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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) uptake by alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and bioavailability in Sprague-Dawley rats
Science
1 Dec 2020 | J Food Prot
This study provides data for regulators investigating PFOA bioavailability and disposition in animals or animal products exposed to contaminated feed.
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Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and thyroid hormone concentrations in cord plasma in a Chinese birth cohort
Science
1 Dec 2020 | Environ Health
Prenatal exposure to multiple PFASs was associated with thyroid disruption in cord blood.
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The high persistence of PFAS is sufficient for their management as a chemical class
Science
1 Dec 2020 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
We argue that this high persistence is sufficient concern for their management as a chemical class, and for all "non-essential" uses of PFAS to be phased out.
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German Federal Agency's International Conference: PFAS - Dealing with contaminants of emerging concern
Events
30 Nov 2020
The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the German Environment Agency will be hosting a two-day international conference focusing on strategies on how to deal with PFAS-contaminated soil and groundwater.
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Neighbors want to know what Sauget incinerator is burning
News
28 Nov 2020 | Fairfield Citizen
Environmental activists are concerned the incinerator could start burning PFAS firefighting foam.
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Polymer-coated electrode detects PFAS in water
News
25 Nov 2020 | C&EN
Instead of bringing water samples back to the lab for analysis, researchers would like to have a continuous field monitor. ”We knew that electrochemistry potentially would be sensitive and selective enough to detect PFAS, and it’s rather inexpensive,” Dick says.
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Contaminants in NJ soil and water are toxic, documents reveal
News
25 Nov 2020 | The Intercept
Solvay had previously withheld information about the PFAS chemicals on the grounds that it was “confidential business information.”
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Solvay workers found to have unregulated PFAS in their blood, documents show
News
25 Nov 2020 | Consumer Reports
The company, which says it now plans to phase out the chemicals, has known of potential risks for at least 15 years, internal studies show.
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Assessing Human Health Risks from Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS)-Impacted Vegetable Consumption: A Tiered Modeling Approach.
Science
25 Nov 2020 | Environ Sci Technol
A hazard analysis based on real-world PFAS-contaminated groundwater data found that water-to-crop transfer is an important exposure pathway for communities with PFAS-impacted irrigation water.
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‘Dark Waters’ attorney: New ‘forever’ chemicals pose threat to environment, human health
News
24 Nov 2020 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mr. Bilott said. “The regulators need to address GenX as a class of chemicals because it’s impossible for the EPA to keep track of and regulate every one.”
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Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Banning Incineration of Firefighting Foam Containing PFAs in Certain New York Cities
Policy
24 Nov 2020
Governor Cuomo today signed legislation banning the incineration of AFFF containing PFAS, the emerging contaminants known as PFAS, in certain cities.
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PFAS Thermal Destruction at Wastewater Treatment Facilities: A State of the Science Review
Science
24 Nov 2020 | Water
This review covers available research on the fate of PFAS through incineration systems with a focus on sewage sludge incinerators.
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Perfluoroalkyl acids in rapidly developing coastal areas of China and South Korea: Spatiotemporal variation and source apportionment
Science
24 Nov 2020 | Sci Total Environ
Results of this study provide novel insights into elucidating the spatiotemporal distribution and complicated sources of PFASs over a large area and provide a clear message for all stakeholders, water and coastal managers, and scientists.
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Rapid Characterization of Emerging Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Using Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry
Science
24 Nov 2020 | Environ Sci Technol
Using analytical chemistry techniques PFAS in AFFF were rapidly characterized.
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Gestational perfluoroalkyl substance exposure and body mass index trajectories over the first 12 years of life
Science
24 Nov 2020 | Int J Obes (Lond)
Gestational PFOA exposure may be associated with adult obesity and cardiometabolic disease, while PFOS and PFHxS exposure is associated with lower BMI in the first 12 years of life.