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House Democrats add some 'forever chemicals' provisions to defense bill after spiking major amendment
Policy
21 Jul 2020
House Democrats added several amendments aiming to regulate a class of cancer-linked chemicals called PFAS to a defense spending bill Monday.
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Disposal of products and materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A cyclical problem
Science
21 Jul 2020 | Chemosphere
PFAS-containing wastes create repeated cycles of contamination in all disposal pathways: landfilling, wastewater treatment, and incineration.
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Recent Developments of PFAS-Detecting Sensors and Future Direction: A Review
Science
21 Jul 2020 | Micromachines
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the recent developments in PFAS-detecting sensors, and why the literature on determination methods has shifted in this direction compared to the traditional methods used.
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Background contamination of perfluoralkyl substances in a Belgian general population
Science
21 Jul 2020 | Toxicol. Lett.
Half of the population showed PFOS and PFOA serum levels above the health guidance values set by the German HBM Commission.
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Airport readies PFAS pollution response
News
17 Jul 2020 | Jackson Hole Daily
Jackson Hole Airport is ordering tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of drinking water filters for neighboring residents in response to perfluoroalkyl substances that have leached into the groundwater, potentially threatening drinking water.
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Are feathers of a songbird model species (the great tit: ) suitable for monitoring perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in blood plasma?
Science
14 Jul 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Results suggest that feathers cannot be used to estimate PFOA and PFOS concentrations in blood plasma, except when there is a great deal of variation in pollutant concentrations among sites/individual birds.
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Perfluoroalkyl, fluorotelomer sulfonate, and perfluorooctane sulfonamide contamination in biosolids: Composition, co-contamination and re-use implication
Science
13 Jul 2020 | Env. Poll.
Biosolids from 12 wastewater treatment plants across Australia were collected and analyzed for their PFAS concentrations.
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Spatial profiles of perfluoroalkyl substances and mercury in fish from northern Lake Victoria, East Africa
Science
13 Jul 2020 | Chemosphere
Trophic magnification is a key factor in the PFAS and MeHg+ spatial profiles.
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Why limiting PFAS in drinking water is a challenge in the US
News
13 Jul 2020 | C&EN
An article in the local newspaper caught Andrea Amico’s eye in May 2014. It reported that one of the three drinking-water wells at a sprawling business and industrial park nearby was shut down because of high levels of chemical contamination.
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Serum Half-Lives for Short- and Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Acids after Ceasing Exposure from Drinking Water Contaminated by Firefighting Foam
Science
13 Jul 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Branched PFOS isomers had shorter half-lives than linear PFOS isomers in contaminated human blood.
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Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances modulates neonatal serum phospholipids, increasing risk of type 1 diabetes
Science
13 Jul 2020 | Environ Int
PFAS exposure during pregnancy contributes to the risk of type 1 diabetes in newborns.
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A Probabilistic Approach to Evaluate the Risk of Decreased Total Triiodothyronine Hormone Levels following Chronic Exposure to PFOS and PFHxS via Contaminated Drinking Water
Science
13 Jul 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Women were found to be at a higher risk for endocrine disruption.
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New contamination at an infamous N.J. chemical plant has scientists worried
News
12 Jul 2020 | NJ News
Along the Delaware River in South Jersey, where heavy industry has long contributed to polluted water, air and ground, scientists have raised the alarm over a new contamination.
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Prenatal Exposures to Perfluoroalkyl Acids and Associations with Markers of Adiposity and Plasma Lipids in Infancy: An Odense Child Cohort Study
Science
12 Jul 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Prenatal PFAS exposure was positively associated with increased body mass index and higher total cholesterol levels in young children.
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Occurrence, fate, sources and toxicity of PFAS: What we know so far in Florida and major gaps
Science
8 Jul 2020 | TrAC Trends in Analy. Chem.
This critical review presents a summary of the recent literature, databases, and investigations of PFAS contamination in Florida, focusing on PFAS occurrence, major sources and treatment methods.