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‘Forever chemicals’ could be found in more than 1 million NC residents’ drinking water
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24 Oct 2020 | The News & Observer
There needs to be more sampling to understand where some of the PFAS are coming from.
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New PFAS testing planned at Buick City after high levels found in soil and water
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23 Oct 2020 | MLive.com
Previous testing has shown very high PFOS levels of more than 100,000 ppt in both soil and groundwater. The concern is the possible contamination of storm sewers and the nearby Flint River.
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Schumer: Stewart Air Guard base PFAS cleanup could be delayed indefinitely
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22 Oct 2020 | Mid Hudson News
Because the City of Newburgh, NY switched off its main drinking water source after the discovery of toxic PFAS in Washington Lake, it may be penalized and ultimately left out in the next round of priority cleanup site selections, as it is no longer considered a drinking water source. Without knowing why toxic water is still flowing from Stewart Air National Guard Base and where it is flowing to, the United States Air Force can’t find a permanent fix.
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PFAS chemicals reach remote oceans and accumulate in whales, dolphins, and other ocean life
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22 Oct 2020 | Massive Science
Once in the ocean, PFAS can persist for decades or longer — and travel long distances.
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Baseline survey of marine sediments collected from the Kingdom of Bahrain: PAHs, PCBs, organochlorine pesticides, perfluoroalkyl substances, dioxins, brominated flame retardants and metal contamination
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21 Oct 2020 | Marin. Poll. Bull.
First regional report of PFAS in sediment, with PFOS prevalent in Tubli Bay.
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PFAS concentration during pregnancy in relation to cardiometabolic health and birth outcomes
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20 Oct 2020 | Environ Res
PFAS was found ubiquitously in American pregnant women with PFNA being associated with pre-term birth.
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Perfluoroalkyl acids in pregnant women from Nunavik (Quebec, Canada): Trends in exposure and associations with country foods consumption
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20 Oct 2020 | Environ Int
The exposure of pregnant women to long-chain PFAAs (PFNA, PFDA, and PFUdA) increased from 2004 to 2017, potentially through a diet high in fish.
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A Cross-Sectional Study of the Association between Perfluorinated Chemical Exposure and Cancers related to Deregulation of Estrogen Receptors
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20 Oct 2020 | Environ Res
PFAS were associated with increased odds of ovarian and breast cancers with a positive dose-response relationship.
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[Press Release] Study: More than 200 million Americans could have toxic PFAS in their drinking water
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16 Oct 2020 | EurekAlert
PFAS pollution is affecting even more Americans than we previously estimated. They are likely detectable in all major water supplies in the U.S., almost certainly in all that use surface water.
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Consumption of freshwater fish: a variable but significant risk factor for PFOS exposure
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14 Oct 2020 | Environ Res
Despite highly variable PFOS concentrations in fish from different sites, the three most commonly consumed freshwater species in Sweden constitute an important source for the total annual intake even for people who eat this kind of fish only a few times per year.
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Young, Senate colleagues urge inclusion in NDAA of toxic chemical prevention provisions
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13 Oct 2020 | Ripon Advance News Service
The bipartisan group of lawmakers is requesting inclusion of several provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act that would help prevent the potential harm caused by toxic PFAS at American military bases.
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Demographic and exposure characteristics as predictors of serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) levels - A community-level biomonitoring project in Pennsylvania
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13 Oct 2020 | Int J Hyg Environ Health
PFAS serum levels were associated with sex, age, employment in the study area, the quantity of daily tap water consumption, and length of residence in the study area.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Toxicity and Human Health Review: Current State of Knowledge and Strategies for Informing Future Research
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13 Oct 2020 | Environ Toxicol Chem
The goals of this review are to assess the state of the science regarding the toxicological effects of PFAS, and to develop strategies for advancing knowledge on the health effects of this large family of chemicals.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Surface Water Near US Air Force Bases: Prioritizing Individual Chemicals and Mixtures for Toxicity Testing and Risk Assessment
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13 Oct 2020 | Environ Toxicol Chem
Data science was applied to characterize and prioritize PFAS and PFAS mixtures from a large dataset of PFAS measurements in surface waters associated with U.S. Air Force Installations with a history of aqueous film-forming foams use.
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Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) alter the blood lipidome and the hepatic proteome in a murine model of diet-induced obesity.
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7 Oct 2020 | Toxicol. Sci.
PFOS and PFHxS were found to increase the risk of metabolic and inflammatory disease when a diet high in fat was consumed.