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Global Priority Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Surface Waters:Establishing Baseline Levels on Regional Basis
Science
28 Aug 2019 | DiVA
Baseline levels of PFAS were determined worldwide to understand fluctuating contamination.
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Wisconsin Gov. Evers Signs Executive Order Relating to PFAS
Policy
27 Aug 2019
Executive Order #40 directs the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to take significant measures to address PFAS contamination.
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Short-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in aquatic systems: Occurrence, impacts and treatment
Science
27 Aug 2019 | Chem. Eng. Journal
Short-chain PFAS found to be more persistent, mobile, and resistent to remediation techniques compared to long-chain PFAS.
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Human-Based Exposure Levels of Perfluoroalkyl Acids May Induce Harmful Effects to Health by Disrupting Major Components Androgen Receptor Signalling In Vitro
Science
27 Aug 2019 | Exp. & Health
Certain PFAS found to disrupt multiple parts of the human endocrine system.
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Gas chromatography and liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry for the determination of fluorotelomer olefins, fluorotelomer alcohols, perfluoroalkyl sulfonamides and sulfonamido-ethanols in water
Science
27 Aug 2019 | Journ. Chroma.
Using new measurement techniques, PFAS was detected efficiently in river water.
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Sociodemographic and behavioral determinants of serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in a community highly exposed to aqueous film-forming foam contaminants in drinking water
Science
27 Aug 2019 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
The primary source of human PFAS exposure found to be through consumption of contaminated water with specific demographics affected more than others.
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State tightens contamination levels; SCV Water sets up testing
News
23 Aug 2019 | The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
The updated state [California] guidelines lower the current notification level from 14 ppt to 5.1 ppt for PFOA and from 13 ppt to 6.5 ppt for PFOS.
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California OEHHA's notification level recommendations for PFOA & PFOS
Policy
23 Aug 2019
OEHHA is recommending that the State Water Resources Control Board set the notification levels for PFOA and PFOS at the lowest levels at which they can be reliably detected in drinking water using currently available and appropriate technologies.
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'Forever chemicals' linked to cancer and developmental issues lurk in the blood of almost every American. Here's how to avoid them
News
23 Aug 2019 | Business Insider
PFAS are difficult to avoid, but there are still ways to screen your household items.
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Warminster: Incinerator no longer accepting PFAS waste
News
21 Aug 2019 | The Intelligencer
Warminster municipal officials say they are being told incinerators and landfills across the state will not accept waste containing firefighting foam chemicals until regulatory agencies clarify whether it’s acceptable.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Plasma Concentrations and Bone Mineral Density in Midchildhood: A Cross-Sectional Study (Project Viva, United States)
Science
21 Aug 2019 | Environ. Health Perspect.
PFAS exposure impairs bone development in children and effects their lifelong skeletal health.
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Characteristics and human inhalation exposure of ionic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in PM10 of cities around the Bohai Sea: Diurnal variation and effects of heating activity
Science
20 Aug 2019 | Sci. of Total Env.
Day light heat found to affect PFAS levels in the air.
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Maine’s ‘forever chemical’ restrictions not applied to compost
News
20 Aug 2019 | Portland Press Herald
State environmental regulators have allowed companies to sell compost made with treated municipal sludge to the public this summer, even as they restrict the use of sludge on many farm fields because of concerns about chemical contamination.
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The Sticky Subject of Non-Stick: Regulatory Science Challenges of Per- and Poly-Fluorinated Compounds.
Events
20 Aug 2019
The Texas A&M Interdisciplinary Faculty of Toxicology is pleased to announce its 2019 Annual Regulatory Science Symposium, on challenges regulating PFAS.
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Plant Uptake of PFAAs Under a Maximum Bioavailability Scenario
Science
20 Aug 2019 | Environ. Toxicol. Chem.
PFAS accumulation in radish, carrots, and alfalfa found to be a potential source of human dietary exposure.