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FDA confirms PFAS chemicals are in the US food supply
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7 Jun 2019 | CNN
The US Food and Drug Administration confirmed that PFAS chemicals have made their way into the US food supply... the FDA publicly acknowledged the initial findings of the agency’s investigation into how the ‘forever chemicals’ have been detected in the foods we eat. PFAS is a family of nearly 5,000 synthetic chemicals that are extremely persistent in the environment and in our bodies.
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Tap Water Contributions to Plasma Concentrations of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in a Nationwide Prospective Cohort of U.S. Women
Science
6 Jun 2019 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Drinking contaminated water was a statistically significant predictor of elevated PFOA and PFNA blood plasma levels in a women cohort study.
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The toxic water crisis that 2020 Democrats are still figuring out how to talk about
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4 Jun 2019 | Huffington Post
“As people discover contamination of their drinking water, they become very concerned and would support those who want to solve the problems,” said Arlene Blum, executive director of the California-based Green Science Policy Institute. “The question is, will people vote because of PFAS?”...
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Field-scale evaluation of the uptake of Perfluoroalkyl substances from soil by rice in paddy fields in South Korea
Science
1 Jun 2019 | Science of the Total Environment.
PFAS has been detected in sub-surface water which is taken up by rice plants in Asia, potentially exposing surrounding populations.
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Cord blood Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, placental steroidogenic enzyme, and cord blood reproductive hormone
Science
1 Jun 2019 | Environ Int
PFAS exposure in utero linked to disruption of fetal reproductive hormones in female mice.
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U.S. Congress: H.R. 2377, the “Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2019”
Policy
31 May 2019
Reps. Boyle (D-PA) and Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced a bill that require the EPA to set a drinking water maximum contaminant level for total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to protect public health.
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New Hampshire sues 3M, DuPont, 6 other companies over PFAS contamination
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29 May 2019 | Union Leader
The state of New Hampshire is taking some of the biggest chemical companies in the world to court, seeking hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up groundwater and other forms of contamination from a group of highly toxic chemicals used in everything from firefighting foam to Teflon pans.
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Capito among Senators seeking faster EPA action on PFAS chemical pollution
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28 May 2019 | wvik
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced two bills aimed at further regulating a group of toxic chemicals known as PFAS. The chemicals include PFOA, or C-8, used to make nonstick products and other similar chemicals…
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US House Committee holds hearing on PFAS risks
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28 May 2019 | Wisconsin Public Radio
The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on the risk of contamination and exposure to PFAS. The class of chemicals are used in everyday products like cookware, carpets and firefighting foam. More than 4,700 PFAS chemicals are known to exist...
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Longitudinal analysis reveals early-pregnancy associations between perfluoroalkyl sulfonates and thyroid hormone status in a Canadian prospective birth cohort
Science
28 May 2019 | Environ Int
PFAS exposure linked to endocrine disruption in both mothers during sensitive fetal development in long-term Canadian study.
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Prenatal exposure to PFOS and PFOA in a pregnant women cohort of Catalonia, Spain
Science
26 May 2019 | Environ. Res.
PFOS and PFOA found to cross the placental barrier with an average of 65% efficiency, with most exposures occurring due to dietary intake in Spanish cohort study.
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A trail of toxicity: the US military bases making people sick
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23 May 2019 | The Guardian
The Department of Defense started using PFAS-laden firefighting foam in the 70s. A groundwater well at Peterson air force base had 88,000 ppt. At other bases around the country, PFAS levels in the millions have been detected.
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A guide to the PFAS found in our environment
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22 May 2019 | Chemical & Engineering News
C&E News has put together an interactive library of notable PFAS, including chemical structures and background information.
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In vitro and in silico modeling of perfluoroalkyl substances mixture toxicity in an amphibian fibroblast cell line
Science
21 May 2019 | Chemosphere
Experimental and computational methods were developed to determine the toxicity of mixtures of PFAS.
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The effect of environmentally relevant emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the growth and antioxidant response in marine Chlorella sp.
Science
21 May 2019 | Environ. Pollut.
Emerging PFAS contaminants are proven to be unsafe in aquatic environments by inhibiting aquatic plant growth.