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Australian dolphins have the world’s highest concentrations of ‘forever chemicals’
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23 Nov 2023 | The Conversation
One young Burrunan dolphin had liver concentrations almost 30% higher than any other dolphin ever reported.
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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and longitudinal changes in bone mineral density in adolescents and young adults: A multi-cohort study
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23 Nov 2023 | Environ Res
Exposure to PFOS was found to be associated with lower bone mineral density in both Hispanic adolescents and mixed-ethnicity young adults, suggesting potential long-term impacts on bone health and increased risk of osteoporosis in adulthood.
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Backlash forces EPA to pause toxic PFAS waste imports to US from Netherlands
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22 Nov 2023 | The Guardian
North Carolina residents push back against environmental agency bringing 4m lbs of ‘forever chemical’ waste to the region.
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Analysis of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in plastic food storage bags by different analytical approaches
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22 Nov 2023 | JCO
57% of plastic food storage bags were found to contain PFAS and migration studies showed no migration of diPAP (6:2) and rapid PFBS migration within 2 hours, with weekly exposure estimates remaining below the regulatory levels set by the European Food Safety Authority.
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Supreme Court won't review $40 million DuPont PFAS verdict tied to cancer
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20 Nov 2023 | Reuters
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a $40 million verdict against E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co, preserving a legal win for an Ohio man who said toxic "forever chemicals" released by the company into drinking water caused his cancer.
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Validating blood microsampling for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances quantification in whole blood
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20 Nov 2023 | JCA
A minimally invasive and cost-effective microsampling technique was evaluated for quantifying 75 PFAS in dried blood spots, with the most effective extraction method identified as filtered protein precipitation, demonstrating its potential as an extensive and practical tool for large-scale human biomonitoring studies.
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Tracing the Bioaccessibility of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Fish during Cooking Treatment
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20 Nov 2023 | J. Agric. Food Chem.
Different methods of cooking reduced PFAS bioaccessibility, suggesting that steaming fish and reduced oil intake are beneficial for reducing PFAS absorption from fish consumption.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Canadian municipal wastewater and biosolids: Recent patterns and time trends 2009 to 2021
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19 Nov 2023 | Sci. Total Environ.
PFOS and PFOA remain in Canadian wastewater and biosolids, with concentrations of long-chain PFAS – except for PFOS – decreasing over time, while short-chain PFAS, used as replacements, show a consistent increase in wastewater between 2009 and 2021.
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Distribution of select per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances at a chemical manufacturing plant
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19 Nov 2023 | J Hazard Mater
Testing around a PFAS manufacturing facility in New Jersey revealed that while PFCAs were likely to migrate in groundwater, FTOHs primarily moved in the vapor phase, emphasizing the potential for PFAS vapor intrusion and indoor air inhalation exposure in the surrounding area.
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US industry disposed of at least 60m pounds of PFAS waste in last five years
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17 Nov 2023 | The Guardian
The estimate in the new EPA analysis is probably ‘dramatic’ undercount because ‘forever chemical’ waste is unregulated in the US.
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Let’s talk about PFAS: Inconsistent public awareness about PFAS and its sources in the United States
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16 Nov 2023 | PLOS ONE
A nationwide survey revealed that nearly half of respondents were unaware of PFAS, with 97.4% expressing a belief that their drinking water had not been impacted by PFAS, highlighting a crucial need for improved communication and awareness efforts regarding PFAS information and health risks.
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How Cancer-Linked ‘Forever Chemicals’ Got Inside Everyone
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13 Nov 2023 | Bloomberg
In this episode of Bloomberg Investigates, we examine how substances known as PFAS found their way to every corner of the planet—and the consequences.
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EPA detected "forever chemicals" in water systems serving 46 million. Is yours on our map?
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11 Nov 2023 | USA Today
Toxic “forever chemicals” have been found in more than one in four public drinking water systems this year in concentrations at or above the Environmental Protection Agency’s minimum reporting levels.
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[Press Release] From the trough to the plate – digitally calculated
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11 Nov 2023 | German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment computer programme “ConTrans”estimates how much of an undesirable substance is transferred from feed to food
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Majority of domestic US military sites leaking PFAS into environment
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11 Nov 2023 | Envirotech Online
Recent reports have unveiled a disconcerting scenario wherein an array of U.S. Army bases have become inadvertent conduits of contamination, leaching hazardous chemicals into local water supplies.