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Perfluorooctane sulfonate decreases the performance of a sequencing batch reactor system and changes the sludge microbial community
Science
27 Apr 2021 | Chemosphere
Sequencing batch reactor wastewater treatment systems were found not to be suitable for PFOS removal, which should be addressed during pretreatment.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the Ugandan waters of Lake Victoria: Spatial distribution, catchment release and public exposure risk via municipal water consumption
Science
27 Apr 2021 | Sci Total Environ
PFAS were likely recycled from the industrially contaminated water and into municipal drinking water.
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Atmospheric Deposition and Annual Flux of Legacy Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Replacement Perfluoroalkyl Ether Carboxylic Acids in Wilmington, NC, USA
Science
26 Apr 2021 | ES&T L
Particle-bound and gas-phase PFAS that may have undergone long-range transport can be incorporated into raindrops and removed rapidly.
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People exposed to PFAS could sue for medical monitoring costs, under US legislation
News
23 Apr 2021 | C&EN
People who were significantly exposed to PFAS could sue makers of these chemicals to pay for health monitoring, under a bill introduced in the US Congress April 22.
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PFAS-Tox Database
Science
21 Apr 2021
The PFAS-Tox Database was developed as a free, online, publicly available tool to explore the health and toxicology research published on 29 PFAS beyond PFOA and PFOS.
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[Press Release] Harmful PFAS chemicals are pervasive in building materials
News
21 Apr 2021
From the floor to the roof, the average building may be rife with persistent and potentially toxic “forever chemicals” called PFAS.
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Assessing Indoor Dust Interference with Human Nuclear Hormone Receptors in Cell-Based Luciferase Reporter Assays
Science
19 Apr 2021 | Environ Health Perspect
PFAS was found to exhibit hormonal activities in humans from indoor dust.
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Fluorine-Specific Detection Using ICP-MS Helps to Identify PFAS Degradation Products in Nontargeted Analysis
Science
19 Apr 2021 | Anal Chem
The feasibility of the detection of PFAS metabolites using a fluorine-specific detection was demonstrated using a model compound and can thus be applied to new experiments and unknown organofluorine-containing samples in the future.
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For PFAS, is environmental persistence on its own enough to trigger regulation?
Policy
18 Apr 2021
California is on the verge of setting a precedent for chemical-control policy in the US. For the first time, an agency in the state plans to treat a large group of commercial substances as a class for the purpose of regulation.
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Lawmakers, environmental activist introduce PFAS Action Act
News
13 Apr 2021 | ABC News
U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced legislation that aims to protect people and the environment from chemicals known as PFAS.
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Investigating Molecular Mechanisms of Immunotoxicity and the Utility of ToxCast for Immunotoxicity Screening of Chemicals Added to Food
Science
13 Apr 2021 | Int J Environ Res Public Health
PFAS show weak or no activity in immune-related ToxCast assays, which differs from traditional toxicological studies.
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Biological and behavioural responses of European honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) exposure
Science
12 Apr 2021 | Integr Environ Assess Manag
PFOS exposure adversely affects honey bee colonies and may transfer to honey.
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EPA Considering Revised Effluent Limitations Guideline Relating to PFAS
Policy
8 Apr 2021
Recently, the U.S. EPA took a preliminary step toward requiring limits on some National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System discharges of PFAS into surface water.
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The interplay between environmental exposures and COVID-19 risks in the health of children
Science
7 Apr 2021 | Env. Health
An international group of researchers interested in children’s environmental health was invited to identify knowledge gaps and to develop research questions to close these gaps.
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Occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and unidentified organofluorine in leachate from waste-to-energy stockpile - A case study
Science
6 Apr 2021 | Chemosphere
Short-chain PFASs were dominant in leachate from a Waste-to-Energy stockpile with 88% extractable organofluorine coming from unidentified substances.