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Strategies for grouping per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to protect human and environmental health
Science
11 Jun 2020 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
This assessment provides the necessary context for grouping strategies such that they can be adopted as they are, or built on further, to protect human and environmental health from potential PFAS-related effects.
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Removal of eight perfluoroalkyl acids from aqueous solutions by aeration and duckweed
Science
19 May 2020 | Sci the Total Env
With duckweed, >95% of long chain PFAS at 200 ppb were removed after 2 weeks.
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Long-term investigation on the removal of perfluoroalkyl substances in a full-scale drinking water treatment plant in the Veneto Region, Italy
Science
12 May 2020 | Sci. of the Total Envir.
A granular activated carbon system was studied for five years in Italy to determine various PFAS breakthrough behaviors.
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An (Eco)Toxicity Life Cycle Impact Assessment Framework for Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Science
12 May 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Even at low levels, PFAS can still have significant life cycle effects.
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Detecting toxic PFAS with a chip-sized sensor
News
22 Apr 2020 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PHYS.org)
The device can provide real time, point-of-use measurement data for PFOS at 0.5 ppt and the research team is working to extend this technology to detect other PFAS including PFOA, PFBA, PFBS, and GenX.
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Interaction between hypoxia and perfluorobutane sulfonate on developmental toxicity and endocrine disruption in marine medaka embryos
Science
17 Mar 2020 | Aq. Tox.
PFBS found to disrupt development and the endocrine system of juvenile fish.
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[Discussion] Be cautious applying carbon-fluorine bonds in drug delivery
Science
4 Feb 2020 | Chemosphere
Researchers discuss the essentiality and safety of using PFAS in medicines.
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Potential sources and sediment-pore water partitioning behaviors of emerging per/polyfluoroalkyl substances in the South Yellow Sea
Science
3 Feb 2020 | J Haz. Mat.
Fluoropolymer manufacture, textile, and food packaging were major sources of PFAS in Chinese waters.
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Communities Petition EPA to Regulate Hazardous PFAS Chemicals
Policy
16 Jan 2020
The Green Science Policy Institute is petitioning the EPA to list hundreds of PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated chemicals) as hazardous wastes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
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How to weigh in on Michigan’s proposed limits on PFAS in drinking water
News
8 Jan 2020 | Bridge Magazine
Through month’s end, the state is soliciting input on the proposed rules, including three community meetings, before likely rolling them out in late spring.
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Perfluorinated substances in the Flemish population (Belgium): Levels and determinants of variability in exposure
Science
7 Jan 2020 | Chemosphere
Models predict that eating locally grown food and the use of cosmetics may lead to higher exposure of PFAS in Flemish populations.
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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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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) modify lung surfactant function T and pro-inflammatory responses in human bronchial epithelial cells
Science
25 Dec 2019 | Tox. in Vitro
PFAS exposure associated with acute respiratory problems and airway infections.
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ECHA Member State Committee agrees on identification of PFBS and its salts as Substances of Very High Concern
Policy
11 Dec 2019
This decision was based on the concerns regarding these substances' very high persistence, high mobility in water and soil, high potential for long-range transport, and difficulty of remediation and water purification as well as moderate bioaccumulation in humans.
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Exposure of adult mice to perfluorobutanesulfonate impacts ovarian functions through hypothyroxinemia leading to down-regulation of Akt-mTOR signaling
Science
10 Dec 2019 | Chemosphere
PFBS found to be associated with decreased production of ovarian hormones and fertility.