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• Exposure to Perfluoroalkylated Substances (PFAS) in Relation to Fitness, Physical Activity, and Adipokine Levels in Childhood: The European Youth Heart Study

  Science

  2 Sep 2020 | Env. Res.

  PFOA, PFDA and PFHxS were inversely associated with hormones that regulated metabolism and fat storage.

• Uptake, accumulation and metabolism of PFASs in plants and health perspectives: A critical review

  Science

  2 Sep 2020 | Crit. Rev. in Env. Sci. & Tech.

  This review summarizes the recent findings on the uptake, accumulation, distribution, and metabolism of PFASs in higher plants, with a specific focus on plant metabolism pathways of representative PFAS.

• ILSI North America Virtual Symposium on Risk Assessment of PFAS in Food

  Events

  2 Sep 2020

  This session will address risk characterization with a focus on exposure routes and toxicology, and will build on the first session on PFAS Analytical Methodology which was held June 23rd.

• Screening for 32 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Including GenX in Sludges from 43 WWTPs Located in the Czech Republic - Evaluation of Potential Accumulation in Vegetables After Application of Biosolids

  Science

  1 Sep 2020 | Chemosphere

  Agricultural sludge from wastewater treatment plants was found to contain GenX and other short-chain replacements.

• Early life exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and latent health outcomes: A review including the placenta as a target tissue and possible driver of peri- and postnatal effects

  Science

  1 Sep 2020 | Tox.

  PFAS induced hormone disruption was associated with adverse health outcomes for developing and newborn babies.

• Biomonitoring of chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acid in the general population in central and eastern China: Occurrence and associations with age/sex

  Science

  1 Sep 2020 | Env. Int.

  This study provides extensive data regarding human exposure to 6:2 Cl-PFESA in the general population in central and eastern China.

• Early-life exposure to perfluorinated alkyl substances modulates lipid metabolism in progression to celiac disease

  Science

  1 Sep 2020 | Env. Res.

  Higher PFAS exposure during prenatal and early life may accelerate the progression to celiac disease in genetically predisposed children.

• Analysis of 58 poly-/perfluoroalkyl substances and their occurrence in surface water in a high-technology industrial park

  Science

  1 Sep 2020 | Env. Poll.

  P3MHpA was found to be the main pollutant in waters around Shanghai, China.

• Photochemical decomposition of perfluorochemicals in contaminated water

  Science

  1 Sep 2020 | Water Res.

  This review aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date summary on the various photocatalytic processes for PFAS removal.

• Ski wax use contributes to environmental contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

  Science

  31 Aug 2020 | Chemosphere

  PFAS-containing ski wax was found to be a significant source of pollution in snowmelt and nearby water sources.

• PFAS concentrations in soils: Background levels versus contaminated sites

  Science

  31 Aug 2020 | Sci. of Tot. Env.

  PFAS was found to be concentrated in soils above the water table.

• Vermont Agency of Natural Resource's Advance Notice on the Regulation of PFAS as a Class

  Policy

  26 Aug 2020

  After reviewing the current peer-reviewed literature, as well as the available toxicology data for PFAS, the Agency's Review Team determined that at the current time it is not feasible to regulate PFAS as a Class, other than the five compounds presently regulated to the health-based standard.

• Stranded cetaceans warn of high perfluoroalkyl substance pollution in the western Mediterranean Sea

  Science

  25 Aug 2020 | Env. Poll.

  PFAS burdens are higher than those reported two decades ago in marine mammals.

• Concentrations of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and blood glucose in pregnant women

  Science

  25 Aug 2020 | Env. Health

  FAS exposure was associated with an increased risk of altered glucose and insulin levels among pregnant women.

• In situ soil flushing to remediate confined soil contaminated with PFOS- an innovative solution for emerging environmental issue

  Science

  25 Aug 2020 | Chemosphere

  Flushing soils with a variety of solvents and filters were found to remediate PFOS up to 98%.