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• The role of maternal high fat diet on mouse pup metabolic endpoints following perinatal PFAS and PFAS mixture exposure

  Science

  8 Sep 2021 | Toxicology

  PFAS mixtures were found to have increased detrimental effects, especially when transferred from mother to offspring.

• FDA Releases PFAS Testing Results from First Survey of Nationally Distributed Processed Foods

  Policy

  1 Sep 2021

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the first survey of PFAS in nationally distributed processed foods, including several processed baby foods.

• Per/polyfluoroalkyl substances production, applications and environmental impacts

  Science

  31 Aug 2021 | Bioresource Tech.

  Current chemical and biological remediation technologies are expensive/not effective and thus new remediation technologies must be developed.

• Early pregnancy loss: Do Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances matter?

  Science

  31 Aug 2021 | Environ Int

  Overall, we suggest that most PFAS were not associated with early pregnancy loss at the current exposure levels.

• Analysis of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in processed foods from FDA's Total Diet Study

  Science

  31 Aug 2021 | Anal Bioanal Chem

  PFAS features detected by LC-MS/MS correlated well in abundance with LC-IMS-MS data; however, LC-IMS-MS identified a number of additional PFAS, many known to be components of firefighting foams.

• Rapid Determination of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Harbour Porpoise Liver Tissue by HybridSPE-UPLC-MS/MS

  Science

  31 Aug 2021 | Toxics

  A new analytical method was optimized for use on mammalian tissues with up to 89% detection.

• Understanding the Impact of Perfluorinated Compounds on Cardiovascular Diseases and Their Risk Factors: A Meta-Analysis Study

  Science

  31 Aug 2021 | Int J Environ Res Public Health

  PFOA and PFOS were positively associated with developing cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors.

• Exposure to hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) disturbs the gut barrier function and gut microbiota in mice

  Science

  31 Aug 2021 | Environ Pollut

  Potential gut toxicity of HFPO-DA and is perceived as a major problem of health risk that affects inflammation, gut barrier dysfunction, and gut microbiota disturbance in mammals.

• Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA): No high-level accumulation in human lung and kidney tissue

  Science

  30 Aug 2021 | Int J Hyg Environ Health

  Contrary to previous findings, analysis of short-chain PFAS in human lungs and kidney indicates PFBA is not likely to accumulate in these tissues.

• 2nd Stakeholder Consultation on a Restriction for PFAS

  Policy

  25 Aug 2021

  The competent authorities for REACH of the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway are currently preparing a REACH Annex XV Restriction Dossier for the group of PFAS since all these substances are considered to be persistent.

• The occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in fluoropolymer raw materials and products made in China

  Science

  25 Aug 2021 | J Environ Sci (China)

  Generally, the levels of PFOA in raw materials were higher than in products, implying that PFOA in the emulsion/dispersion resin could be partly removed during the polymerization or post-processing steps.

• Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water and risk for polycystic ovarian syndrome, uterine leiomyoma, and endometriosis: A Swedish cohort study

  Science

  25 Aug 2021 | Environ Int

  Exposure to high levels of PFAS in drinking water was associated with an increased risk of enlarged and irritated ovaries.

• [Blog post] Dirty Water: Toxic “Forever” PFAS Chemicals Are Prevalent in the Drinking Water of Environmental Justice Communities

  News

  18 Aug 2021 | NRDC

  At least 69 percent of state-identified disadvantaged communities have PFAS contamination in their public water systems.

• Virtual Event No Defense Screening

  Events

  18 Aug 2021

  The Great Lakes PFAS Action Network is hosting a virtual, seven-day screening, No Defense, The U.S. Military’s War on Water, by Pulitzer Prize winner Sara Ganim, to raise awareness and prompt action on the PFAS crisis occurring across the Great Lakes region. 

• Maine PFAS Products Bill Most Far-Reaching To Date

  Policy

  18 Aug 2021

  Maine passed what was touted as the most aggressive PFAS bill related to products thus far in the country.