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[Press Release] 116 Scientists Reject WHO’s Draft PFAS Guidelines
News
10 Nov 2022 | Green Science Policy Institute
More than 100 scientists sent a letter to the World Health Organization today urging a complete overhaul or withdrawal of the organization’s draft drinking water guidelines for the two most well-studied PFAS.
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[Public Comments] International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Comments on Draft World Health Organization Drinking Water Quality Guidelines for PFOA and PFOS
Science
10 Nov 2022 | ISEE Website
The ISEE, a leading scientific association in environmental epidemiology that impacts research, training, and policy worldwide, identified that the provisional WHO guidelines neither protect human health nor include the latest scientific literature.
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Interface hydrogen bonding dominated perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) accumulation by iron particles in drinking water pipes
Science
8 Nov 2022 | Chemosphere
Old unlined drinking water pipes had a higher accumulation capacity for PFOA than new pipes due to the accumulation of some iron particles.
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The effects of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances on female fertility: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Science
2 Nov 2022 | Environ Res
Increased levels of PFAS exposure are associated with reduced female fertility, which should be taken into account for risk assessments of manufacturing products containing PFAS.
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What do we know about the production and release of persistent organic pollutants in the global environment?
Science
26 Oct 2022 | Environ. Sci. Adv.
The U.S. has the highest cumulative environmental releases of PFOS, whereas Europe has the highest cumulative environmental releases of PFOA.
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[AAAS Webinar] Listing PFAS under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
Events
25 Oct 2022
During this public, virtual event hosted by the AAAS Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues, the panelists will discuss CERCLA, the significance of listing PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances, and the process the U.S. EPA has outlined for finalizing the rule.
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Plasma concentrations of perfluoroalkyl acids and their determinants in youth and adults from Nunavik, Canada
Science
14 Oct 2022 | Chemosphere
Long-chain PFAAs levels were 4–7 fold higher in Nunavik Inuit adults compared to the Canadian population and were associated with hunting activity, omega-3 fatty acids, and drinking water from environmental sources.
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Occurrences of legacy and emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in human milk in China: Results of the third National Human Milk Survey (2017–2020)
Science
12 Oct 2022 | J. Hazard. Mater.
Potential hazard from PFAS exposure through breastmilk, especially from high PFOA exposure, was observed throughout China.
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Swimming with PFAS in public and private pools
Science
11 Oct 2022 | Chemosphere
PFBA, PFHxA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFNA and PFBS were detected in every pool sample with most PFOA and PFOS levels above the new US EPA drinking water health advisory limits.
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[Public Review] World Health Organization revisions to the guidelines for drinking-water quality
Policy
3 Oct 2022
Guidelines for drinking-water quality for PFAS, with a focus on PFOS and PFOA, are posted for public comment. Comments should be sent by 11 November 2022 to [email protected].
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Uptake of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by soybean across two generations
Science
3 Oct 2022 | J. Hazard. Mater. Adv.
Considering widespread PFAS contamination and the ability of soybean plants to uptake PFAS, soybean seeds may need to be quantified for PFAS concentrations before their use in agricultural fields.
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Transdermal absorption of C-perfluorooctanoic acid (C-PFOA) from a sunscreen in a male volunteer - What could be the contribution of cosmetics to the internal exposure of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)?
Science
26 Sep 2022 | Environ Int
Using sunscreen containing PFOA resulted in an increase of a volunteer’s PFOA blood levels by about 10%.
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Emerging contaminants migration from pipes used in drinking water distribution systems: a review of the scientific literature
Science
20 Sep 2022 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
PFOA, PFNA, PFDA, PFOS, and PFHxS were detected at levels indicating a potential non-carcinogenic health risk to consumers.
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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) crossing the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier: Their occurrence in human cerebrospinal fluid
Science
15 Sep 2022 | J Hazard Mater
New and legacy PFAS were found cerebrospinal fluid at levels lower than in blood, though levels were higher in the elderly compared with other age groups.
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Childhood exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and neurodevelopment in the CHARGE case-control study
Science
12 Sep 2022 | Environ Res
Childhood PFOA, PFHpA, and a PFAS mixture were associated with increased odds of autism spectrum disorder.