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• Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Street Sweepings

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  5 Oct 2021 | Environ Sci Technol

  In different cities, the dominant PFAS by concentration and frequency of detection varied; however, PFOA and linear PFOS were the two PFAS that were detected the most frequently.

• Occurrence of selected per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs) in food available on the European market - A review on levels and human exposure assessment

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  5 Oct 2021 | Chemosphere

  Fruits and vegetables recently showed relatively high levels of PFASs, and have become a more significant source of PFASs than meat.

• Comparison of bioconcentration and kinetics of GenX in tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus in fresh and brackish water

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  5 Oct 2021 | Chemosphere

  As bioconcentration in all tissues increased with increasing salinity, this may raise concern for marine organisms and human exposure.

• Can determination of extractable organofluorine (EOF) be standardized? First interlaboratory comparisons of EOF and fluorine mass balance in sludge and water matrices

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  28 Sep 2021 | Environ Sci Process Impacts

  Combining multiple analytical chemistry methods, unknown PFAS were found in a variety of liquid samples.

• Evaluation, optimization, and application of three independent suspect screening workflows for the characterization of PFASs in water

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  28 Sep 2021 | Environ Sci Process Impacts

  Computational methods were combined to better evaluate the presence and consequence of PFAS in water.

• Ticks as novel sentinels to monitor environmental levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

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  28 Sep 2021 | Environ Sci Process Impacts

  Four different species of ticks, across two states, were analyzed for 53 PFAS, with the most detects in wetlands.

• Associations among maternal perfluoroalkyl substance levels, fetal sex-hormone enzymatic gene polymorphisms, and fetal sex hormone levels in the Hokkaido study

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  28 Sep 2021 | Reprod Toxicol

  PFAS exposure was associated with abnormal hormone levels leading to disrupted development.

• Overview of the Mechanisms of Action of Selected Bisphenols and Perfluoroalkyl Chemicals on the Male Reproductive Axes.

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  27 Sep 2021 | Front Genet

  PFAS exposure inhibited men’s ability to reproduce by altering key hormones.

• Source apportionment and crop bioaccumulation of perfluoroalkyl acids and novel alternatives in an industrial-intensive region with fluorochemical production, China: Health implications for human exposure

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  22 Sep 2021 | J Hazard Mater

  Through crop consumption, short-chained PFAAs and novel alternatives might pose emerging human health threats.

• Organofluorine Mass Balance Analysis of Whole Blood Samples in Relation to Gender and Age.

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  21 Sep 2021 | Environ Sci Technol

  Over 50% of extractable organofluorine could not be explained by the 63 monitored PFAS in the female Swedish population.

• Addressing Urgent Questions for PFAS in the 21st Century

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  21 Sep 2021 | Environ Sci Technol

  Six urgent questions relevant to science, technology, and policy were proposed to aid in addressing the -- PFAS problem.

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

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  14 Sep 2021 | Environ Int .

  Exposure to high levels of PFAS in drinking water was associated with an increased risk of reproductive harm

• Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances associates with an altered lipid composition of breast milk

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  14 Sep 2021 | Environ Int

  Maternal exposure to PFAS impacts the nutritional quality of breast milk, which, in turn, may have a detrimental impact on the health and growth of the children later in life.

• Transport and environmental risks of perfluoroalkyl acids in a large irrigation and drainage system for agricultural production

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  11 Sep 2021 | Environ Int

  Up to 40% of tolerant daily intake came from humans eating contaminated aquatic organisms.

• Use of glioma to assess the distribution of patterns of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in human brain

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  8 Sep 2021 | Environ Res

  PFAS, including short chains, were found inside the brain circumnavigating the blood-brain barrier.