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Occurrence and human exposure assessment of perfluorinated substances in house dust from three European countries
Science
13 Aug 2019 | Science of The Total Environment
PFOA dust ingestion to dietary exposure reached values of 50% for toddlers.
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Vertical transport and sinks of perfluoroalkyl substances in the global open ocean
Science
13 Aug 2019 | Enviro. Sci. Proc. & Impacts
PFAS was found throughout ocean water columns globally.
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[Report] National Toxicology Program technical reports on the toxicity studies of perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (TOX-96) and perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (TOX-97)
Science
8 Aug 2019
NTP technical reports on the toxicity studies of perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (TOX-96) and perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (TOX-97) are now available.
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Opinion: For toxic ‘forever’ chemicals, we need more than a temporary fix
News
8 Aug 2019 | UNDARK
Regulators have consistently been a step behind in their attempts to control PFAS contamination. It’s time for a new strategy.
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Preliminary assessment of general population exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances through diet in Greece
Science
5 Aug 2019 | Environmental Research
PFOA and PFOS levels linked to certain elements of the Greek diet.
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DuPont says N.J. toxic mess caused by U.S. government ordering chemicals for WW1 and WW2
News
5 Aug 2019 | NJ Advance Media
In court filings, the company says the federal government ordered millions of pounds of chemicals to be produced at four sites across New Jersey during the two World Wars. Because that work was done under a federal contract, DuPont argues that it does not have liability in recent lawsuits filed against the company by New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal.
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Blog post: FDA must abandon flawed assumptions when reviewing safety of PFAS uses in food
News
5 Aug 2019 | Environmental Defense Fund Blog
All the PFAS uses allowed by FDA that we reviewed had estimated exposures exceeding the most protective minimal risk level for PFOS proposed by the CDC.
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Michigan: PFAS & biosolids
Policy
5 Aug 2019
Information on the first case of PFAS biosolids contamination in Michigan and their Industrial Pretreatment Program's guidance.
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Legacy and alternative per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the U.S. general population: Paired serum-urine data from the 2013-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Science
5 Aug 2019 | Environ Int
Blood serum was found to be the best method for biomonitoring of PFAS regardless of their biopersistence.
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Bioaccumulation of fluorotelomer sulfonates and perfluoroalkyl acids in marine organisms living in aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) impacted waters
Science
5 Aug 2019 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Crabs found to contain significant levels of PFAS due to military exercises in Norway.
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Characteristic and human exposure risk assessment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: A study based on indoor dust and drinking water
Science
4 Aug 2019 | Environmental Pollution
Short-chain PFAS levels were found to be highest in drinking water and indoor dust in Chinese households.
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Duke study to determine source, effects of PFAS chemicals in Haw River
News
4 Aug 2019 | The Fayetteville Observer
Researchers have identified and documented contamination in the town’s drinking water for decades, but there’s been little done about it and almost no outcry.
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Vertical distribution of perfluoroalkyl substances in water columns around the Japan sea and the Mediterranean Sea
Science
30 Jul 2019 | Chemosphere
A significant increase in PFAS levels was found in the semi-closed ocean waters from 2005 to 2010.
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Distribution, sources and human risk of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in a receiving riverine environment of the Nanjing urban area, East China
Science
29 Jul 2019 | Journal of Hazardous Materials
PFAS were detected in both water and sediments, with greater occurrence in the dry season.
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Nanofiltration of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid as a function of water matrix properties
Science
29 Jul 2019 | Water Supply
PFOA and PFOS were removed from water supplies using organic mater and charged particles.