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Engineering human liver fatty acid binding protein for detection of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances
Science
9 Nov 2021 | Biotechnol Bioeng
A novel method of detecting selected PFAS in water (at parts per billion or million levels) by using human liver proteins was developed and implemented in field applications.
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Half-lives of several polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cattle serum and tissues
Science
9 Nov 2021 | Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess
Cattle drank water contaminated with PFAS-containing fire fighting from were found to have PFOS, PFHpS, PFNA, PFDA, and PFHxS in their blood which was used to estimate half-lives for these substances.
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Distribution of perfluoroalkyl acids in fish species from the Baltic Sea and freshwaters in Finland
Science
9 Nov 2021 | Chemosphere
Moderate consumption of most Baltic fishes exceeded the tolerable weekly intake set by the European Commission for the sum of four PFAS (PFOA, PFNA, PFHxS, and PFOS).
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Bioaccumulation and metabolic response of PFAS mixtures in wild-caught freshwater turtles (Emydura macquarii signata) using omics-based ecosurveillance techniques
Science
2 Nov 2021 | Sci Total Environ
Turtle populations were surveyed to understand the effects of PFAS exposure around factories.
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Flanders To Launch Large-Scale Investigation into PFAS in Groundwater
News
2 Nov 2021 | The Brussels Times
The study will focus on detecting 36 PFAS substances in the blood of hundreds of local residents near the 3M factory at the heart of a recent pollution scandal.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, epigenetic age and DNA methylation: a cross-sectional study of firefighters
Science
2 Nov 2021 | Epigenomics
PFAS exposure was associated with indicators of adverse health outcomes in firefighters.
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Occurrence and infant exposure assessment of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in breast milk from South Africa
Science
2 Nov 2021 | Chemosphere
Infant sex was correlated to PFAS exposure in newborns and showed widespread contamination.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances exposure and immunity, allergic response, infection, and asthma in children: review of epidemiologic studies
Science
1 Nov 2021 | Heliyon
Immunosuppression, diminished vaccine efficacy, and increased risk of infections were found following, infant, and early childhood PFAS exposures.
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Ecological and spatial variations of legacy and emerging contaminants in white-tailed sea eagles from Germany: Implications for prioritisation and future risk management
Science
27 Oct 2021 | Environ Int
Species that preyed upon fish were found to have higher levels of PFCA.
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EPA Eyes New Rules For PFAS in Waste
News
26 Oct 2021 | E&E News
EPA said it will initiate a rulemaking to propose adding the chemicals PFOA, PFOS, GenX and PFBS as hazardous constituents under the law.
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Lethal ‘Forever Chemicals’ Taint Our Food, Water, and Even Blood- The EPA is Stalling
News
24 Oct 2021 | The Guardian
There is no longer any population or place on earth untouched by PFAS contamination.
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Association between the total plasma isomers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and erythrograms in young and middle-aged Taiwanese populations.
Science
14 Oct 2021 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
PFOA and PFOS isomers may increase the weight and volume of red blood cells.
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EPA proposal could put PFAS on contaminant list, UW experts support decision
Policy
12 Oct 2021
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul supported the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the Contaminant Candidate List 5.
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Concentration profiles of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in major sources to the environment
Science
12 Oct 2021 | J. Environ. Manage.
Precursor biotransformation products are detected in landfill leachates and wastewater-related sources.
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Associations between both legacy and alternative per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and glucose-homeostasis: The Isomers of C8 health project in China
Science
12 Oct 2021 | Environ Int
Legacy and alternative PFASs were positively associated with potential markers for diabetes.