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Prenatal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Child Growth Trajectories in the First Two Years
Science
22 Mar 2022 | EHP
Associations of PFAS with child growth trajectory differed by sex as well as by when and at what concentration exposure occurred.
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Understanding Public Perceptions of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Infodemiology Study of Social Media
Science
21 Mar 2022 | J Med Internet Res
Government agencies can use social media research to understand the community sentiment on PFAS and then use social media to dispel misinformation, communicate scientific findings, and provide resources for relevant public health services.
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How the way we eliminate toxic PFAS from water also takes an environmental toll
News
21 Mar 2022 | WHYY.org
But protecting people’s health has a consequence: The technology most effective at removing PFAS contributes to the carbon footprint.
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UK's safe level for tap water too high - scientists
Policy
18 Mar 2022
Scientists are concerned that the allowable levels of toxic PFAS - known as "forever chemicals" - in UK drinking water are too high.
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PFAS cosmetics studies are “springboard” for litigation
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18 Mar 2022 | Environmental Health News
Cosmetics companies could face litigation if their products are found to contain PFAS, warn attorneys, as a rash of recent lawsuits hit companies touting themselves as clean but whose products contain evidence of “forever chemicals.”
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Implications of PFAS definitions using fluorinated pharmaceuticals
Science
16 Mar 2022 | iScience
Using nine definitions prepared by various stakeholders, we screened the 360 organofluorine pharmaceuticals approved and used globally between 1954 and 2021.
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Washington State Legislature Passes Bill to Speed Up Restrictions on PFAS “forever chemicals”
Policy
16 Mar 2022
Today, the Washington State legislature sent a bill to Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s desk that steps up action on PFAS “forever chemicals” in products such as raincoats, apparel, and firefighter personal protective equipment.
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Wisconsin DNR Advisory Board adopts PFAS Water Standards
Policy
16 Mar 2022
In late February, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources took three steps toward the adoption of statewide standards for PFAS compounds.
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Effective April 1, 2022: Treatments Containing Perfluoroalkyl or Polyfluoroalkyl Substances for Use on Converted Textiles or Leathers
Policy
15 Mar 2022
The CA DTSC finalized a regulation pursuant to the Safer Consumer Products regulations to list a new Priority Product: treatments containing PFAS for use on converted textiles or leathers such as carpets, upholstery, clothing, and shoes.
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Bovine oocyte exposure to perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) induces phenotypic, transcriptomic, and DNA methylation changes in resulting embryos in vitro
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15 Mar 2022 | Reproductive Toxicology
PFHxS was found to induce morphological and molecular changes in developing cow reproductive cells at critical stages.
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Systematic Developmental Toxicity Assessment of a Structurally Diverse Library of PFAS in Zebrafish
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15 Mar 2022 | J. Hazard. Mater.
Exposure to 49 of 139 PFAS affected zebrafish development with low PFAS volatility associated with developmental toxicity.
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Impact of Firefighting Aqueous Film-Forming Foams on Human Cell Proliferation and Cellular Mortality
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15 Mar 2022 | J. Occup. Environ
Three common AFFFs induced cellular toxicity and significantly decreased cell proliferation, even when cells were treated with concentrations 10-fold lower than the working concentration used for fire suppression.
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[Report] Analytical Methods for PFAS in Products and the Environment
Science
15 Mar 2022 | Nordic Council of Ministers
The following report provides an overview of currently available analytical methods for PFAS in different matrices.
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Characterization of organophosphate esters (OPEs) and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFASs) in settled dust in specific workplaces
Science
15 Mar 2022 | Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res.
PFAS content in house dust was ten times higher than that in workplaces, while OPE concentrations were higher in workplaces.
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Nearly 900 spills of toxic firefighting foam occurred over past 30 years
News
11 Mar 2022 | The Hill
Nearly 900 spills of firefighting foam containing toxic “forever chemicals” have occurred across the country since 1990, new data published by the EPA revealed.