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Solving the Challenges of PFAS
Events
30 Mar 2021
The Royal Society of Chemistry will be holding a webinar to discuss the British strategy to identify where the chemical sciences can provide solutions to challenges associated with the management and regulation of PFAS in consumer goods and industrial processes.
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High-throughput transcriptomic analysis of human primary hepatocyte spheroids exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a platform for relative potency characterization
Science
30 Mar 2021 | Toxicol Sci
The data indicate that PFOA, PFBS, PFOS, and PFDA may have common molecular targets and toxicities, but that PFOS and PFDS are the most similar.
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Critical Review on PFOA, Kidney Cancer, and Testicular Cancer
Science
30 Mar 2021 | J Air Waste Manag Assoc
This critical review summarizes peer-reviewed epidemiological studies on PFOA and cancers of the kidneys and testes, these associations are most likely causal.
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Environmental exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances mixture and male reproductive hormones
Science
30 Mar 2021 | Environ Int
PFAS mixtures were found to inhibit the production of key reproductive hormones in men.
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Association between urinary per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and COVID-19 susceptibility
Science
30 Mar 2021 | Environ Int
Elevated exposure to PFAS was independently associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 infection.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Outdoor and Indoor Dust from Mainland China: Contributions of Unknown Precursors and Implications for Human Exposure
Science
30 Mar 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
From 2013 to 2017, the median concentration of total PFAS in outdoor dust tripled with an elevated contribution of trifluoroacetic acid and 6:2 fluorotelomer alcohol.
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Exposure assessment of PFAS-contaminated sites using avian eggs as a biomonitoring tool: a frame of reference and a case study in the Po River valley (Northern Italy)
Science
30 Mar 2021 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
PFOA and C6O4 were found in three species of wild passerines at unprecedented levels.
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[Blog] Lowe’s bans PFAS in fabric protector sprays
News
29 Mar 2021 | NRDC Blog
As commitments to remove PFAS from products on store shelves gather steam, manufacturers should ensure that replacements are safe and should disclose all ingredients used in all fabric protectors they make.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Swedish household dust and exposure of pet cats
Science
29 Mar 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Dust was found to be a relevant exposure pathway for the ingestion of some PFAS for cats, and the serum levels of PFAS could be of relevance for the cat's health.
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A tale of PFAS, pollution, and patent claims
News
27 Mar 2021 | C&EN
Analytical reference standards are not known for attracting intrigue and drama. Recently, though, the specter of patent infringement lawsuits has prevented researchers from quantifying environmental contamination by a perfluorinated “forever chemical.”
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl mixtures toxicity assessment "Proof-of-Concept" illustration for the hazard index approach
Science
25 Mar 2021 | J Toxicol Environ Health A
Hazard index scores were used as an initial assessment of multiple health effects of fluorinated mixtures.
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Getting control of PMT and vPvM substances under REACH
Events
25 Mar 2021
This workshop will feature case studies of selected, emerging PMT/vPvM substances that are attracting increasing attention (e.g. ChemSEC's SIN List).
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UK ‘flying blind’ on levels of toxic chemicals in tap water
News
25 Mar 2021 | The Guardian
The UK government has so far only made plans to make plans to understand the levels of drinking water pollution.
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[Press Release] California to list notorious ‘forever chemical’ as a cause of cancer in people
News
24 Mar 2021 | EWG
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment, or OEHHA, said March 19 that PFOA “meets the criteria for listing as known to the state to cause cancer under Proposition 65,” based on the findings of a National Toxicology Program report last year.
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‘Buyer beware’: Ads hide PFAS cookware risks
News
24 Mar 2021 | E&E News
Consumers trying to avoid toxic chemicals in their nonstick cookware face convoluted advertising claims that can confuse even the most well-informed buyers.