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Op-ed: PFAS chemicals—the other immune system threat
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6 Jul 2020 | Environmental Health News
Exposure to PFAS suppresses the ability of the immune system to make antibodies—the part of the immune system critically important in fighting COVID-19 and other infectious agents.
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Widespread PFAS chemical pollution will likely make COVID-19 worse
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5 Jul 2020 | Massive Science
These common household and industrial chemicals impair immune system function.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances in the Lingang hybrid constructed wetland, Tianjin, China: occurrence, distribution characteristics, and ecological risks
Science
5 Jul 2020 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
HFPO-DA with high toxicity was detected in wetlands for the first time.
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Does PFAS exposure make you more vulnerable to coronavirus? Senators want a study to find out
News
1 Jul 2020 | Courier Times
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey was part of a group of 19 senators to write to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Alex Azar last week to inquire about whether the potential connection between PFAS exposure and COVID-19 was being “thoroughly examined.
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Protective gear could expose firefighters to PFAS
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1 Jul 2020 | c&en
Fluorinated compounds in water-resistant textiles break down over time, contacting the skin and shedding into the environment.
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Michigan lawmakers make another push to crack down on PFAS
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1 Jul 2020 | Michigan Advance
A top priority: Requiring the U.S. EPA to create a national enforceable drinking water standard for certain types of PFAS within two years and list them as hazardous substances under the nation’s Superfund law.
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Will Congress finally address toxic 'forever chemicals?'
Policy
30 Jun 2020
The haunting folk song refrain, “When will we ever learn?” could apply well to the reckless manufacture of a class of harmful chemicals called PFAS.
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Panel of scientists recommends stronger guidelines on PFAS
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30 Jun 2020 | Star Tribune
A panel of scientists has recommended that all forms of PFAS used in waterproofing, nonstick cookware, firefighting foams and other heat- and stain-resistant uses be classified collectively as problematic and restricted in uses.
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Removal of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in a Full-Scale Drinking Water Treatment Plant: Long-term Performance of Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) and Influence of Flow-Rate
Science
30 Jun 2020 | Water Res.
A cost-analysis for various operation scenarios illustrated the dominating effect of treatment goals and costs for granular activated carbon regeneration and operation costs.
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Perfluorooctanoic Acid Activates the Unfolded Protein Response in Pancreatic Acinar Cells
Science
30 Jun 2020 | J Biochem Mol Toxicol
PFOA-induced stress in cells may be the trigger leading to decreased pancreatic function.
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Non-target and suspect screening of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Chinese municipal wastewater treatment plants
Science
30 Jun 2020 | Water Res.
63 PFAS was found in wastewater with emerging PFAS not effectively removed using traditional methods.
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[Press Release] Scientists Urge Business & Government to Treat PFAS Chemicals as a Class
Policy
30 Jun 2020
All per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) should be treated as one class and avoided for nonessential uses, according to a peer-reviewed article published today in Environmental Science & Technology Letters.
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Toxicity of Balb-C Mice Exposed to Recently Identified 1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoro-2-[1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoro-3-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)propan-2-yl]oxyethane-1-sulfonic acid (PFESA-BP2)
Science
30 Jun 2020 | Toxicology
PFAS from the Cape Fear River basin in North Carolina was associated with increased liver and body weight percents.
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A case-control study of perfluoroalkyl substances and the risk of breast cancer in Taiwanese women
Science
30 Jun 2020 | Environ Int
PFHxS and PFOS were associated with the breast cancer risk of estrogen receptor-positive tumors in young women.
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Thermal desorption as a high removal remediation technique for soils contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)
Science
30 Jun 2020 | PLoS ONE
PFSAs and FOSAs showed higher removal than the perfluoroalkyl carboxylates PFCAs using thermal desorption.