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• ‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate sites across North Dakota, including in Fargo

  News

  8 Mar 2021 | Inforum

  The North Dakota Air National Guard Base in Fargo is one of several locations in North Dakota where PFAS have been found in groundwater and soil.

• City of La Crosse files lawsuit calling out 23 companies for PFAS Contamination

  News

  4 Mar 2021 | WPR

  The city claims companies knew their products posed risks to public health.

• Migration histories and perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAA) loads in an estuarine fish: A novel union of analyses to understand variation in contaminant concentrations

  Science

  3 Mar 2021 | Environ Pollut

  This study highlights how mineral particles can be employed to examine links between contaminant concentrations in fish, and their recent migration history.

• Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and calcifications of the coronary and aortic arteries in adults with prediabetes: Results from the diabetes prevention program outcomes study

  Science

  2 Mar 2021 | Environ Int

  Prediabetic adults with higher plasma concentrations of select PFAS had a higher risk of heart disease.

• Fabrication of a near-infrared excitation surface molecular imprinting ratiometric fluorescent probe for sensitive and rapid detecting perfluorooctane sulfonate in complex matrix

  Science

  2 Mar 2021 | J Hazard Mater

  A PFAS detecting probe was developed for PFOS determination in surface water, human serum, and egg samples across a range of different pHs.

• Associations between perfluoroalkyl acids in serum and lead and mercury in whole blood among US children aged 3-11 years

  Science

  2 Mar 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int

  Statistically significant associations between concentrations of each PFAA and blood lead were observed, leading to possible synergistic toxicity.

• ‘Forever chemicals’ found in Los Alamos waters

  News

  24 Feb 2021 | New Mexico PBS

  While most water samples around the Los Alamos National Laboratory contained only trace levels of PFAS, some were 60 to 60,000 times the recommended lifetime exposure limit.

• Quantifying Interferent Effects on Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Sensors for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

  Science

  23 Feb 2021 | Anal Chem

  A molecularly imprinted polymer electrode was developed for the detection of PFOS and explored the electrode surface and the effects of interfering molecules.

• Temporal Trends of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Delaware River Fish, USA

  Science

  23 Feb 2021 | Integr Environ Assess Manag

  Significant decreases in PFNA and PFUnA concentrations were observed in fish fillet from the tidal river during the timeframe of the study, changes in concentrations of other PFAS in tidal and nontidal fish were less substantial.

• Perfluorooctanesulfonate and perfluorooctanoate exacerbate airway inflammation in asthmatic mice and in vitro

  Science

  23 Feb 2021 | Sci Total Environ

  PFAS exposure decreased mice’s ability to regulate inflammation in their respiratory organs.

• Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Human Serum Samples of Selected Populations from Ghana

  Science

  17 Feb 2021 | Int J Environ Res Public Health

  PFOS, PFHxS, PFHpS, and PFDA were found in the general public and electronic repair workers.

• ‘Am I going to regret it?’: forever chemicals dilemma for breastfeeding mothers

  News

  15 Feb 2021 | The Guardian

  Added exposure to PFAS through breastmilk can lead to a much higher level of the chemical in the infant compared with exposure in utero, causing additional risk during sensitive early development.

• Poly- and perfluorinated substances in environmental water from the Hartbeespoort and Roodeplaat Dams, South Africa

  Science

  15 Feb 2021 | Water SA

  PFAS concentrations in the present study are comparable to those reported in other parts of South Africa, and also Ghana, higher than the concentrations reported in Uganda, Singapore, and Vietnam, and lower than those in Germany, Japan, and China.

• Biden EPA dumps PFAS assessment over ‘political interference’

  News

  10 Feb 2021 | MLive

  The EPA removed the toxicity assessment for PFBS from its website alleging the document was compromised by "political interference" in the final days of the Trump administration.

• 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.