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CDC study finds higher-than-average PFAS blood levels in residents near New Castle Air National Guard Base
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2 Feb 2022 | WHYY News
In 2014, the drinking water supply in the area was found to contain PFAS levels above Environmental Protection Agency standards.
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Gestational exposure to GenX induces hepatic alterations by the gut-liver axis in maternal mice: A similar mechanism as PFOA
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1 Feb 2022 | Sci Total Environ
Gestational exposure to PFOA or GenX induced similar disease indicator changes in maternal livers.
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Serum levels of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and body composition - A cross-sectional study in a middle-aged population
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1 Feb 2022 | Environ Res
PFOA, PFNA, and PFDA were inversely related to fat mass measurements in women but not men, while PFOS and PFHxS had no consistent associations with body composition.
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Formidable legal bar shields military from PFAS lawsuits
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27 Jan 2022 | The Hill
This is the third in a four-part series.
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Comparison of untargeted and targeted perfluoroalkyl acids measured in adolescent girls
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25 Jan 2022 | Chemosphere
Environmental exposure measures from untargeted assays are comparable with targeted assays, and can serve as reliable inputs into statistical analysis for discovery and for determining their biological impacts.
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Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in British otters
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25 Jan 2022 | Phys.org
The study found higher concentrations of PFAS in otters close to wastewater treatment works, suggesting domestic and industrial wastewater was an important source.
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)-induced alterations of biomolecules in the wetland plant Alisma orientale
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20 Jan 2022 | Sci Total Environ
FTIR was used to demonstrate the adverse effects of PFOA on plant growth and water uptake.
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Anthropogenic Drivers of Variation in Concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Otters () from England and Wales.
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17 Jan 2022 | Environ Sci Technol
PFAS concentrations in otters were positively associated with effluent from wastewater treatment plants, agriculture, and a fluoropolymer production facility.
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Demographic, life-style and physiological determinants of serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) concentrations in a national cross-sectional survey of Swedish adolescents
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17 Jan 2022 | Environ Res
Legacy PFAS were found at elevated levels throughout Swedish adolescents in addition to the novel 9Cl-PF3ONS in 5% of those tested, and females had lower serum PFAS concentration than males.
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Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid leads to promotion of pancreatic cancer
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16 Jan 2022 | Carcinogenesis
PFOA was found to potentially promote pancreatic cancer progression in a mice model.
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SAB PFAS Review Panel meeting
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7 Jan 2022
The EPA's Science Advisory Board will be reviewing proposals regarding PFAS.
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Per-and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) Cycling within Michigan: Contaminated Sites, Landfills and Wastewater Treatment Plants
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4 Jan 2022 | Water Research
Analysis of PFAS in Michigan waste found that landfill leachate is a primary source of PFAS to WWTPs, and treatment can increase PFAS concentrations up to 19x, yet long-chain PFAS like PFOA concentrate in biosolids.
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As PFAS Cases Persist, Wisconsin Takes Baby Steps Toward Regulating the Forever Chemicals
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4 Jan 2022 | WUWM
The Department of Health Services proposed a combined 20 ppt standard for PFOA and PFAS that would apply to the ground, surface and drinking water.
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Immunotoxicity of PFOA to the Marine Bivalve Species Ruditapes philippinarum
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21 Dec 2021 | Environ Toxicol Chem
PFOA was found to be immunotoxic to saltwater clams, at different levels highlighting the potentially detrimental effects of PFAS contamination in marine ecosystems.
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Development and validation of an LC-MS/MS method for the quantitation of 30 legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in human plasma, including HFPO-DA, DONA, and cC6O4
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20 Dec 2021 | Anal Bioanal Chem
An assay was developed suitable for large-scale analyses of a wide range of legacy and emerging PFAS in human plasma.