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Scientists pin blame for some coronavirus deaths on air pollution, PFAS, and other chemicals
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26 Jun 2020 | The Intercept
PFAS, which interferes with the functioning of the endocrine system, has been shown to cause several underlying conditions that leave people more vulnerable to COVID-19.
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Destroying forever chemicals ignites N.Y. town’s ‘worst fears’
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26 Jun 2020 | Bloomberg Law
When Joe Ritchie was a kid growing up near an upstate New York incinerator, it wasn’t unusual to find black soot on windowsills around the house. But in the last few years, there’s been a new odor in the neighborhood, that smells as if someone has been dumping household chemicals in a tub and lighting them on fire.
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High chemical levels in water near Decatur landfill concern environmental group, ADEM
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25 Jun 2020 | Alabama Political Reporter
The most recent PFAS and PFOS tests showed 51,000 ppt levels.
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Environmental Assessment of Various End-Of-Life Pathways for Treating Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Spent Fire-Extinguishing Waters
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25 Jun 2020 | Environ Toxicol Chem
This study investigates the environmental impacts emanating from the proper treatment of spent fire-extinguishing water with three end-of-life treatment scenarios.
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Environmental levels and human body burdens of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in Africa: A critical review
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25 Jun 2020 | Sci. Total Environ.
This paper synthesises literature about the status of the pollutants and their precursors, identifies knowledge gaps and discusses future perspectives on the study of PFASs in Africa.
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Filling gaps in science exposes gaps in chemical regulation
Policy
24 Jun 2020
The regulation of chemicals should protect public health and the environment from undue risk of harm, should promote the development and use of safer alternatives to more hazardous chemicals, and should provide the public with sufficient information to understand how well chemical risks are being managed.
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Experimental and computational studies on the formation and biological properties of the simplest polyfluoroalkyl phosphonates
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24 Jun 2020 | N J of Chem.
PFAS used as a component in chemotherapeutics.
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Direct contact membrane distillation for effective concentration of perfluoroalkyl substances – Impact of surface fouling and material stability
Science
24 Jun 2020 | Water Re.
PFAS was removed from contaminated waters using a PTFE membrane.
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Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the German Environment - Levels and Patterns in Different Matrices
Science
24 Jun 2020 | Sci. Tot. Env.
The screening data provided here may support the differentiation between background levels and hotspot contaminations.
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[REPORT] Initiatives to Evaluate the Presence of PFAS in Municipal Wastewater and Associated Residuals (Sludge/Biosolids) in Michigan
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24 Jun 2020 | EGLE
This report provides a summary of the status and findings of the Industrial Pretreatment Program PFAS Initiative and an evaluation of 42 municipal WWTPs for the presence of PFAS in influents, effluents, and associated residuals (sludge/biosolids) generated at the facilities.
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PFAS bills sent to Whitmer’s desk
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24 Jun 2020 | The Alpena News
It would mandate that fire chiefs report incidents in which PFAS-containing firefighting foams are used to Michigan’s pollution emergency alert system. The state environmental department would have to accept the foam concentrate free of charge and properly dispose of it.
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Comparative toxicometabolomics of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and next-generation perfluoroalkyl substances
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24 Jun 2020 | Environ. Pollut.
Taken together, it was generally concluded that toxicity of PFECA is similar to PFOA, which represents potential concerns as environmental toxicants.
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Single and mixture per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances accumulate in developing Northern leopard frog brains and produce complex neurotransmission alterations
Science
24 Jun 2020 | Neurotoxicol Teratol
This research shows that developmental environmentally relevant exposure to PFAS changes neurotransmitters, especially acetylcholine.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Early Pregnancy and Risk for Preeclampsia: A Case-Control Study in Southern Sweden
Science
24 Jun 2020 | Toxics
Low exposure levels of PFAS were associated with preeclampsia.
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Combined effects of BPA and PFOS on fetal cardiac development: in vitro and in vivo experiments
Science
24 Jun 2020 | Environ. Toxicol. Pharmacol.
This research concludes that combined exposure to PFOS and BPA could specifically lead to increased thickening of tissue in the heart.