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Broad ‘fishnet’ PFAS testing worries industry, helps regulators
News
8 Sep 2020 | Bloomberg Law
North Carolina, the EPA, and an international standards organization want to use a method for detecting known and unknown “forever chemicals” in water that the chemical industry opposes for being too broad.
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Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) decreases neutrophil migration response to injury in zebrafish embryos
Science
8 Sep 2020 | BMC Res Notes
PFOA exposure was found to cause endocrine disruption in zebrafish, especially during neurodevelopment.
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Deterministic risk assessment of firefighting water additives to aquatic organisms
Science
8 Sep 2020 | Ecotoxicology
This study presents the first deterministic risk assessment of firefighting water additives in aquatic ecosystems.
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Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Allergic Outcomes in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Science
8 Sep 2020 | Environ. Res.
The meta-analysis results suggest that PFASs exposure could potentially be associated with eczema, skin inflammation, and hay fever during childhood.
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Legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in multi-media around a landfill in China: Implications for the usage of PFASs alternatives
Science
8 Sep 2020 | Sci. Total Environ.
Short-chain PFAS such as PFBS was found in rising concentrations in surface waters replacing long-chain legacy PFAS.
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Association between prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and respiratory tract infections in preschool children
Science
8 Sep 2020 | Environ. Res.
Children with higher prenatal PFBS were more vulnerable to respiratory infections in early life, which may be attributed to immunosuppression.
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Effect of washing, soaking, and cooking methods on perfluorinated compounds in mackerel
Science
8 Sep 2020 | Food Sci Nutr
Grilling and cooking with high starch foods was found to decrease PFAS concentrations in fish significantly.
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Enrichment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in the Sea-Surface Microlayer and Sea-Spray Aerosols in the Southern Ocean
Science
2 Sep 2020 | Env. Poll.
Sea-spray aerosols may be relevant for atmospheric long-range transport of PFAS.
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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
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2 Sep 2020 | Env. Res.
PFOA, PFDA and PFHxS were inversely associated with hormones that regulated metabolism and fat storage.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.