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Are resource recovery insects safe for feed and food? A screening approach for bioaccumulative trace organic contaminants
Science
1 Jun 2022 | Sci. Total Environ.
Four PFAS (PFBA, PFOA, PFBS, and PFOS) did not bioaccumulate in larvae, and non-target analysis revealed emerging PFAS present in larvae and almond hulls.
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Emerging and Legacy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in an Elderly Population in Jinan, China: The Exposure Level, Short-Term Variation, and Intake Assessment
Science
24 May 2022 | Environ Sci Technol
Dietary ingestion, especially fish, was likely an important exposure pathway for PFAS among elderly adults in one city.
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Sorption of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) using Polyethylene (PE) microplastics as adsorbent: Grand Canonical Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics (GCMC-MD) studies
Science
17 May 2022 | Int. J. Environ. Anal. Chem.
Several PFAS were found to easily sorb on to polyethylene microplastics, especially as pollutant concentration increased.
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Putting the Brakes on Toxic “Forever Chemicals” in Maryland
Policy
10 May 2022
On April 21, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed into state law SB0273/HB0275, the George “Walter” Taylor Act, which curtails the introduction of new PFAS into the environment.
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Interaction of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Allostatic Load among Adults in Various Occupations
Science
10 May 2022 | Diseases
Increased chronic physiological stress was positively associated with serum concentrations of certain PFAS, as well as with different occupation groups such as Public Administration and Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation.
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Serum PFAS and Urinary Phthalate Biomarker Concentrations and Bone Mineral Density in 12-19 Year Olds: 2011-2016 NHANES
Science
10 May 2022 | J Clin Endocrinol Metab
Certain PFAS and phthalates may be associated with reduced bone mineral density in adolescent males, which may have implications for lifelong skeletal health.
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Identification of Branched and Linear Forms of PFOA and Potential Precursors: A User-Friendly SMILES Structure-based Approach.
Science
10 May 2022 | Front Environ Sci
A new computational toxicology method searched a database of over 10,700 structures and correctly classified PFOA and its related compounds as defined by the Stockholm Convention, with 100% sensitivity and 99.7% accuracy.
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Invited Perspective: PFAS and Liver Disease: Bringing All the Evidence Together
Science
2 May 2022 | EHP
The evidence of liver toxicity due to PFAS exposure by Costello et al. underscores the urgent need for further research and for immediate and reasonable public health action.
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‘A worldwide public health threat’: Rob Bilott on his 20-year fight against forever chemicals
News
2 May 2022 | The Guardian
Last month, an Ohio court certified a class action lawsuit brought by lawyer Rob Bilott that would cover 7 million people – and at some point possibly everyone living in the United States – who have been exposed to certain hazardous ‘forever chemicals.'
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Exposure to per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Markers of Liver Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Science
2 May 2022 | Environ Health Perspect
There is consistent evidence for PFAS liver toxicity from rodent studies, supported by associations of PFAS and markers of liver function in human studies.
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Plasma perfluoroalkyl substance exposure and incidence risk of breast cancer: A case-cohort study in the Dongfeng-Tongji cohort
Science
2 May 2022 | Environ Pollut
PFOA, PFHpA, and ΣPFCA concentrations were found to have a positive association with breast cancer risk, and the authors highlighted regulating PFAS as a chemical class for breast cancer prevention.
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Bioaccumulation and Translocation of 6: 2 Fluorotelomer Sulfonate, GenX, and Perfluoroalkyl Acids by Urban Spontaneous Plants
Science
26 Apr 2022 | ACS ES&T Engineering
Several types of PFAS were found to accumulate in urban weeds, with higher PFAS concentrations in plants with smaller leaves and finer roots.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and incident diabetes in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN)
Science
19 Apr 2022 | Diabetologia
This study suggests that PFAS may increase diabetes risk in midlife women.
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PFAS on Atmospheric Aerosol Particles: A Review
Science
12 Apr 2022 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Long-term monitoring of PFAS on the particulate matter should be expanded to include under-sampled regions of the world and further non-targeted analysis is needed to identify novel PFAS structures as PFAS manufacturing and regulations continue to evolve.
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Perfluorinated alkyl substances in Canadian human milk as part of the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) study
Science
12 Apr 2022 | Sci Total Environ
Primiparous women had elevated PFAS concentrations in milk relative to women who had children previously, and the region of material birth did not influence PFAS concentrations.