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Wooden spoons and glass mugs: how to avoid toxic chemicals in your kitchen
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2 Dec 2022 | The Guardian
Here’s his guide to help you find safe alternatives for your kitchen.
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Occurrence and removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in leachates from incineration plants: A full-scale study
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2 Dec 2022 | Chemosphere
Using biological treatment and membrane filtration effectively moved over 95% of PFAS from the leachates from incineration plants, with physical entrapment, not biodegradation, as the main means of PFAS reduction.
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Hydrogen-polarized vacuum ultraviolet photolysis system for enhanced destruction of perfluoroalkyl substances
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1 Dec 2022 | JHM Letters
Hydrogen and UV light treatments were found to destroy PFOS and PFOA up to 95% in tap water in 45 minutes in laboratory conditions.
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[Report] Synthetic Report on Understanding Side-Chain Fluoroianted Polymers and Their Life Cycle
Science
1 Dec 2022
This report summarizes efforts by the OECD/UNEP Global PFC Group in synthesizing publicly available scientific and technical information on the life cycle of SCFPs, which are polymers with a non-fluorinated polymer backbone and with substructures.
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Maternal exposure to perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS) during pregnancy: evidence of adverse maternal and fetoplacental effects in New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits
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1 Dec 2022 | Toxicol Sci
PFBS exposure during gestation may lead to renal injury, hypertension in the mother, and decreased fetal growth.
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Bayesian Estimation of Human Population Toxicokinetics of PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, and PFNA from Studies of Contaminated Drinking Water
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1 Dec 2022 | Environ Health Perspect
A harmonized methodology was developed to determine the half-life and volume of distribution for PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, and PFHxS.
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What should I do about PFAS in my water?
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28 Nov 2022 | Wisconsin Watch
A consumer guide details how people can deal with harmful PFAS in local water sources being detected nationwide, including around Wisconsin.
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Contaminants in fish from US rivers: Probability-based national assessments
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28 Nov 2022 | Sci. Total Environ.
PFAS is detected in 95.2–99.7 % of fish samples annually.
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Approaches to mixture risk assessment of PFASs in the European population based on human hazard and biomonitoring data
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26 Nov 2022 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
The mixture risk assessments indicate that PFAS exposure is too high and may result in a human health risk.
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Many DOE weapons complex sites record exposure to PFAS, mull next steps
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23 Nov 2022 | Exchange Monitor
Many sites within the Department of Energy’s weapons complex have at least some level of exposure to certain human-made chemicals drawing increasing attention from the U.S. EPA, according to a report released Tuesday.
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Systemic toxicity induced by topical application of perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), and perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) in a murine model
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23 Nov 2022 | Food Chem Toxicol
Dermal exposure to newer PFAS showed similar effects on the liver and immune system as oral PFAS exposure.
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Insights into the Dermal Absorption, Deposition, and Elimination of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Rats: The Importance of Skin Exposure
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23 Nov 2022 | Environ Sci Technol
Dermal absorption of PFAS can be long-lasting and contribute considerably to the body burden of PFAS in a human model species.
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Prenatal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, Maternal Thyroid Dysfunction, and Child Autism Spectrum Disorder
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23 Nov 2022 | Endocrinol Metab (Seoul)
A review of relevant studies found that PFAS exposure may lead to thyroid dysfunction and childhood developmental abnormalities.
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GAO Calls for Nationwide Analysis of “Forever Chemicals”
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22 Nov 2022 | JAMA Network
The US GAO recommended that the US EPA conduct a national analysis of PFAS, a class of synthetic chemical compounds.
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What Happens In Utero Does Not Stay In Utero: a Review of Evidence for Prenatal Epigenetic Programming by Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
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22 Nov 2022 | Curr Environ Health Rep
This review covers the relationship between prenatal exposure to PFAS and epigenetic modifications in infants, children, and adolescents over 18 years of age.