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Companies Knew the Dangers of PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'—and Kept Them Secret
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1 Jun 2023 | TIME
The female employees at the DuPont chemical company’s Washington Works plant in Parkersburg, W. Va., were not given much of an explanation in 1981 when they were all abruptly moved away from any part of the factory that produced a category of chemicals then known as C8.
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The Devil they Knew: Chemical Documents Analysis of Industry Influence on PFAS Science
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1 Jun 2023 | Annals of Global Health
The lack of transparency in industry-driven research on industrial chemicals, including industry strategies to suppress critical science, has significant legal, political, and public health consequences.
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Identifying Unknown Fluorine-Containing Compounds in Environmental Samples Using 19F NMR and Spectral Database Matching
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1 Jun 2023 | ES&T
The fluorine NMR spectrum of hundreds of fluorinated compounds was documented and used to determine the concentration of PFAS at an AFFF-contaminated site.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Personal Hygiene Products: The Implications for Human Exposure and Emission to the Environment
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1 Jun 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
Paper diapers contained the highest summed PFAS concentrations, followed by sanitary pads then menstrual cups; associated PFOA dermal absorption was estimated to contribute to more exposure than dust inhalation exposure.
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How Much Can a Water Filter Do?
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30 May 2023 | The New York Times
Lead, bacteria and PFAS are among the contaminants cropping up in drinking water.
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Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) induces oxidative stress and causes developmental toxicities in zebrafish embryos
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27 May 2023 | J Hazard Mater
PFHxS was found to accumulate in zebrafish embryos and cause physiological and developmental toxicities.
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[Commentary] PFAS contamination also has mental health impact on Maine’s farmers
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25 May 2023 | Portland Press Herald
Cultivemos, a network funded by the 2018 Farm Bill, is making sure that farmers have increased options for access to supportive services where they live and where they work.
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Prenatal exposures to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and epigenetic aging in umbilical cord blood: The healthy start study
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22 May 2023 | Environ Res
Higher PFDA concentrations in cord blood were associated with indicators of lower developmental maturity in infants.
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Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Cognitive and Neurobehavioral Development in Children at 6 Years of Age
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22 May 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
Prenatal exposure to multiple PFAS was associated with increased rates of attention problems.
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All The Stuff in Your Home That Might Contain PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
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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
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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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The EPA’s proposed PFAS regulations ignore a major source of drinking water contamination
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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
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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
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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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Communities of color disproportionately exposed to PFAS pollution in drinking water
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15 May 2023 | Phys.org
People who live in communities with higher proportions of Black and Hispanic/Latino residents are more likely to be exposed to harmful levels of PFAS in their water supplies than people living in other communities.