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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water and birthweight in the US
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13 Aug 2020 | Env. Epi.
Increased levels of PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS, and PFHxA were associated with lower birthweights.
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Answers to Common Questions on PFAS in Drinking Water
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12 Aug 2020 | AWWA
An overview of the most common questions regarding PFAS, exposure, and what is currently being done to remediate it.
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[Press Release] Scientists Urge Business & Government to Treat PFAS Chemicals as a Class
Policy
11 Aug 2020
All per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) should be treated as one class and avoided for nonessential uses, according to a peer-reviewed article published in today's issue of Environmental Science & Technology Letters.
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New state PFAS standards put Livingston Airport on cleanup list
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6 Aug 2020 | WHMI
The new Michigan drinking water and groundwater standards resulted in 42 new sites being added.
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Risk Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) Mixtures: A Relative Potency Factor Approach
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4 Aug 2020 | Environ. Toxicol. Chem.
The toxicity of PFAS mixtures was investigated to determine the combined health effects in humans.
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New Michigan PFAS rules set to take effect Aug. 3, among nation’s strictest
News
23 Jul 2020 | The Detroit News
The rules set maximum contaminant levels at 6 ppt for PFNA; 8 ppt for PFOA; 400,000 ppt for PFHxA; 16 ppt for PFOS; 51 ppt for PFHxS; 420 ppt for PFBS and 370 ppt for HFPO-DA or Gen X.
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Cooking methods affect the intake of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from grass carp
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22 Jul 2020 | Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf.
The effects of various cooking methods (boiling, steaming, grilling, and frying) on the levels of PFASs in fish muscle and the intake of PFASs were explored.
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Laboratory-scale and pilot-scale stabilization and solidification (S/S) remediation of soil contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)
Science
21 Jul 2020 | J of Haz. Mat.
PFOA and PFOS was found to be remediated up to 97% in soil.
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Accumulation of six PFAS compounds by woody and herbaceous plants: potential for phytoextraction
Science
14 Jul 2020 | Int J Phytoremediation
PFPeA, PFHxA, PFOA, PFBS, PFHxS, and PFOS were successfully remediated using herbaceous and woody plant species.
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[Press Release] Scientists Urge Business & Government to Treat PFAS Chemicals as a Class
Policy
30 Jun 2020
All per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) should be treated as one class and avoided for nonessential uses, according to a peer-reviewed article published today in Environmental Science & Technology Letters.
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Maternal exposure to environmental endocrine disruptors during pregnancy is associated with pediatric germ cell tumors
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30 Jun 2020 | Nagoya J Med Sci
Children with pediatric germ cell tumors had high serum levels of PFHxS relative to those of tumor-free pediatric patients.
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Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class
Science
29 Jun 2020 | ES&T L
This commentary presents a scientific basis for managing as one chemical class the thousands of chemicals known as PFAS.
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Association between Prenatal Exposure to PFAS and Fetal Sex Hormones: Are the Short-chain PFAS Safer?
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16 Jun 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Prenatal exposure to PFBS and PFHpA was associated with endocrine disruption.
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Strategies for grouping per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to protect human and environmental health
Science
11 Jun 2020 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
This assessment provides the necessary context for grouping strategies such that they can be adopted as they are, or built on further, to protect human and environmental health from potential PFAS-related effects.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in blood of captive Siberian tigers in China: Occurrence and association with biochemical parameters
Science
19 May 2020 | Env Poll
Ten PFASs were detected in the blood of captive Siberian tigers, including PFOS alternative 6:2 Cl-PFESA, primarily from the consumption of PFAS-contaminated meat.