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[Conference Abstract] Identification of per- and polyfluorinated substances in food contact materials by mass spectrometric profiling
Science
30 Dec 2019 | DTU Orbit
A screening study of food contact materials was found to contain various PFAS, including PFBA, PFPeA, PFHxA, PFHpA, PFDA, and PFOA.
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The short-chain perfluorinated compounds PFBS, PFHxS, PFBA and PFHxA, disrupt human mesenchymal stem cell self-renewal and adipogenic differentiation
Science
25 Dec 2019 | J Environ Sci (China).
PFBS, PFHxS, PFBA, and PFHxA were found to be cyto- and potentially developmentally toxic in human cells.
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Behavioural effects and bioconcentration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos
Science
25 Dec 2019 | Chemosphere
PFAS exposure significantly disrupted zebrafish development.
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Germany proposes PFHxA restriction under REACH
Policy
20 Dec 2019
Germany has submitted its intention to restrict PFHxA and related chemicals under REACH. Chemicals in this group are short-chain PFAS used in many consumer products.
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Bioaccumulation and human exposure of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in vegetables from the largest vegetable production base of China
Science
10 Dec 2019 | Environ Int
PFAS found to bioaccumulate in vegetables leading to increased amounts in preschool-aged children.
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[Monitoring Data] Evaluation of Kentucky Community Drinking Water for Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Science
22 Nov 2019
Monitoring data from sampling 74 public water systems for eight PFAS compounds in the state of Kentucky.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances, airways infections, allergy and asthma related health outcomes – implications of gender, exposure period and study design
Science
18 Nov 2019 | Envir. Inter.
PFAS was associated with an increased risk of lower respiratory tract infections.
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Occurrence and source apportionment of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in the atmosphere in China
Science
12 Nov 2019 | Atmos. Chem. and Phy.
In a nationwide geographical study researchers found seasonal trends in PFAS concentrations, especially in summer months centering around the Henan province.
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[Public comment] Systematic review protocol for the PFBA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFNA, and PFDA IRIS assessments
Policy
8 Nov 2019
The U.S. EPA is holding a 45-day public comment period for the systematic review protocol for the PFBA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFNA, and PFDA IRIS assessments. Deadline: Monday, December 23, 2019.
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Here’s what Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s new PFAS water rules mean for Michigan
News
16 Oct 2019 | Bridge Michigan
Michigan has taken a major step toward regulating dangerous PFAS chemicals in drinking water supplies. The final rule could be adopted by April 2020, but it must first clear an administrative review that includes consideration by the Environmental Rules Review Committee, a controversial panel that GOP lawmakers created last year to check the governor’s power.
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Occurrences of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in tree bark: Interspecies variability related to chain length
Science
14 Oct 2019 | Sci. of The Tot. Env.
Species-dependent bark accumulation of PFASs was investigated.
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POPs, PFAS and metals in ringed seals (Pusa hispida botnica) from the Baltic 1978-2015
Science
30 Sep 2019 | Swed. Museum of Nat. Hist.
PFAS levels found to be increasing an average of 7% yearly in arctic marine mammals.
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Michigan steps closer to PFAS standards for drinking water
News
28 Sep 2019 | Traverse City Record Eagle
The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team unanimously voted to draft rules founded on the health-based values recommended by a science advisory work group.
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PFAS Experts Symposium: Statements on regulatory policy, chemistry and analytics, toxicology, transport/fate, and remediation for per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination issues
Science
23 Sep 2019 | Remediation
Sixty leading experts provide a consensus statement regarding issues concerning PFAS.
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The short-chain perfluorinated compounds PFBS, PFHxS, PFBA and PFHxA, disrupt human mesenchymal stem cell self-renewal and adipogenic differentiation
Science
9 Sep 2019 | Joun. of Env. Sci.
Short-chain PFAS linked to developmental toxicity in human cell lines.