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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and neonatal immunoglobulin profiles in the upstate KIDS study (2008-2010)
Science
1 Jul 2022 | Environ Pollut
Early exposure to PFOA and PFOS may disrupt neonatal immunoglobulin levels, weakening neonatal immune systems.
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‘It’s scary as hell’ — PFAS exposure a ‘widespread’ problem for troops, families nationwide
News
30 Jun 2022 | Military Times
Some of the highest concentrations of PFAS chemicals in the country have been found at and around military bases, in large part because of the military’s longtime reliance on the firefighting foam AFFF — PFAS are active ingredients.
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Associations between prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and neurobehavioral development in early childhood: A prospective cohort study
Science
28 Jun 2022 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
Modest associations found potential developmental neurotoxicity of prenatal PFAS exposure.
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[Perspective] Bone accrual during adolescence: do endocrine disrupting chemicals play a role?
Science
28 Jun 2022 | J Clin Endocrinol Metab
Early-life chemical exposure to phthalates and PFAS may lead to reduced bone mass accrual during adolescence.
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Mixture of environmental pollutants in breast milk from a Spanish cohort of nursing mothers
Science
25 Jun 2022 | Environ Int
PFAS levels were found to be higher in younger mothers with PFOS being detected in 87% of samples.
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Baltimore’s water system contains PFAS chemicals at levels above new EPA health advisory
News
24 Jun 2022 | The Baltimore Sun
Baltimore’s water system, which serves 1.8 million homes and businesses in the city and Baltimore County, contains measurable levels of so-called ‘forever chemicals’ that the federal Environmental Protection Agency said last week pose health risks even at minute levels.
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PFAS 'forever chemicals' are everywhere. Here's what you should know about them
News
23 Jun 2022 | NPR
Last week, the EPA put out a new advisory warning that even tiny amounts of some of PFAS chemicals found in drinking water may pose risks.
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Serum concentrations of selected perfluoroalkyl substances for US females compared to males as they age
Science
23 Jun 2022 | Sci Total Environ
From late teens to late 30's/early 40's, serum PFAS levels for females decreased across the sample population.
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Exposure to Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Mortality in US Adults: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Science
22 Jun 2022 | Environ. Health Perspect.
High exposure of U.S. adults to PFOS and a PFAS mixture was found to be positively associated with all-cause mortality, heart disease mortality, and cancer mortality.
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The Vitamin D Receptor as a Potential Target for the Toxic Effects of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)
Science
21 Jun 2022 | SSRN
Computer modeling suggested that dozens of commonly used PFAS may competitively bind to vitamin D receptors, which could potentially lead to harmful effects on immune, endocrine, and bone homeostasis.
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‘Forever chemicals’ linked to high blood pressure in women
News
20 Jun 2022 | The Washington Post
Now, researchers have linked PFAS to high blood pressure in middle-aged women, adding to the long list of health risks associated with the pollutants.
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‘Forever chemicals’ linked to high blood pressure in women
News
20 Jun 2022 | The Washington Post
Researchers have linked PFAS to high blood pressure in middle-aged women, adding to the long list of health risks associated with the pollutants.
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New PFAS Warnings Put Utility Reputations at Risk, Not Liability
News
17 Jun 2022 | Bloomberg Law
Water utilities are likely to face public relations difficulties following the EPA’s announcement of PFAS-related health advisories this week, water attorneys say, even if legal challenges are less of a concern.
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A federal loophole has left Maine in the dark on manufacturers’ PFAS waste
News
17 Jun 2022 | Maine Radio
The public was supposed to learn for the first time last year which Maine manufacturers are using PFAS and discharging the chemicals as waste, but a federal loophole has apparently allowed the facilities to evade reporting the information, fomenting anger about a federal inability to provide basic information related to a public health threat.
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2022 Interim Updated PFOA and PFOS Health Advisories
Policy
15 Jun 2022
The health advisory levels for PFOA and PFOS were greatly decreased, indicating that negative health effects may occur with concentrations of PFOA or PFOS in water that are near zero.