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Fluorotelomer Alcohol (FTOH) Emission Rates from New and Old Rain Jackets to Air Determined by Iodide High-Resolution Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry
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16 Oct 2024 | Indoor Environments
Older rain jackets released high amounts of fluorotelomer alcohols (FTOHs) into indoor air, raising concerns about indoor PFAS exposure through clothing, and even newer “PFAS-free” jackets emitted small amounts of PFAS, likely through contamination during transport or storage.
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Comprehensive analysis of PFAS presence from environment to plate
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16 Oct 2024 | npj Science of Food volume
Fish, seafood, and biota show the highest PFAS concentrations due to environmental contamination and bioaccumulation, along along with frequent detections in surface water, raising concerns about long-term ecological and human health effects.
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Saint-Gobain to demolish Merrimack plant tied to PFAS contamination next year
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15 Oct 2024 | New Hampshire Bulletin
The French manufacturer ceased operations at the facility in May, months after it announced it would close as part of a company restructuring. Now, the company says it will spend the better part of 2025 tearing the plant down.
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Cost of dealing with PFAS problem sites ‘frightening’, says Environment Agency
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15 Oct 2024 | The Guardian
EA warns it lacks budget to tackle England’s rising number of potential ‘forever chemicals’ locations.
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Medical Moment: Scientists discover how dangerous exposure to PFAS chemicals can be
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11 Oct 2024 | WNDU.com
PFAS can cause increased cholesterol levels, lower immunity, and some cancers. And now a new study out of the University of Cincinnati shows that exposure to PFAS may impact young girls.
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Rural Missouri groups threaten lawsuit over PFAS in meatpacking sludge
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11 Oct 2024 | Missouri Independent
Meatpacking waste sludge is spread as fertilizer on farmland and can wash into waterways.
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The scale of the problem of replacing ‘forever chemicals’ PFAS
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10 Oct 2024 | Chemistry World
Nearly 15,000 substances are thought to belong to the family of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which have been linked to a range of environmental and health problems.
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The potential mediating role of the gut microbiome and metabolites in the association between PFAS and kidney function in young adults: A proof-of-concept study
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10 Oct 2024 | Sci Total Environ
Researchers reported for the first time that changes to the gut microbiome may explain the association between high PFAS exposure and impaired kidney function.
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Fall River firefighter wins years-long fight against PFAS in gear. What does he do now?
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9 Oct 2024 | The Herald News
After six years, Jason Burns feels he’s earned a quick breather. Then it’s back to the job of trying to save lives.
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Northeastern engineering students named inventors on groundbreaking patent that removes PFAS from water
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9 Oct 2024 | Northeastern Global News
The trio say the process can bring concentrations of PFAS in water bodies below the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s detection limit of 0.82 parts per trillion.
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Uptake of PFAS into forages grown in contaminated soil, a key aspect of the soil-to-livestock exposure pathway
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8 Oct 2024 | J. Agric. Food Chem.
PFAS uptake from contaminated soil into different plants was measured in order to better model soil-to-livestock exposure scenarios, which is essential to guide farm management to reduce PFAS exposure in livestock and humans.
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Serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) levels and health-related biomarkers in a pilot study of skiers in New England
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8 Oct 2024 | Environ Res
Ski coaches were found to have elevated levels of PFAS through ski wax exposure as well as higher cholesterol levels, suggesting a need for interventions to reduce PFAS in ski waxes and limit environmental release.
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Skin Permeability of Perfluorocarboxylic Acids Using Flow-Through Diffusion on Porcine Skin
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7 Oct 2024 | Toxics
Using porcine skin, PFBA showed higher skin permeability compared to other PFAS, and although overall absorption was low, these chemicals can accumulate in the skin, potentially acting as a long-term reservoir. Using porcine skin, PFBA showed higher skin permeability compared to other PFAS, and although overall absorption was low, these chemicals can accumulate in the skin, potentially acting as a long-term reservoir.
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County-level associations between drinking water PFAS contamination and COVID-19 mortality in the United States
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6 Oct 2024 | Nature
PFAS contamination in U.S. drinking water systems was associated with higher pre-vaccination COVID-19 mortality rates, reinforcing the need for ongoing monitoring and regulations to improve water quality and possibly reduce risks of severe infectious disease outcomes.
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Scientists link ‘forever chemicals’ to poor sleep in young adults
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4 Oct 2024 | The Hill
Exposure to certain types of “forever chemicals” may be disrupting the sleep quality of young adults — contributing not only to tiredness, but also to potential knock-on health effects, new research has found.