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Association between prenatal exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and infant anthropometry: A prospective cohort study
Science
4 Mar 2024 | Int. J. Hyg. Environ. Health
Prenatal exposure to PFAS was linked to altered infant growth patterns, with PFNA and PFDoA associated with increased size in females, and PFOA correlated with decreased weight, head, and arm circumference in males, suggesting potential impacts on offspring growth trajectories.
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Japan’s food safety panel drafts intake limit for 'forever chemicals'
Policy
4 Mar 2024
The Food Safety Commission of Japan released a draft report last month on the daily intake limit for PFAS, a set of fluorinated chemicals recently linked to a range of health issues such as cancer and pregnancy complications.
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Kimberly-Clark factory where Kleenex made pollutes town with PFAS, lawsuit says
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4 Mar 2024 | Reuters
Kimberly-Clark has been hit with a proposed class action filed by Connecticut residents living near a facility where it makes Kleenex accusing the consumer goods company of contaminating their properties and drinking water with toxic ‘forever chemicals.’
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Competition to destroy ‘forever chemicals’ heats up
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4 Mar 2024 | Britt E. Erickson
Cleantech start-ups vie for a piece of the PFAS destruction market.
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‘The heart of the problem’: Why hundreds of activists stormed a forever chemical plant in Lyon
News
3 Mar 2024 | Euronews Green
Hundreds of climate activists stormed a ‘forever chemical’ plant in Lyon, France, this weekend.
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Texas farmers claim company sold them PFAS-contaminated sludge that killed livestock
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1 Mar 2024 | The Guardian
Two ranches also allege biosolids with ‘forever chemicals’ ruined crops, polluted drinking water and left their properties worthless.
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Prediction of the Interactions of a Large Number of Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances with Ten Nuclear Receptors
Science
29 Feb 2024 | Environ Sci Technol
Modeling and machine-learning was used to study interactions between thousands of PFAS and nuclear receptors – these interactions can be indicative of endocrine and metabolic disruption – and the authors urge biological validation of their computational findings on a diverse set of PFAS.
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Fast-Food Wrappers That Contain PFAS Are No Longer Sold in the US, the FDA Says
Policy
28 Feb 2024
Starting in 2020, the FDA obtained commitments from U.S. food manufacturers to phase out PFAS in wrappers, boxes and bags with coating to prevent grease, water and other liquids from soaking through.
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Unveiling per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination in Chinese paper products and assessing their exposure risk
Science
28 Feb 2024 | Environ Int
Chinese paper food contact materials were found to be contaminated with PFAS, with estimated intake from one-third of tested paper bowls/plates exceeding recommended health levels; moreover, the study suggests that microwave heating can release PFAS from popcorn bags and convert long-chain PFAS into short-chain forms.
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For thousands of common chemicals, there is ‘no safe level,’ says report
News
27 Feb 2024 | The Hill
In the report published Monday, scientists from the Endocrine Society and the International Pollutants Elimination Network criticized the way regulators determine the toxicity level of chemicals — and suggested that for a staggering array of common compounds, including PFAS, no dose may be safe.
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EU Policy. Fruit and veg increasingly tainted by 'forever-chemicals', NGO warns
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27 Feb 2024 | euronews.green
Analysis conducted by Pesticide Action Network Europe revives debate on PFAS ban covering active substances in pesticides.
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The Best PFAS-Free Running Jackets
News
27 Feb 2024 | Outside
We tested 16 running jackets that provide all-weather protection without containing forever chemicals. These three were our favorites.
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Health scientists applaud the scrapping of controversial Indiana PFAS bill
News
27 Feb 2024 | Environmental Health News
The manufacturer-friendly bill would have narrowed the scope of which chemicals were considered PFAS.
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Dynamic spatiotemporal changes of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soil and eggs from private gardens at different distances from a fluorochemical plant
Science
27 Feb 2024 | Environ Pollut
The study conducted near a fluorochemical plant in Antwerp, Belgium, revealed higher concentrations of short-chain PFAS and their precursors in vegetable garden soil, elevated levels of long-chain PFAS in chicken enclosure soil and homegrown eggs, and temporal variations such as a 9x decrease in PFOS concentrations in soil and a 13x drop in concentrations in eggs, emphasizing the presence of localized high-concentration plumes near the plant and the necessity for ongoing monitoring and regulatory intervention.
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[Press Release] Scientists Successfully Head Off Concerning PFAS Bill
Policy
26 Feb 2024
This public health victory shows what happens when scientists contribute their expertise to the policymaking process,” said Marta Venier, an environmental chemist at Indiana University who testified in the hearings.