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Exposure to Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Mortality in US Adults: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Science
22 Jun 2022 | Environ. Health Perspect.
High exposure of U.S. adults to PFOS and a PFAS mixture was found to be positively associated with all-cause mortality, heart disease mortality, and cancer mortality.
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Environmental exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and sleep disturbance in pregnant women: A prospective cohort study
Science
22 Jun 2022 | Sci Total Environ
PFAS exposure was associated with higher risks for sleep disturbance and sleep medicine use throughout pregnancy, though further research is needed to propose potential mechanisms.
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The Vitamin D Receptor as a Potential Target for the Toxic Effects of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)
Science
21 Jun 2022 | SSRN
Computer modeling suggested that dozens of commonly used PFAS may competitively bind to vitamin D receptors, which could potentially lead to harmful effects on immune, endocrine, and bone homeostasis.
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Background per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in laboratory fish diet: Implications for zebrafish toxicological studies
Science
21 Jun 2022 | Sci Total Environ
PFAS such as PFOS was found in laboratory fish food, potentially leading to false positives in PFAS research.
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‘Forever chemicals’ linked to high blood pressure in women
News
20 Jun 2022 | The Washington Post
Now, researchers have linked PFAS to high blood pressure in middle-aged women, adding to the long list of health risks associated with the pollutants.
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A federal loophole has left Maine in the dark on manufacturers’ PFAS waste
News
17 Jun 2022 | Maine Radio
The public was supposed to learn for the first time last year which Maine manufacturers are using PFAS and discharging the chemicals as waste, but a federal loophole has apparently allowed the facilities to evade reporting the information, fomenting anger about a federal inability to provide basic information related to a public health threat.
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Seasonal Trends of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in River Water Affected by Fire Training Sites and Wastewater Treatment Plants
Science
17 Jun 2022 | SSRN
PFAS concentrations were significantly higher at sites impacted by wastewater treatment plants and airports, with seasonal trends suggesting that the mobilization of PFAS depends on many factors like hydrological events and soil permeability.
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EPA Announces New Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFAS Chemicals, $1 Billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Strengthen Health Protections
Policy
15 Jun 2022
EPA also announced that it is inviting states and territories to apply for $1 billion – the first of $5 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grant funding – to address PFAS and other emerging contaminants in drinking water, specifically in small or disadvantaged communities.
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Pesticides Are Spreading Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Scientists Warn
News
15 Jun 2022 | Scientific American
Nearly 70 percent of all pesticides introduced into the global market from 2015 to 2020 contained PFAS chemicals or related compounds,
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[POSTER ABSTRACT] Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and obesity in Florida firefighters
Science
15 Jun 2022 | Cancer Research
Firefighters who had higher than average body mass indices had higher total serum PFAS concentrations than firefighters of healthy weight.
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Emerging Contaminants (EC) in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant (SDC)
Policy
15 Jun 2022
As part of a government-wide effort to confront PFAS pollution, EPA has invited states and territories to apply for $1 billion – the first of $5 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grant funding – to address PFAS and other emerging contaminants in drinking water, specifically in small or disadvantaged communities.
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Federal PFAS Report Card
Policy
13 Jun 2022
EWG has researched actions the federal government is committed to taking, or for which it faces congressionally mandated deadlines, to tackle the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
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Target and suspect screening of 4,777 per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in river water, wastewater, groundwater and biota samples in the Danube River Basin
Science
13 Jun 2022 | J. Hazard. Mater.
82 PFAS were detected in Europe’s second largest river basin with many at concentrations of environmental concern.
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[White Paper] Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Food Packaging Second Alternatives Assessment
Science
13 Jun 2022 | WA State Department of Ecology
This is the second Washington State Department of Ecology alternatives assessment of PFAS in plant-fiber-based food packaging.
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Association of polyfluoroalkyl substances and allergy in US adolescents: Results from NHANES 2005–2006
Science
13 Jun 2022 | J. Occup. Environ. Med.
PFAS are associated with increased incidence of current allergic symptoms in U.S. adolescents.