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Report: Big Mac cartons, Whopper wrappers, and other fast food packaging found to contain PFAS “forever chemicals”
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7 Aug 2020 | The Counter
The new report by Mind the Store / Toxic-Free Future is the first to look at a broader range of specific fast food burger chains across 3 regions—New York State, Washington State, and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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Exposure to elevated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in early pregnancy is related to increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: A nested case-control study in Shanghai, China
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4 Aug 2020 | Environ Int
Elevated maternal serum PFBS and PFDoA levels in early pregnancy are associated with a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes.
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Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances Associated with Increased Susceptibility to Liver Injury in Children
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4 Aug 2020 | Hepatology
Developmental exposure to PFAS can contribute to pediatric liver injury.
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Effect of prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on childhood allergies and common infectious diseases in children up to age 7 years: The Hokkaido study on environment and children's health
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3 Aug 2020 | Environ Int
PFAS was found to suppress and change the immune systems of children making them more susceptible to disease and allergies.
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Measurement of Novel, Drinking Water-Associated PFAS in Blood from Adults and Children in Wilmington, North Carolina
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28 Jul 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Poorly understood PFAS were found to be released in the Cape Fear River and detected in blood samples from nearby communities.
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Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances modulates neonatal serum phospholipids, increasing risk of type 1 diabetes
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13 Jul 2020 | Environ Int
PFAS exposure during pregnancy contributes to the risk of type 1 diabetes in newborns.
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A Probabilistic Approach to Evaluate the Risk of Decreased Total Triiodothyronine Hormone Levels following Chronic Exposure to PFOS and PFHxS via Contaminated Drinking Water
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13 Jul 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Women were found to be at a higher risk for endocrine disruption.
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Prenatal Exposures to Perfluoroalkyl Acids and Associations with Markers of Adiposity and Plasma Lipids in Infancy: An Odense Child Cohort Study
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12 Jul 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Prenatal PFAS exposure was positively associated with increased body mass index and higher total cholesterol levels in young children.
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Pregnancy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance concentrations and postpartum health in Project Viva, a prospective cohort
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7 Jul 2020 | J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.
Pregnancy concentrations of EtFOSAA, PFOS, and PFOA were associated with above-normal weight gain.
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Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, a persistent organic pollutant, inhibits iodide accumulation by thyroid follicular cells in vitro
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7 Jul 2020 | Mol. Cell. Endocrinol.
PFOS was associated with specific mechanisms of action resulting in endocrine disruption.
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Does PFAS exposure make you more vulnerable to coronavirus? Senators want a study to find out
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1 Jul 2020 | Courier Times
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey was part of a group of 19 senators to write to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Alex Azar last week to inquire about whether the potential connection between PFAS exposure and COVID-19 was being “thoroughly examined.
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Perfluorooctanoic Acid Activates the Unfolded Protein Response in Pancreatic Acinar Cells
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30 Jun 2020 | J Biochem Mol Toxicol
PFOA-induced stress in cells may be the trigger leading to decreased pancreatic function.
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Perfluoroalkyl acids, hyperuricemia and gout in adults: Analyses of NHANES 2009-2014
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30 Jun 2020 | Chemosphere
Exposure to PFAS was associated with hyperuricemia and gout in the U.S. adult population.
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A case-control study of perfluoroalkyl substances and the risk of breast cancer in Taiwanese women
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30 Jun 2020 | Environ Int
PFHxS and PFOS were associated with the breast cancer risk of estrogen receptor-positive tumors in young women.
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Maternal exposure to environmental endocrine disruptors during pregnancy is associated with pediatric germ cell tumors
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30 Jun 2020 | Nagoya J Med Sci
Children with pediatric germ cell tumors had high serum levels of PFHxS relative to those of tumor-free pediatric patients.