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All The Stuff in Your Home That Might Contain PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
News
19 May 2023 | TIME
If you put on a pair of soft contact lenses this morning you took a greater risk than you might realize.
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Maine farmers impacted by PFAS worry multi-million-dollar fund will fall short
News
19 May 2023 | News Center Maine
An advisory panel says roughly $80.5 million is needed to address a growing toxic crisis.
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Republicans approve historic $125 million investment in 'forever chemical' clean up in state budget
Policy
18 May 2023
The 11 Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee voted late Thursday to put the money into a "PFAS trust fund."
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The EPA’s proposed PFAS regulations ignore a major source of drinking water contamination
News
18 May 2023 | Grist
A new study suggests unregulated “precursor” compounds account for half of total PFAS pollution at sites around the country.
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Association between PFAS congeners exposure and asthma among US children in a nationally representative sample
Science
17 May 2023 | Environ Geochem Health
Exposure to some PFAS in male children from 3-7 years old was associated with asthma.
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Influence of convective and stratiform precipitation types on per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance concentrations in rain
Science
16 May 2023 | Sci. Total Environ.
PFAS concentrations in precipitation appear to be controlled by the type and magnitude of precipitation events as well as the type of PFAS, whereas population density is a poor predictor of PFAS in precipitation.
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Centurial Persistence of Forever Chemicals at Military Fire Training Sites
Science
15 May 2023 | ES&T
This work highlights the importance of unregulated and overlooked precursors for total PFAS exposure near AFFF releases and their role in sustaining high concentrations of regulated PFAS–up to 2000 times more than regulatory limits even decades after AFFF use ceased.
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Sunrise of PFAS Replacements: A Perspective on Fluorine-Free Foams
Science
15 May 2023 | ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng.
This paper provides a critical analysis of the present state of the various fluorine-free AFFF options that have been developed to date.
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Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in Pennsylvania surface waters: A statewide assessment, associated sources, and land-use relations
Science
15 May 2023 | Sci Total Environ
Electronics manufacturing & water pollution control facilities were associated with greater PFAS contamination in Pennsylvania.
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Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Affect Inflammation in Lung Cells and Tissues
Science
10 May 2023 | Int. J. Mol. Sci.
PFOA and PFOS alone or in a mixture were found to cause decreased respiratory ability in human bronchial cells.
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Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Mixture during Pregnancy and Postpartum Weight Retention in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study (NHBCS)
Science
10 May 2023 | Toxics
PFAS exposure may be associated with decreased ability to lose weight after childbirth in mothers.
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A review of the occurrence, transformation, and removal technologies for the remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from landfill leachate
Science
8 May 2023 | Chemosphere
This paper critically reviews various treatment techniques for PFAS removal in landfill leachates and provides guidance for promoting environmental protection and sustainable development of PFAS remediation in landfill leachate.
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Dietary and maternal sociodemographic determinants of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance levels in pregnant women
Science
6 May 2023 | Chemosphere
Fish, seafood, animal offal, and high-fat foods were significant sources of PFAS, and the authors suggest that exposure may be reduced by consuming more plant-based foods and potential interventions like drinking water treatment.
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Associations between Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Exposures and Blood Lipid Levels among Adults—A Meta-Analysis
Science
4 May 2023 | EHP
This meta-analysis concluded that PFOA and PFOS are significantly associated with increased cholesterol levels in human blood.
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Environmental Exposure to Emerging Alternatives of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Women Diagnosed with Infertility: A Mixture Analysis
Science
3 May 2023 | Environ Health Perspect
Environmental exposure to a PFAS mixture was associated with an increased incidence of abnormal ovarian health in infertile women, with 6:2 Cl-PFESA, HFPO-DA, PFOS, and PFDoA being the major contributors, especially in overweight women.