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Prenatal plasma concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and neuropsychological development in children at four years of age.
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13 Jun 2019 | Environ Health
Exposure to PFAS through prenatal plasma was linked to personal-social skill deficits in Chinese cohort study.
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PFAS Nation: Toxic Discharges Suspected From Almost 500 Industrial Facilities Across U.S.
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11 Jun 2019
At least 475 industrial facilities across the nation could be discharging the toxic fluorinated compounds known as PFAS into the air and water, according to an EWG analysis of government data... [This] count of industrial sites does not include 446 public water systems known to be contaminated with PFAS, more than 100 military installations with known or suspected water contamination identified by the Pentagon, or hundreds of Defense Department fire training stations with known or suspected use of PFAS-based firefighting foam, identified by the Intercept...
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Physico-chemical properties and gestational diabetes predict transplacental transfer and partitioning of perfluoroalkyl substances.
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11 Jun 2019 | Environ Int
The ability of PFAS to travel through the circulatory system and between mother and fetus was investigated.
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Developmental exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) selectively decreases brain dopamine levels in northern leopard frogs.
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10 Jun 2019 | Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol.
PFAS linked as a potential factor in diseases that target the nervous system during development.
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Australian researchers make PFAS breakthrough
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7 Jun 2019 | Australian Defence Magazine
The problem of cleaning up toxic polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) pollution has seen a breakthrough in the discovery of a new low-cost, safe and environmentally friendly method that removes PFAS from water. PFAS pollution does not break down readily in the environment and was extensively used in fire-fighting foams at airports and Defence sites, resulting in contaminated ground and surface water…
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Tap Water Contributions to Plasma Concentrations of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in a Nationwide Prospective Cohort of U.S. Women.
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6 Jun 2019 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Drinking contaminated water was a statistically significant predictor of elevated PFOA and PFNA blood plasma levels in a women cohort study.
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The Toxic Water Crisis That 2020 Democrats Are Still Figuring Out How To Talk About
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4 Jun 2019 | Huffington Post
“As people discover contamination of their drinking water, they become very concerned and would support those who want to solve the problems,” said Arlene Blum, executive director of the California-based Green Science Policy Institute. “The question is, will people vote because of PFAS?”...
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Field-scale evaluation of the uptake of Perfluoroalkyl substances from soil by rice in paddy fields in South Korea.
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1 Jun 2019 | Science of the Total Environment.
PFAS has been detected in sub-surface water which is taken up by rice plants in Asia, potentially exposing surrounding populations.
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Cord blood Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, placental steroidogenic enzyme, and cord blood reproductive hormone.
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1 Jun 2019 | Environ Int
PFAS exposure in utero linked to disruption of fetal reproductive hormones in female mice.
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Using 2003–2014 U.S. NHANES data to determine the associations between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and cholesterol: Trend and implications.
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30 May 2019 | Ecotoxicology & Environmental Safety.
Researchers linked high levels of PFOA and PFOS to increased total cholesterol.
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New Hampshire sues 3M, DuPont, 6 other companies over PFAS contamination
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29 May 2019 | Union Leader
The state of New Hampshire is taking some of the biggest chemical companies in the world to court, seeking hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up groundwater and other forms of contamination from a group of highly toxic chemicals used in everything from firefighting foam to Teflon pans.
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Capito among Senators seeking faster EPA action on PFAS chemical pollution
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28 May 2019 | wvik
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced two bills aimed at further regulating a group of toxic chemicals known as PFAS. The chemicals include PFOA, or C-8, used to make nonstick products and other similar chemicals…
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US House Committee Holds Hearing On PFAS Risks
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28 May 2019 | Wisconsin Public Radio
The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on the risk of contamination and exposure to PFAS. The class of chemicals are used in everyday products like cookware, carpets and firefighting foam. More than 4,700 PFAS chemicals are known to exist...
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Prenatal exposure to PFOS and PFOA in a pregnant women cohort of Catalonia, Spain.
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26 May 2019 | Environ. Res.
PFOS and PFOA found to cross the placental barrier with an average of 65% efficiency, with most exposures occurring due to dietary intake in Spanish cohort study.
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A guide to the PFAS found in our environment
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22 May 2019 | Chemical & Engineering News
C&E News has put together an interactive library of notable PFAS, including chemical structures and background information.