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New York ban on PFAS in food packaging is now law
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7 Dec 2020 | The National Law Review
The bill broadly bans the use of all PFAS and goes into effect in 2023.
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PFAS chemical associated with sever Covid-19
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7 Dec 2020 | The Intercept
A Danish study found that people with elevated levels of PFBA were more than twice as likely to have a severe form of Covid-19.
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Correlation Analysis of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Regional U.S. Precipitation Events
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2 Dec 2020 | Water Res
HFPO-DA (GenX) was detected in rainwater at all sites with local point sources strongly contributing to wet deposition.
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Spatial distribution, sources and risk assessment of perfluoroalkyl substances in surface soils of a representative densely urbanized and industrialized city of China
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1 Dec 2020 | Catena
Total PFAS content was negatively correlated with soil pH but positively with soil organics.
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Tests reveal toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in aerial pesticide showered over millions of acres in US
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1 Dec 2020 | Common Dreams
The manufacturer claimed that PFAS were not used in the production, manufacturing, or distribution of either the active or inactive ingredients of the pesticide found to contain 250 ppt of PFOA, 260–500 ppt of GenX, a replacement for PFOA.
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Epigenetic Modifications, and Alterations in Cell Cycle and Apoptosis Pathway in A549 Lung Carcinoma Cell Line upon Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances
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1 Dec 2020 | Toxics
Exposure to GenX, PFOA, and PFOS may have profound effects in patients with pre-existing lung conditions or could lead to cancer.
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) uptake by alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and bioavailability in Sprague-Dawley rats
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1 Dec 2020 | J Food Prot
This study provides data for regulators investigating PFOA bioavailability and disposition in animals or animal products exposed to contaminated feed.
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Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and thyroid hormone concentrations in cord plasma in a Chinese birth cohort
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1 Dec 2020 | Environ Health
Prenatal exposure to multiple PFASs was associated with thyroid disruption in cord blood.
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Contaminants in NJ soil and water are toxic, documents reveal
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25 Nov 2020 | The Intercept
Solvay had previously withheld information about the PFAS chemicals on the grounds that it was “confidential business information.”
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Solvay workers found to have unregulated PFAS in their blood, documents show
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25 Nov 2020 | Consumer Reports
The company, which says it now plans to phase out the chemicals, has known of potential risks for at least 15 years, internal studies show.
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Assessing Human Health Risks from Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS)-Impacted Vegetable Consumption: A Tiered Modeling Approach.
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25 Nov 2020 | Environ Sci Technol
A hazard analysis based on real-world PFAS-contaminated groundwater data found that water-to-crop transfer is an important exposure pathway for communities with PFAS-impacted irrigation water.
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Perfluoroalkyl acids in rapidly developing coastal areas of China and South Korea: Spatiotemporal variation and source apportionment
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24 Nov 2020 | Sci Total Environ
Results of this study provide novel insights into elucidating the spatiotemporal distribution and complicated sources of PFASs over a large area and provide a clear message for all stakeholders, water and coastal managers, and scientists.
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Duty to defend: Under North Carolina law, insurer must defend personal injury claims arising from direct exposure to AFFF despite “hazardous materials exclusion” in CGL policy
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24 Nov 2020 | Fox Rothschild
The terms “discharge,” “dispersal,” “release,” and “escape” are particular environmental terms of art in this context, and a “discharge, dispersal, release, or escape” of a pollutant must be into the environment to trigger the pollution exclusion clause and deny coverage.
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Gestational perfluoroalkyl substance exposure and body mass index trajectories over the first 12 years of life
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24 Nov 2020 | Int J Obes (Lond)
Gestational PFOA exposure may be associated with adult obesity and cardiometabolic disease, while PFOS and PFHxS exposure is associated with lower BMI in the first 12 years of life.
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Early-life perfluorooctanoic acid exposure induces obesity in male offspring and the intervention role of chlorogenic acid
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24 Nov 2020 | Environ Pollut
PFOA exposure during early life stage induced potential risks for later onset of obesity and metabolic disorders.