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Associations between serum concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances and DNA methylation in women exposed through drinking water: A pilot study in Ronneby, Sweden.
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6 Oct 2020 | Env. Int.
Women exposed to PFAS contaminated water were found to likely be at risk of hormone disruption and cancer due to altered DNA methylation.
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Review: Evolution of evidence on PFOA and health following the assessments of the C8 Science Panel.
Science
22 Sep 2020 | Environ Int
Former C8 Science Panel members and collaborators comment on current PFOA literature regarding health outcomes finding that epidemiologic evidence remains limited.
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Serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and risk of renal cell carcinoma
Science
22 Sep 2020 | J. Natl. Cancer Inst.
PFOA was found to be a renal carcinogen and may have important public health implications for the many individuals exposed to this ubiquitous and highly persistent chemical.
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Coronavirus creates delay in Pentagon research for alternative to 'forever chemicals,' official says
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15 Sep 2020 | The Hill
The coronavirus has caused a delay in researching alternatives to using cancer-linked chemicals in military firefighting foam, the director of the Defense Department’s Strategic Environment Research and Development Program said Tuesday.
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Call for Nominations: Guidance on PFAS Testing and Health Outcomes
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7 Sep 2020
NAS invites you to nominate experts for a committee that will provide advice that will help clinicians respond to patient concerns about testing blood or urine for exposure to PFAS.
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California lawmakers vote to phase out toxic firefighting foam
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31 Aug 2020 | LA Times
The measure requires municipal fire departments, chemical plants and oil refineries to gradually stop using the foam.
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Side-chain Fluorotelomer based Polymers in Children Car Seats
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24 Aug 2020 | Env. Poll.
Readily degradable side-chain fluorotelomer-based polymers were found amongst the 42 PFAS found in children’s car seats.
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Perfluorobutanesulfonic Acid (PFBS) Induces Fat Accumulation in HepG2 Human Hepatoma
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18 Aug 2020 | Tox. & Env. Chem.
PFBS exposure was associated with fat accumulation in cancerous cells.
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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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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) induce epigenetic alterations and promote human breast cell carcinogenesis in vitro
Science
28 Jul 2020 | Arch. Toxicol.
PFOS and PFOA associated with the development and progression of breast cancer.
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Opinion: Lasting health impacts of PFAS will rival our past public-health failures
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11 Jul 2020 | ecoRI News
PFAS will one day, perhaps soon, join the long list of profitable poisons that were allowed to sicken us and damage the environment long after their dangers were first discovered.
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A case-control study of perfluoroalkyl substances and the risk of breast cancer in Taiwanese women
Science
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.
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Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class
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29 Jun 2020 | ES&T L
This commentary presents a scientific basis for managing as one chemical class the thousands of chemicals known as PFAS.
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Experimental and computational studies on the formation and biological properties of the simplest polyfluoroalkyl phosphonates
Science
24 Jun 2020 | N J of Chem.
PFAS used as a component in chemotherapeutics.