learning: Classification performance and the role of feature selection in an expanded dataset
Science
24 May 2021 | Chemosphere
Supervised machine learning based on composition can identify patterns that can be used to distinguish PFAS sources.
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FluoroMatch 2.0-making automated and comprehensive non-targeted PFAS annotation a reality
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24 May 2021 | Anal Bioanal Chem
Using the newly developed FluoroMatch Flow 2 software, 1,000 individual PFAS were found in firefighting foam, including previously undescribed compounds.
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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján joins bipartisan group of senators calling on FDA to set limits on PFAS in bottled water
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22 May 2021 | Los Alamos Daily Post
When tap water is compromised, many consumers turn to bottled water. The FDA regulates bottled water, but has not set a limit for PFAS. Without nationwide EPA regulations for tap water, some states have implemented PFAS limits for drinking water, but not for bottled water.
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Vermont governor signs restrictions on PFAS 'forever chemicals'
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20 May 2021 | The Hill
The bill bans the chemicals from firefighting foam, food packaging, and ski wax, as well as carpets, rugs, and stain-resistant treatments.
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There’s no need to control PFAS as a class, industry scientists say
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19 May 2021 | C&EN
Their analysis counters a policy proposal in the European Union that would restrict production and use of most PFAS as a single class.
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[Press Release] Vermont Governor signs first-in-nation restrictions on toxic PFAS chemicals
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19 May 2021 | Safer States
The bill bans PFAS chemicals from firefighting foam, food packaging, ski wax, and carpets, rugs, and stain-resistant treatments.
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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and body size and composition trajectories in midlife women: the study of women's health across the nation 1999-2018
Science
19 May 2021 | Int J Obes (Lond)
Certain PFAS were positively associated with greater body size and body fat and may be an underappreciated contributing factor to obesity risk.
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Biomarkers of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Sub-Arctic and Arctic communities in Canada
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19 May 2021 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
Male participants had higher concentrations of PFAS compared to female participants, and PFAS concentrations tended to increase with age.
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Method Development and Validation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Foods from FDA's Total Diet Study Program
Science
19 May 2021 | J Agric Food Chem
A PFAS detection method was validated for use in a wide variety of foods and found positive detects of PFOS in meat samples.
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New PFAS health risk levels cement gap between US federal agencies
Policy
18 May 2021
A division of the US Department of Health and Human Services has finalized health risk levels for four PFAS.
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Environmental Source Tracking of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances within a Forensic Context: Current and Future Techniques
Science
18 May 2021 | Environ Sci Technol .
In this perspective, we identify the current tools available and principal developments necessary to enable greater confidence in environmental source tracking to identify and apportion PFAS sources.