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Perfluorooctanoic acid exposure in early pregnancy induces oxidative stress in mice uterus and liver
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4 Aug 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
PFOA exposure was found to cause damage to the liver and the loss of embryos.
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Maternal Perfluoroalkyl Substances, Thyroid Hormones, and Genes: A Spanish Cross-sectional Study
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4 Aug 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
As PFOA levels increased, hormones which growth and development, levels decreased.
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EPA Approval of PFAS for Fracking May Spell a New Health Crisis for Communities
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30 Jul 2021 | Truthout
At least 130 oil and gas companies … have used PFAS, or chemicals that can break down into PFAS in fracking in at least 1,200 wells in the U.S. since 2012.
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Evaluation of Different Extraction Methods for the Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Dried Blood Spots from the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
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28 Jul 2021 | Environ Toxicol Chem
An improved method of obtaining marine mammal blood was developed to detect PFAS in sentinel species.
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First Report on the Bioaccumulation and Trophic Transfer of Perfluoroalkyl Ether Carboxylic Acids in Estuarine Food Web
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27 Jul 2021 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
HFPO-TrA, HFPO-TeA, and PFO5DoA could be biomagnified along the food chain in editable fishes.
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OEHHA Releases Long-Awaited Proposed Public Health Goals for PFOA and PFOS
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23 Jul 2021 | JD Surpa
The draft goals identified by OEHHA are 0.007 parts per trillion (ppt) for PFOA to address concerns based on kidney cancer in humans associated with exposure to PFOA and 1 ppt for PFOS to address concerns related to liver and pancreatic tumors in laboratory animals associated with exposure to PFOS.
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Efforts underway in Europe to ban PFAS compounds
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23 Jul 2021 | Chemistry World
The five European countries are proposing to ban the entire class of chemicals.
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Thyroid Disruptors: Extrathyroidal Sites of Chemical Action and Neurodevelopmental Outcome-an Examination Using Triclosan and Perfluorohexane Sulfonate (PFHxS)
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21 Jul 2021 | Toxicol Sci
Lifelong exposure to PFAS could affect both the thyroid hormone status and the immune defense of perch in the wild.
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Spatial and Temporal Patterns of PFAS Occurrence at a Wastewater Beneficial Reuse Site in Central Pennsylvania
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20 Jul 2021 | ASABE
PFAS present in the crop tissue suggests that PFAS may enter the food chain once those crops are fed to livestock.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) adsorption in drinking water by granular activated carbon: Influence of activated carbon and PFAS characteristics
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20 Jul 2021 | Sci Total Environ
Activated carbon filters were found to absorb different PFAS from contaminated water at different efficiencies.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in leachate, fly ash, and bottom ash from waste incineration plants: Implications for the environmental release of PFAS
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19 Jul 2021 | Sci Total Environ
PFBA and PFBS were associated with leachate contamination while PFOS was found to travel in fly ash readily.
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Time for EPA to come clean on PFAS
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14 Jul 2021 | The Hill
Corporate coverups allowed PFAS to flood our environment. To stem the damage, we need to turn off the tap.
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LC-HRMS screening of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in impregnated paper samples and contaminated soils
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13 Jul 2021 | Anal Bioanal Chem
PFAS in paper sludge was linked to contamination in soils.
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Perfluoroalkyl acids on suspended particles: Significant transport pathways in surface runoff, surface waters, and subsurface soils
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13 Jul 2021 | J Hazard Mater .
Suspended particles, often an overlooked vector for PFAAs, can be a dominant pathway for the transport of PFAAs in environments.
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A landmark settlement: Delaware gets $50 million from DuPont, and chemicals companies for PFAS clean-up
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13 Jul 2021 | WDEL News
This marks the first time the Delaware Department of Justice has resolved environmental damage claims on behalf of the state.