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PFAS accumulation in indigenous and translocated aquatic organisms from Belgium, with translation to human and ecological health risk
Science
7 Apr 2021 | Environ. Sci. Eur.
In mussels, PFAS profiles were dominated by PFOA and showed a higher relative contribution of short-chained PFAS, while PFAS profiles in fish were dominated by PFOS.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Transport from Groundwater to Streams near a PFAS Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina, USA
Science
7 Apr 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
The mass transfer between groundwater and surface water of PFAS was quantified for contaminated communities.
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Acute Toxicity and Trans-Generational Effects of Perfluorobutane Sulfonate (PFBS) in Caenorhabditis elegans
Science
7 Apr 2021 | Environ Toxicol Chem
Chronic exposure to PFBS at higher concentrations can cause behavioral toxicity and could be transferred to offspring in human model species.
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Advancing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) research: an overview of ATSDR and NCEH activities and recommendations
Science
6 Apr 2021 | Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
This paper presents a framework, compelling questions, and research activities to help NCEH and ATSDR advance scientific discovery in partnership with federal, state, and local stakeholders as part of a comprehensive public health response to PFAS contamination.
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Following Years Of Advocacy, Gillibrand Joins Community In Hoosick Falls To Announce New Legislation To Create Access To Medical Monitoring For Victims Of Significant PFAS Exposure
Policy
5 Apr 2021
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced legislation to provide Americans with improved legal pathways that would help courts award medical monitoring for victims of PFAS exposure and bolster PFAS research.
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State's Largest Business Lobby Sues Environmental Regulators Over PFAS Sampling Of Wastewater
News
1 Apr 2021 | Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce filed a complaint on Monday in Jefferson County Circuit Court against the State, claiming the agency is unlawfully seeking to sample wastewater for PFAS that’s released from industrial and municipal facilities.
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Sea turtles across the North Pacific are exposed to perfluoroalkyl substances
Science
31 Mar 2021 | Environ Pollut
PFOS was associated with developmental and immunosuppression in Pacific sea turtles.
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CA PFAS Webinar
Events
30 Mar 2021
The American Groundwater Trust will be hosting a webinar on PFAS contamination in California.
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Solving the Challenges of PFAS
Events
30 Mar 2021
The Royal Society of Chemistry will be holding a webinar to discuss the British strategy to identify where the chemical sciences can provide solutions to challenges associated with the management and regulation of PFAS in consumer goods and industrial processes.
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Exposure assessment of PFAS-contaminated sites using avian eggs as a biomonitoring tool: a frame of reference and a case study in the Po River valley (Northern Italy)
Science
30 Mar 2021 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
PFOA and C6O4 were found in three species of wild passerines at unprecedented levels.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Outdoor and Indoor Dust from Mainland China: Contributions of Unknown Precursors and Implications for Human Exposure
Science
30 Mar 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
From 2013 to 2017, the median concentration of total PFAS in outdoor dust tripled with an elevated contribution of trifluoroacetic acid and 6:2 fluorotelomer alcohol.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Swedish household dust and exposure of pet cats
Science
29 Mar 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Dust was found to be a relevant exposure pathway for the ingestion of some PFAS for cats, and the serum levels of PFAS could be of relevance for the cat's health.
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Getting control of PMT and vPvM substances under REACH
Events
25 Mar 2021
This workshop will feature case studies of selected, emerging PMT/vPvM substances that are attracting increasing attention (e.g. ChemSEC's SIN List).
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The new PFAS C6O4 and its effects on marine invertebrates: First evidence of transcriptional and microbiota changes in the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum
Science
23 Mar 2021 | Environ Int
PFOA replacement was found not to be significantly less toxic.
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Fate and transport of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the vadose zone
Science
23 Mar 2021 | Sci Total Environ
In this review, we critically discuss the current state of the knowledge and aim to interconnect the complex processes that control the fate and transport of PFASs in groundwater.