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Air-water interfacial adsorption coefficients for PFAS when present as a multi-component mixture
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17 Nov 2020 | J Contam Hydrol
Models found that PFAS mobility can be affected by the concentration and homogeneity of PFAS mixtures.
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An exploratory analysis of poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances in pet food packaging from the United States
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17 Nov 2020 | Env. Tech. & Inn.
Precursors that were oxidized to PFBA were found in pet food and packaging.
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Exposure to PFAS and small for gestational age new-borns: A birth records study in Veneto Region (Italy)
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17 Nov 2020 | Environ Res
Living in a contaminated area by PFAS may play a role in affecting fetal growth and support the hypothesis that PFAS exposure is a risk factor for lower than average gestational growth.
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Identifying Risk Factors for Levels of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Placenta in a High-Risk Pregnancy Cohort in North Carolina
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17 Nov 2020 | Environ Sci Technol
PFOS, PFHxS, PFHpS, and PFUnA were detected above the reporting limit in 99, 75, 55, and 49% of placentas, respectively.
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‘Forever chemicals’ found in Chesapeake seafood and Maryland drinking water
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17 Nov 2020 | Bay Journal
States like New Jersey urged its anglers to limit consumption of recreationally caught fish with comparable PFOS levels to what was found in the Potomac River striped bass.
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Biotransformation of perfluoroalkyl acid precursors from various environmental systems: advances and perspectives
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17 Nov 2020 | Env. Poll.
Biotransformation of PFAA precursors mainly involves the cleavage of C–F bonds and non-fluorinated functional groups.
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Transcriptomic response of Gordonia sp. strain NB4-1Y when provided with 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonamidoalkyl betaine or 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate as sole sulfur source
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17 Nov 2020 | Biodegradation
This work identifies genetic targets for further characterization and will inform studies aimed at evaluating the biodegradation potential of environmental samples through applied genomics.
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Recent progress in the detection of emerging contaminants PFASs
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17 Nov 2020 | J Haz. Mat.
The challenge and future directions in PFASs sensor development are discussed.
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Perfluorocarbon-based oxygen carriers: from physics to physiology
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17 Nov 2020 | Europ. J of Phy
A review of the use of PFAS as cancer therapeutics, blood substitutes, and organ preservation.
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Solvay withholds data about toxic PFAS pollution in New Jersey
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17 Nov 2020 | The Intercept
New Jersey has sued Solvay Specialty Polymers over its refusal to release secret studies of its PFAS chemicals.
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Serum Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Concentrations and Predictors of Exposure among Pregnant African American Women in the Atlanta Area, Georgia.
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17 Nov 2020 | Environ Res
PFHxS, PFOS, PFOA, and PFNA were detected in > 95% samples with education, parity, BMI, tobacco use, and year of sampling were significantly associated with some serum PFAS levels.
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Formation of perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) during the exposure of earthworms to 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonic acid (6:2 FTSA)
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17 Nov 2020 | Sci Total Environ
Five terminal PFCA metabolites, including TFA, PFPrA, PFBA, PFPeA and PFHxA were found to be biotransformed from 6:2 FTSA in earthworms.
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Associations between polyfluoroalkyl substance and organophosphate flame retardant exposures and telomere length in a cohort of women firefighters and office workers in San Francisco
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17 Nov 2020 | medRxiv
Significant positive associations were found between PFOA and PFOS and telomere length among the whole cohort with stronger associations among firefighters.
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PFAS and Dissolved Organic Carbon Enrichment in Surface Water Foams on a Northern U.S. Freshwater Lake
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17 Nov 2020 | Environ Sci Technol
Estimates indicate that foam ingestion is a potentially important route of exposure for children and adults when they are in surface waters where foam is present.
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Associations between serum isomers of perfluoroalkyl acids and metabolic syndrome in adults: Isomers of C8 Health Project in China
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17 Nov 2020 | Environ Res
PFAAs isomers were associated with an increase in the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.