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• Derivation of a chronic reference dose for perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) for reproductive toxicity in mice

  Science

  9 Sep 2019 | Regul. Toxicol. Pharmacol.

  The total daily safe intake amount of PFHxS found to be 4.0 ng/kg in humans.

• Assessing the contribution of atmospheric transport and tourism activities to the occurrence of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in an Alpine Nature Reserve

  Science

  9 Sep 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.

  Ski tourism is a significant source of PFAS contamination in a remote alpine lake in China

• Estimating the relative magnitudes of adsorption to solid-water and air/oil-water interfaces for per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances

  Science

  9 Sep 2019 | Environ. Pollut.

  The ability of PFAS to move throughout the environment was investigated.

• Rapid removal of poly- and perfluorinated compounds from investigation- derived waste (IDW) in a pilot-scale plasma reactor

  Science

  9 Sep 2019 | Environ. Sci. Technol.

  PFAS were removed with up to 99% efficiency in well water.

• Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker proposes funding to address PFAS problem

  News

  6 Sep 2019 | MassLive

  The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection could get $8.4 million to step up well water testing in search of PFAS contamination... Some of the money could also be used for point-of-consumption remediation efforts.

• Lawmakers push for state limit on PFAS in Delaware drinking water

  News

  6 Sep 2019 | Delaware Public Media

  Leaders of the State Senate Environmental and Natural Resources Committee and House Natural Resources Committee sent a letter 1 to Gov. John Carney asking him to direct the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Department of Health and Social Services to develop MCL rulemakings for PFAS in public drinking water.

• At Michigan schools, urgent PFAS response no guarantee

  News

  5 Sep 2019 | MLive

  The state tested about 1,380 public water systems and 460 schools, daycares and Head Start centers on well water. However the State currently lacks authority to force schools to take any measures.

• New Hampshire bans PFAS in firefighting foam

  Policy

  4 Sep 2019

  New Hampshire has banned firefighting foams containing perfluoroalkyl chemicals.

• Michigan gets $4M to learn how much PFAS is in your blood

  News

  4 Sep 2019 | MLive

  The first initiative, called the Michigan Chemical Exposure Monitoring program (MiChEM), will indicate the human blood levels of PFAS..., PCBs, certain pesticides and heavy metals such as arsenic, mercury and lead. A second portion of the grant will be used for more targeted testing: Checking firefighters for how much PFAS is in their blood....New York and New Jersey also will be gathering statewide PFAS data.

• Distribution of eight perfluoroalkyl acids in plant-soil-water systems and their effect on the soil microbial community

  Science

  4 Sep 2019 | Sci. of Total Envi.

  Some grasses found to remediate PFAS up to 82.8-99.6% at some levels.

• Denmark just became the first country to ban PFAS 'forever chemicals' from food packaging

  News

  4 Sep 2019 | CNN

  Under Denmark's new regulation food packaging, for example, baking paper, and microwave popcorn bags will be required to be manufactured without any PFAS.

• Toxicity of perfluorinated compounds to soil microbial activity: Effect of carbon chain length, functional group and soil properties

  Science

  4 Sep 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.

  Sulfonic PFAS found to have higher toxicity than the carboxylic PFAS in microbial communities.

• Elucidating the fate of perfluorooctanoate sulfonate using a rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) physiologically-based toxicokinetic model

  Science

  4 Sep 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.

  PFAS was traced throughout the body of rainbow trout to determine distribution and routes of elimination.

• New Hampshire Governor signs bills addressing PFAS in firefighting foam, furniture

  News

  3 Sep 2019 | Concord Monitor

  A law signed by Gov. Chris Sununu would require fire departments to turn over older stocks of firefighting foam to the state, prohibit them from purchasing more foam containing PFAS, and restrict them from using existing foam except in specific circumstances.

• Spatiotemporal distribution and isomer profiles of perfluoroalkyl acids in airborne particulate matter in Chengdu City, China

  Science

  3 Sep 2019 | Sci. of Total Env.

  PFNA was the dominate airborne PFAS in spring while PFOA dominated winter, summer, and autumn months.