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[Report] Screening of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) and Extractable Organic Fluorine (EOF) in the Blood of Highly Exposed People
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26 Aug 2020 | Swedish Environ. Prot. Agency
This report summarises the findings of an investigation into the occurrence of PFAS in the blood of people living in the municipality of Ronneby, Sweden.
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The impact of risk management measures on the concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in source and treated drinking waters in Ontario, Canada
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25 Aug 2020 | Sci. Total Environ.
Risk management measures designed to restrict the pollution of PFAS were found to reduce the contamination in Canadian drinking water significantly.
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Geologists study Clarendon Gorge to map the spread of PFAS
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23 Aug 2020 | VTDigger
The intend of the study is to track the spread of PFAS near the Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport and determine how they travel through the aquifer to the drinking wells of nearby residents.
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A Review of Electrochemical Reduction Processes to Treat Oxidized Contaminants in Water
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18 Aug 2020 | Curr. Op. in Elec.
This review provides a short overview of electrochemical reduction processes for oxidized contaminants in water such as PFAS.
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Serum Levels of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Adolescents and Young Adults Exposed to Contaminated Drinking Water in the Veneto Region, Italy: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on a Health Surveillance Program
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28 Jul 2020 | Environ Health Perspect
Serum PFOA concentrations were high relative to concentrations in populations with background residential exposures only.
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Removal of legacy PFAS and other fluorotelomers: Optimized regeneration strategies in DOM-rich waters
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21 Jul 2020 | Water Res.
Optimization of anionic ion exchange was accomplished to remove PFAS from water efficiently.
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Airport readies PFAS pollution response
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17 Jul 2020 | Jackson Hole Daily
Jackson Hole Airport is ordering tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of drinking water filters for neighboring residents in response to perfluoroalkyl substances that have leached into the groundwater, potentially threatening drinking water.
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Perfluoroalkyl, fluorotelomer sulfonate, and perfluorooctane sulfonamide contamination in biosolids: Composition, co-contamination and re-use implication
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13 Jul 2020 | Env. Poll.
Biosolids from 12 wastewater treatment plants across Australia were collected and analyzed for their PFAS concentrations.
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Efficient Photocatalytic PFOA Degradation over Boron Nitride
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13 Jul 2020 | ES&T L
Boron nitride was found to efficiently defluorinate PFAS when combined with UV light.
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Occurrence, fate, sources and toxicity of PFAS: What we know so far in Florida and major gaps
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8 Jul 2020 | TrAC Trends in Analy. Chem.
This critical review presents a summary of the recent literature, databases, and investigations of PFAS contamination in Florida, focusing on PFAS occurrence, major sources and treatment methods.
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A Resonance Rayleigh Scattering and Colorimetric Dual-Channel Sensor for Sensitive Detection of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Based on Toluidine Blue
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7 Jul 2020 | Anal Bioanal Chem
A new method was developed and used to detect PFOS in water.
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Removal of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in a Full-Scale Drinking Water Treatment Plant: Long-term Performance of Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) and Influence of Flow-Rate
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30 Jun 2020 | Water Res.
A cost-analysis for various operation scenarios illustrated the dominating effect of treatment goals and costs for granular activated carbon regeneration and operation costs.
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Non-target and suspect screening of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Chinese municipal wastewater treatment plants
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30 Jun 2020 | Water Res.
63 PFAS was found in wastewater with emerging PFAS not effectively removed using traditional methods.
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Toxicity of Balb-C Mice Exposed to Recently Identified 1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoro-2-[1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoro-3-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)propan-2-yl]oxyethane-1-sulfonic acid (PFESA-BP2)
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30 Jun 2020 | Toxicology
PFAS from the Cape Fear River basin in North Carolina was associated with increased liver and body weight percents.
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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.