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Thyroid Disrupting Effects of Old and New Generation PFAS
Science
9 Feb 2021 | Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
The aim of the present paper is to review recent data on the effects of legacy and novel PFAS on thyroid function.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances and sex hormones in postmenopausal women: NHANES 2013-2016
Science
9 Feb 2021 | Environ Int
n-PFOA and PFHxS were positively associated with endocrine disruption in postmenopausal women, particularly among the overweight.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in serum and associations with food consumption and use of personal care products in the Norwegian biomonitoring study from the EU project EuroMix
Science
9 Feb 2021 | Environ Res
The participants in the EuroMix study were exposed to PFASs through their diet and personal care product use.
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Associations of exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances individually and in mixtures with persistent infections: Recent findings from NHANES 1999–2016
Science
8 Feb 2021 | Env. Poll.
PFAS were positively associated with pathogen burden, especially in adolescents.
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The occurrence of PFAS in human placenta and their binding abilities to human serum albumin and organic anion transporter 4
Science
2 Feb 2021 | Environ Pollut
Placental transfer of PFAS was found to be closely related to chain length.
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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances during fetal life and hospitalization for infectious disease in childhood: A study among 1,503 children from the Odense Child Cohort
Science
2 Feb 2021 | Environ Int
PFOS was associated with both an increase in general infections and respiratory tract infections with PFOA only being associated with the latter.
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Firefighters Battle an Unseen Hazard: Their Gear Could Be Toxic
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26 Jan 2021 | The New York Times
“We’re exposed to these chemicals every day,” Captain Mitchell said. “And the more I looked into it, the more it felt like the only people who were saying these chemicals were safe were the people who make it.”
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EWG Petitions EPA To Fine Chemical Maker More Than $400M for Failure To Report Tests
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26 Jan 2021 | EWG
As the EPA continues to move forward with its assessment of risks posed by PFAS, address contamination, and protect public health, we write to notify you of an apparent violation of reporting requirements by Solvay under Section 8(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
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Integrative Computational Approaches to Inform Relative Bioaccumulation Potential of per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) across Species
Science
26 Jan 2021 | Toxicol Sci
Models were used to predict cross-species differences in binding affinity of PFAS which can cause fatty liver disease.
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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and dyslipidemia, hypertension and obesity in adolescents. The Fit Futures study
Science
26 Jan 2021 | Environ Res
This cross-sectional study showed a possible link between several PFAS and dyslipidemia, hypertension, and obesity in Norwegian adolescents.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and kidney function: Follow-up results from the Diabetes Prevention Program trial.
Science
26 Jan 2021 | Environ Int
PFAS exposure was associated with kidney and diabetic issues even when lifestyle changes were implemented.
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The occurrence of PFAS in human placenta and their binding abilities to human serum albumin and organic anion transporter 4
Science
26 Jan 2021 | Environ Pollut
The findings in the study can help better understand the occurrence of the PFAS in the human placenta and the placental transfer mechanisms of PFAS in human beings.
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Chronic exposure to PFO4DA and PFO5DoDA, two perfluoroalkyl ether carboxylic acids (PFECAs), suppresses hepatic stress signals and disturbs glucose and lipid metabolism in male mice
Science
19 Jan 2021 | J Hazard Mater
Chronic PFO4DA and PFO5DoDA exposure lead to endocrine disruption and basic metabolism.
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Human Biomonitoring (HBM)-I values for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) - description, derivation and discussion
Science
19 Jan 2021 | Regul Toxicol Pharmacol
Evidence for associations between PFOA- and PFOS-exposure was found for a wide range of health outcomes depending on total body burden.
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Relative Acute Toxicity of Three Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances on Nine Species of Larval Amphibians
Science
19 Jan 2021 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
Our study is one of the first to report species-, developmental stage-, and compound-specific differences in sensitivity to PFAS across a wide range of amphibian species.