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Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in pesticide used on millions of Mass. acres when spraying for mosquitoes
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1 Dec 2020 | Boston Globe
Now, after years of criticism from environmental advocates who have long raised health concerns about the expensive treatment known as Anvil 10+10, the pesticide has been found to also contain an array of toxic compounds known as PFAS.
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Desorption of Poly-and Perfluoroalkyl Substances from Soil Historically Impacted with Aqueous Film-Forming Foam
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1 Dec 2020 | J Env Eng
Short-chain PFAS were found to remain in soils and not diffuse into the water as readily as long-chain counterparts.
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Spatial distribution, sources and risk assessment of perfluoroalkyl substances in surface soils of a representative densely urbanized and industrialized city of China
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1 Dec 2020 | Catena
Total PFAS content was negatively correlated with soil pH but positively with soil organics.
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Effects of gestational exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate on the lung development of offspring rats
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1 Dec 2020 | Environ Pollut
PFOS may contribute to the increasing incidence of developmental lung diseases by elevating lung inflammation and inhibiting lung development.
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Cohort profile: China National Human Biomonitoring (CNHBM)-A nationally representative, prospective cohort in Chinese population
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1 Dec 2020 | Environ Int .
In 21,888 participants a total of 18 different PFAS were found in a Chinese national biomonitoring study.
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[Job opportunity] Postdoctoral Research Associate at Indiana University
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1 Dec 2020
The Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network team at Indiana University is looking for a postdoctoral research associate for a two-year appointment.
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Tests reveal toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in aerial pesticide showered over millions of acres in US
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1 Dec 2020 | Common Dreams
The manufacturer claimed that PFAS were not used in the production, manufacturing, or distribution of either the active or inactive ingredients of the pesticide found to contain 250 ppt of PFOA, 260–500 ppt of GenX, a replacement for PFOA.
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) uptake by alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and bioavailability in Sprague-Dawley rats
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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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The high persistence of PFAS is sufficient for their management as a chemical class
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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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Epigenetic Modifications, and Alterations in Cell Cycle and Apoptosis Pathway in A549 Lung Carcinoma Cell Line upon Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances
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1 Dec 2020 | Toxics
Exposure to GenX, PFOA, and PFOS may have profound effects in patients with pre-existing lung conditions or could lead to cancer.
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Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and thyroid hormone concentrations in cord plasma in a Chinese birth cohort
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1 Dec 2020 | Environ Health
Prenatal exposure to multiple PFASs was associated with thyroid disruption in cord blood.
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German Federal Agency's International Conference: PFAS - Dealing with contaminants of emerging concern
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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
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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
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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
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25 Nov 2020 | The Intercept
Solvay had previously withheld information about the PFAS chemicals on the grounds that it was “confidential business information.”