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The origin of these highly toxic man-made chemicals
News
10 Jul 2022 | Chicago Tribune
Industry records show 3M and DuPont, the chief manufacturers of PFAS, hid what they knew about the dangers for decades.
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Suspect screening and nontargeted analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in representative fluorocarbon surfactants, aqueous film-forming foams, and impacted water in China
Science
9 Jul 2022 | Environ. Int.
69 PFAS were identified in Chinese fluorosurfactants such as those used in aqueous film-forming foams, and high concentrations of neutral PFAS were found in polymer-based products.
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Bumble Bee Clams Recalled Due to PFAS
News
9 Jul 2022 | Physician's Weekly
Bumble Bee Foods is recalling some canned, smoked clams because they contain high levels of PFAS.
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Predicting Exposure to Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) among US Infants
Science
9 Jul 2022 | Int J Environ Res Public Health.
Analysis of NHANES data found that lifetime exposure to PFAS begins in utero, and infant serum concentrations remain fairly stable from birth to at least age one, with the possible exception of PFOS.
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Rhode Island Governor Signs into Law Notable Ban on Toxic PFAS Chemicals in Food Packaging
Policy
8 Jul 2022
On Tuesday, Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee signed into law a policy that bans toxic chemicals known as PFAS in all types of food packaging by 2024.
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PFAS exposure in pregnancy is contributing to rising rates of liver disease in kids, study finds
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8 Jul 2022 | Today
The study, by researchers at Mount Sinai and published Wednesday, takes the first comprehensive look at prenatal exposure to chemicals that disrupt the endocrine system and the recent rising rates of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children.
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Petitioners demand Columbia Sportswear remove PFAS
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8 Jul 2022 | NRDC
NRDC and USPIRG Education Fund delivered 48,000 petition signatures to Columbia Sportswear CEO, calling for the phase-out of toxic PFAS from the company’s supply chain.
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Florida oysters found to have toxic ‘forever chemicals’
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7 Jul 2022 | Phys.org
When FIU Institute of Environment scientists sampled 156 oysters from Biscayne Bay, Marco Island and Tampa Bay, they detected contaminants—PFAS and phthalate esters (PAEs)—in every single one.
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When organic is toxic: How a composting facility likely spread massive amounts of ‘forever chemicals’ across one town in Massachusetts
News
7 Jul 2022 | The Boston Globe
But their health got worse and this spring, they learned of a potential reason why: The water they were drinking and cooking with contained massive amounts of toxic chemicals, known as PFAS — more than 50 times what state regulators consider safe to drink.
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Associations of prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances with preterm birth: A family-based birth cohort study
Science
7 Jul 2022 | Environ Res
Higher family-level PFNA and PFDA exposure were associated with greater preterm birth risk, but the results on an individual level were contradictory.
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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and neurodevelopment in 2-year-old children: A prospective cohort study
Science
7 Jul 2022 | Environ Int
PFAS exposure during early pregnancy was significantly associated with an adverse neurodevelopmental status at two years of age, raising a serious public health concern.
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When organic is toxic: How a composting facility likely spread massive amounts of ‘forever chemicals’ across one town in Massachusetts
News
6 Jul 2022 | Boston Globe
The water they were drinking and cooking with contained massive amounts of toxic chemicals, known as PFAS — more than 50 times what state regulators consider safe to drink.
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Revealed: US water likely contains more ‘forever chemicals’ than EPA tests show
Policy
6 Jul 2022
A Guardian analysis of water samples from around the United States shows that the type of water testing relied on by the US EPA is so limited in scope that it is probably missing significant levels of PFAS pollutants.
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Association of Prenatal Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals With Liver Injury in Children
Science
6 Jul 2022 | JAMA Netw Open
Prenatal exposure to mixtures of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, such as PFAS, organochlorine pesticides, and metals, may increase the risk for liver injury in childhood.
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Widespread Occurrence of Non-Extractable Fluorine in Artificial Turfs from Stockholm, Sweden
Science
6 Jul 2022 | ES&T L
Fluorinated substances in artificial turf were found to most likely be polymeric organofluorine (e.g., fluoroelastomer, polytetrafluoroethylene, and polyvinylidene fluoride), consistent with patent literature.