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A big win for clean water in Wisconsin
News
12 Jul 2021 | Wisconsin Examiner
However, a powerful interest group, the Wisconsin Manufactures and Commerce has recently filed another lawsuit attacking the state’s power to order cleanup of PFAS and other toxic contaminants.
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[OECD Report] Reconciling Terminology of the Universe of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Recommendations and Practical Guidance
Policy
12 Jul 2021
This report summarizes recent efforts by the OECD/UNEP Global PFC Group in reviewing the universe and terminology of PFAS to provide recommendations and practical guidance to stakeholders including a revised definition of PFAS.
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EPA approved toxic chemicals for fracking a decade ago, new file shows
News
12 Jul 2021 | The New York Times
The approvals came despite the agency’s own concerns about toxicity.
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A long road to recovery for Lake Superior fish
News
12 Jul 2021 | Environmental Health News
The Jackfish Bay white sucker population has nearly recovered, but persistent chemicals remain a problem throughout the Great Lakes.
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[Resource] PFAS-REACH Science-based Guidance for Patients and Clinicians to Inform Their Decision Making
Policy
9 Jul 2021
These guidance documents are intended for people living and clinicians working in communities with PFAS contaminated water or who have had some other source of substantial exposure to PFAS.
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Perfluorooctanoic acid induces liver and serum dyslipidemia in humanized PPARα mice fed an American diet.
Science
9 Jul 2021 | Toxicol Appl Pharmacol
Diet was found to possibly influence PFAS’s liver toxicity.
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[Presentation] Government Health Communications on PFAS Can and Should be Improved
Policy
7 Jul 2021
This presentation suggests how the current US governmental health communication on PFAS is not accurately aligned with the science on the adverse health outcomes associated with PFAS exposure.
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Comments on Proposed TSCA Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for PFAS Due August 27, 2021
Policy
6 Jul 2021
On June 28, 2021, the U.S. EPA proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements for PFAS under the TSCA.
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Maternal exposure to perfluoroalkyl chemicals and anogenital distance in the offspring: a Faroese cohort study
Science
6 Jul 2021 | Reprod Toxicol
Elevated maternal exposure to major PFAS was significantly associated with a longer anogenital distance in boys.
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Ship navigation disturbance alters multiphase distribution of perfluoroalkyl acids and increases their ecological risk in waterways
Science
6 Jul 2021 | Sci Total Environ
The present study provides crucial information for simulating the environmental behaviors of PFAAs under the influence of ship navigation and is significant for the integration of inland water transport development and aquatic environmental protection.
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Concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in donor breast milk in Southern Spain and their potential determinants
Science
6 Jul 2021 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
Several PFAS, including short-chain compounds, are detected in pooled donor milk samples and may be an important pathway for the PFAS exposure of breastfed infants, including preterm infants in NICUs.
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Prospective associations of mid-childhood plasma per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and pubertal timing
Science
6 Jul 2021 | Environ Int
Higher PFAS plasma concentrations in mid-childhood were associated with the later onset of puberty in girls.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Hormone Levels during the Menopausal Transition
Science
6 Jul 2021 | J Clin Endocrinol Metab
PFAS was found to affect reproductive aging through stimulating follicle hormones and estradiol levels in midlife women during the menopausal transition.
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PFOS in U.S. Ambient Surface Waters: A Review of Occurrence in Aquatic Environments and Comparison to Global Concentrations
Science
6 Jul 2021 | Environ Toxicol Chem
This review summarizes currently available literature on PFOS occurrence in surface waters across the U.S. and highlights existing data gaps.
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Hair determination of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Italian population
Science
6 Jul 2021 | Toxicology
The presence and prevalence of PFAS in hair were found to be correlated to geographic location.