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Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in air-conditioner filter dust of indoor microenvironments in Greece: Implications for exposure
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19 Aug 2019 | Ecotox. and Env. Safety
Testing of indoor air found varying sources depending on location.
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Leachate emissions of short- and long-chain per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFASs) from various Norwegian landfills
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19 Aug 2019 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Short-chain PFAS found to dominate in landfill leachate.
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Investigation of the spatial variability of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substance trophic magnification in selected riverine ecosystems
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19 Aug 2019 | Sci. of Total Env.
PFAS concentrations show to be highest in top predators in freshwater rivers.
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Brominated flame retardants and perfluoroalkyl substances in landfill leachate from Ireland
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19 Aug 2019 | Sci. of Total Env.
PFAS in leachate found to be highest in lined landfills compared to unlined.
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N.H. gets $5 million to test for chemicals in residents
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19 Aug 2019 | NHPR
New Hampshire is getting federal money to study the health effects of toxins near a Superfund site in Berlin and in homes and private wells statewide including mercury, dioxins, and PFAS.
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The effects of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) on fetal and adult rat testis
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19 Aug 2019 | Reprod. Toxicol.
Reproductive development adversely affected by exposure to PFOA, in rats.
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Human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through drinking water: A review of the recent scientific literature
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18 Aug 2019 | Environmental Research
A review of PFAS contamination in drinking water.
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Emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in surface water and sediment of the North and Baltic Seas
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18 Aug 2019 | Science of The Total Environment
GenX found at levels three times higher than PFOS in the Baltic Sea.
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Michigan publishes first statewide study of PFAS in water supply
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17 Aug 2019 | WJMN
Samples [were collected] from 1,723 public water systems statewide, such as community water supplies, schools on their own well, child care providers on their own well, and tribal water systems. 14 different PFAS compounds [were tested]. PFAS levels between 10 and 70 ppt were detected in roughly 3 percent of systems tested.
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Maine dairy farmer’s blood tests high for ‘forever chemicals’ from toxic sludge
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16 Aug 2019 | York County Coast Star
Blood tests performed on Arundel dairy farmer Fred Stone show levels of the “forever chemicals” 20 times the national average more than two years after he and his wife stopped drinking the milk and water on the farm.
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Spatial and Interspecies Heterogeneity in Concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Seabirds of the Southern Ocean
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14 Aug 2019 | Enviro. Sci. & Tech.
Seabird blood plasma was found to contain PFAS linked to oceanic currents.
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Environment-Friendly Anti-Biofouling Superhydrophobic Coatings
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14 Aug 2019 | ACS Publications
A PFAS free biofouling agent was developed from plants such as cinnamon and myristica.
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Can biochar and designer biochar be used to remediate per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) and lead and antimony contaminated soils?
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13 Aug 2019 | Science of Total Envionment
Coconut based biochars linked to efficient PFAS remediation in soils.
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Dietary exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids, brominated flame retardants and health risk assessment in the French infant total diet study
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13 Aug 2019 | Food and Chemical Toxicology
Infants found to be at risk of PFOS and PFOA exposure through food.
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Occurrence and human exposure assessment of perfluorinated substances in house dust from three European countries
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13 Aug 2019 | Science of The Total Environment
PFOA dust ingestion to dietary exposure reached values of 50% for toddlers.