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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and neurodevelopment in 2-year-old children: A prospective cohort study
Science
7 Jul 2022 | Environ Int
PFAS exposure during early pregnancy was significantly associated with an adverse neurodevelopmental status at two years of age, raising a serious public health concern.
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Associations of prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances with preterm birth: A family-based birth cohort study
Science
7 Jul 2022 | Environ Res
Higher family-level PFNA and PFDA exposure were associated with greater preterm birth risk, but the results on an individual level were contradictory.
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When organic is toxic: How a composting facility likely spread massive amounts of ‘forever chemicals’ across one town in Massachusetts
News
6 Jul 2022 | Boston Globe
The water they were drinking and cooking with contained massive amounts of toxic chemicals, known as PFAS — more than 50 times what state regulators consider safe to drink.
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Revealed: US water likely contains more ‘forever chemicals’ than EPA tests show
Policy
6 Jul 2022
A Guardian analysis of water samples from around the United States shows that the type of water testing relied on by the US EPA is so limited in scope that it is probably missing significant levels of PFAS pollutants.
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Widespread Occurrence of Non-Extractable Fluorine in Artificial Turfs from Stockholm, Sweden
Science
6 Jul 2022 | ES&T L
Fluorinated substances in artificial turf were found to most likely be polymeric organofluorine (e.g., fluoroelastomer, polytetrafluoroethylene, and polyvinylidene fluoride), consistent with patent literature.
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Volatilisation Potential of Per- and Poly- Fluoroalkyl Substances from Airfield Pavements and During Recycling of Asphalt
Science
4 Jul 2022 | ET&C
Conditions during asphalt recycling and on airfield pavement may allow for the volatilization of PFAS, suggesting future research is needed for this unexplored mass loss mechanism and potential exposure pathway.
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Perfluorinated alkyl substances affect the growth, physiology and root proteome of hydroponically grown maize plants
Science
2 Jul 2022 | J Hazard Mater
PFAS mixtures reduced growth and altered root morphology and photosynthesis in corn.
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The Conundrum of the PFOA human half-life, an international collaboration
Science
1 Jul 2022 | RTP
The Alliance for Risk Assessment developed an international collaboration to explore human half-life of perfluorooctanoate.
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‘It’s scary as hell’ — PFAS exposure a ‘widespread’ problem for troops, families nationwide
News
30 Jun 2022 | Military Times
Some of the highest concentrations of PFAS chemicals in the country have been found at and around military bases, in large part because of the military’s longtime reliance on the firefighting foam AFFF — PFAS are active ingredients.
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European teenagers are high – on PFAS
News
30 Jun 2022 | ChemSec
Teenagers in Europe have high levels of PFAS in their blood, especially Swedish, French and Norwegian ones, an EU human biomonitoring study shows.
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Associations between prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and neurobehavioral development in early childhood: A prospective cohort study
Science
28 Jun 2022 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
Modest associations found potential developmental neurotoxicity of prenatal PFAS exposure.
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[Perspective] Bone accrual during adolescence: do endocrine disrupting chemicals play a role?
Science
28 Jun 2022 | J Clin Endocrinol Metab
Early-life chemical exposure to phthalates and PFAS may lead to reduced bone mass accrual during adolescence.
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Vermont-wide Assessment of Anthropogenic Background Concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Surface Soils
Science
25 Jun 2022 | J. Hazard. Mater.
PFOS was the most dominant substance followed by PFNA and PFOA in all soil samples.
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Baltimore’s water system contains PFAS chemicals at levels above new EPA health advisory
News
24 Jun 2022 | The Baltimore Sun
Baltimore’s water system, which serves 1.8 million homes and businesses in the city and Baltimore County, contains measurable levels of so-called ‘forever chemicals’ that the federal Environmental Protection Agency said last week pose health risks even at minute levels.
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EWG applauds provisions tackling ‘forever chemicals’ in National Defense Authorization Act
Policy
23 Jun 2022
“These provisions represent significant steps toward addressing PFAS contamination at DOD facilities and exposure to military communities and families,” said Jay Lucey, EWG legislative director.