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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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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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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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[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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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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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 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.
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Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) exposure during Pregnancy Increases Blood Pressure and Impairs Vascular Relaxation Mechanisms in the Adult Offspring
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6 Oct 2020 | Reprod. Toxicol.
PFOS exposure during prenatal life caused low birth weight followed by catch-up growth only in females and lead to hypertension and altered muscle performance in both males and females.
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Intrauterine Exposure to Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances May Harm Children's Lung Function Development
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6 Oct 2020 | Environ. Res.
PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, and PFUA were higher in cord blood than in serum from eight-year-olds suggesting that they may play a vital role in lung development.
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A Critical Review of A Recommended Analytical and Classification Approach for Organic Fluorinated Compounds with an Emphasis on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).
Science
6 Oct 2020
A review of the current methods to both detects the presence of fluorine and specific PFAS to better help regulators identify public health or environmental hazards.
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Emerging and Legacy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in House Dust from South China: Contamination Status and Human Exposure Assessment.
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6 Oct 2020 | Environ. Res.
Analysis based on compositions in house dust from East Asia, North America, and Europe were found to exhibit a region-specific indicating region-specific market demands, application patterns, as well as associated human exposure risks.
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Toxic PFAS found in livers of Atlantic seabirds, including those in NC
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1 Oct 2020 | The Progressive Pulse
The most abundant type of PFAS found was PFOS, a chemical used in stain repellants like Scotchgard until it was phased out of production in the early 2000s.