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Associations of Prenatal Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Exposures with Offspring Adiposity and Body Composition at 16-20 Years of Age: Project Viva
Science
6 Dec 2023 | Environ Health Perspect
Prenatal exposure to PFAS impacted the body weight and composition of teenagers, finding that higher concentrations of these substances were associated with an increased risk of obesity and altered BMI trajectories during late adolescence.
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Dose Response, Dosimetric, and Metabolic Evaluations of Replacement PFAS Perfluoro-(2, 5, 8-trimethyl-3, 6, 9-trioxadodecanoic) Acid (HFPO-TeA)
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4 Dec 2023 | toxics
HFPO-TeA, a GenX replacement, was found to cause increased mortality rates in higher doses, body weight changes at lower doses, thyroid hormone disruptions, and evidence of a complex and toxic exposure-response in rats.
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Proposed rules would allow any commercial farm contaminated by PFAS to apply for financial assistance
Policy
4 Dec 2023
Maine so far has focused on farms that were contaminated through the spreading of wastewater sludge.
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Conservation group estimates PFAS cleanup in state drinking water would cost $208 million
News
4 Dec 2023 | Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin Green Fire, a conservation group with a membership largely made up of former state Department of Natural Resources employees, released a report Friday that estimates the capital cost for PFAS treatment of public water systems and other sources of water would be $208 million.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in little penguins and associations with urbanisation and health parameters
Science
4 Dec 2023 | Sci Total Environ
Tasmania penguins were found to be exposed to PFAS, with higher concentrations near urbanized breeding sites, resulting in potential health risks such as sex-specific associations with blood cell development and function.
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New N.C. Regulatory Proposal Puts Burden of PFAS Clean-Up Costs on Polluters, Not Ratepayers
Policy
2 Dec 2023
North Carolina House Bill 864 would empower state agencies to order “the responsible party to pay the public water system any actual and necessary costs incurred by the public water system to remove, correct, or abate any adverse effects upon the water supply resulting from the contamination for which the person is responsible.”
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Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and early childhood adiposity and cardiometabolic health in the Healthy Start study
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2 Dec 2023 | IJO
Exposure to PFAS during pregnancy was found to be associated with increased body mass in early childhood, particularly in terms of precisely measured fat mass, emphasizing potential health implications for children exposed to PFAS during gestation.
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U.S. tap water has a $47 billion forever chemicals problem
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1 Dec 2023 | CNBC
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding some “forever chemicals” to the list of toxins that must be reported by drinking water utilities. That is going to require a lot of infrastructure investment.
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Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ found in freshwater fish, yet most states don’t warn residents
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1 Dec 2023 | USA Today
With no federal guidance, what is considered safe to eat varies significantly among states, most of which provide no regulation.
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The story of Maine farmers impacted by PFAS is set to unfold on the silver screen
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1 Dec 2023 | News Center Maine
Several farmers who first raised the alarm about PFAS chemicals will be the focus of a new short film set to premiere Dec. 9 in Los Angeles.
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UN declares PFAS pollution in North Carolina a human rights violation
News
1 Dec 2023 | Grist
Its declaration marks the first time the international body has used such a framework to address the threat of “forever chemicals” in the U.S.
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Prenatal exposure to Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and adiposity measures of children at 4 and 6 years: A prospective birth cohort in China
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1 Dec 2023 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
Exposure to PFAS during pregnancy was linked to increased adiposity in Chinese children at ages 4 and 6, with a stronger impact on measures like arm circumference and waist circumference, particularly among girls.
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Carcinogenicity of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
Science
30 Nov 2023 | Lancet Onc.
A Working Group of 30 scientists from 11 countries met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France, to finalise their evaluation of the carcinogenicity of two agents: PFOA and PFOS, including their corresponding isomers and salts.
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Association between probiotic consumption and serum perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): results from NHANES, 2003–2018
Science
28 Nov 2023 | Environ. Sci. Eur.
The consumption of probiotics through yogurt or supplements is associated with lower levels of certain PFAS, suggesting potential health benefits.
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Comparison of Serum PFAS Concentrations in Incumbent and Recruit Firefighters and Longitudinal Assessment in Recruits
Science
28 Nov 2023 | J Occup Environ Med
Incumbent firefighters had lower n-PFOA and PFNA than recruits and most PFAS significantly decreased over time among male recruits, suggesting that firefighting activities may not increase PFAS exposure.