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Environmental pollutants in blood donors: The multicentre Norwegian donor study
Science
20 Jan 2020 | Transfus Med
PFAS was found in 100% of blood banks across Norway with concentrations increasing as donor age rose.
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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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LC-MS screening of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in contaminated soil by Kendrick mass analysis
Science
16 Jan 2020 | Anal Bioanal Chem.
A screening of four contaminated soil samples found twelve compound classes comprising more than 61 PFAS.
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Accumulation and phytotoxicity of perfluorooctanoic acid and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-2-(heptafluoropropoxy)propanoate in Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana
Science
16 Jan 2020 | Environ. Pollut.
GenX was found to be bioaccumulative, and that accumulation likely inhibits plant growth and photosynthesis.
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Microbial responses to perfluoroalkyl substances and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) desulfurization in the Antarctic marine environment
Science
30 Dec 2019 | Water Research
Microbes found to remove the sulfur atom from PFOS in Antarctic marine ecosystems.
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Distribution characteristics of trifluoroacetic acid in the environments surrounding fluorochemical production plants in Jinan, China
Science
26 Dec 2019 | Environ. Sci. and Poll. Res.
PFAS pollution around a manufacturing plant was found to most likely negatively impact local aquatic ecosystems.
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Pollution Characteristics and Exposure Risk Assessment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Road Dust, Chengdu
Science
26 Dec 2019
PFAS was found in dust collected from local Chinese roadways putting children at risk of increased exposure.
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Trace level analyses of selected perfluoroalkyl acids in food: Method development and data generation
Science
26 Dec 2019 | Environ. Poll.
Methods for detecting PFAS in cow milk, butter, chicken egg, chicken meat, beef, and fish were developed and validated.
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Novel and legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in bald eagle eggs from the Great Lakes region
Science
26 Dec 2019 | Environ. Poll.
PFASs concentrations in bald eagles rivaled the total concentration of brominated flame retardants and included three new or emerging chemicals.
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Food Safety Concerns: Crop Breeding as a Potential Strategy to Address Issues Associated with the Recently Lowered Reference Doses for Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane sulfonate
Science
26 Dec 2019 | J Agric Food Chem.
A review of agricultural crops that are not prone to accumulate PFOA and PFOS, including their specific identification and traits, to help decrease PFAS levels in humans.
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Phytotoxicity induced by perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate via metabolomics
Science
25 Dec 2019 | J Haz. Mat.
PFOS was found to disrupt lettuce's ability to photosynthesize.
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Bioaccumulation and human exposure of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in vegetables from the largest vegetable production base of China
Science
10 Dec 2019 | Environ Int
PFAS found to bioaccumulate in vegetables leading to increased amounts in preschool-aged children.
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Insights into the Uptake, Translocation and Transformation Mechanisms of Perfluorophosphinates and Perfluorophosphonates in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Science
10 Dec 2019 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Exposure to PFPiAs in roots caused increased accumulation of more persistent PFPAs in the stalk and leaves of wheat.
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Possible Fluorinated Alternatives of PFOS and PFOA: Ready to Go?
Science
9 Dec 2019 | Environ Sci Technol.
A scientific opinion piece regarding the analytical techniques, health concerns, and regulatory challenges regarding fluorinated short-chain alternatives as markets move away from long-chain PFAS.
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Temporal Trends in Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) of Indian River Lagoon, Florida and Charleston, South Carolina
Science
9 Dec 2019 | Environ Sci Technol.
Regulation and phaseout of specific PFAS linked to the decreasing levels of certain PFAS and rising levels of others in bottlenose dolphins.