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[Press Release] EPA Announces Key Step to Advance Science, Better Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution
Policy
25 Oct 2022
In October 2021, the US EPA issued a final human health toxicity assessment for GenX chemicals, a processing aid technology used to make high-performance fluoropolymers without the use of PFOA.
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US EPA sued over gaps in PFAS release reporting
News
21 Jan 2022 | C&EN
Advocacy groups are asking a federal court to force the US Environmental Protection Agency to plug what they call loopholes in two rules on reporting releases of dozens of toxic, highly persistent chemicals.
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Legal obstacles to toxic chemical research
Policy
17 Jan 2022
Amid debate about how policymakers should apply existing scientific findings, these science-hindering features are easy to overlook including insufficient availability of chemical standards, limited public access to information, and excessive fragmentation of information within and among government agencies.
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Michigan’s first PFAS site cleanup trial is scheduled to begin this year
News
12 Jan 2022 | MLive
The first civil trial to arise out of Michigan’s multi-year pursuit of cleanup at toxic PFAS contamination sites is scheduled to take place this summer.
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PFAS destruction technologies are starting to emerge
News
29 Dec 2021 | C&EN
Communities across the US are desperate to rid their environments of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), especially when these chemicals are in their drinking water.
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Sea Spray Aerosol (SSA) as a Source of Perfluoroalkyl Acids (PFAAs) to the Atmosphere: Field Evidence from Long-Term Air Monitoring
Science
21 Dec 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
Seaspray aerosols may be a source of PFAAs to the air, where they can undergo long-distance transportation.
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Immunotoxicity of PFOA to the Marine Bivalve Species Ruditapes philippinarum
Science
21 Dec 2021 | Environ Toxicol Chem
PFOA was found to be immunotoxic to saltwater clams, at different levels highlighting the potentially detrimental effects of PFAS contamination in marine ecosystems.
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New Additions to the Proposition 65 List
Policy
20 Dec 2021
Over the past week, several new PFAS have been added to California’s Proposition 65 list.
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Distribution, sources, and dietetic-related health risk assessment of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in the agricultural environment of an industrial-agricultural interaction region (IAIR), Changshu, East China
Science
20 Dec 2021 | Sci Total Environ
Textiles and food industries may contribute to PFAAs in agricultural environments, which can lead to high PFAS contamination in local fish and vegetables.
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Association between maternal serum concentration of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) at delivery and acute infectious diseases in infancy
Science
20 Dec 2021 | Chemosphere
Prenatal exposure to PFAS was associated with increased risks of diarrhea during the first year of life, and these effects were stronger among breastfed infants.
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Relationships between maternal perfluoroalkyl substance levels, polymorphisms of receptor genes, and adverse birth outcomes in the Hokkaido birth cohort study, Japan
Science
20 Dec 2021 | Reprod Toxicol
Maternal PFOS exposure was linked with decreased female infant size.
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The comprehensive analysis based study of perfluorinated compounds-Environmental explanation of bladder cancer progression
Science
20 Dec 2021 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
PFAS could promote bladder cancer progression.
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Extractable organofluorine analysis: A way to screen for elevated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination in humans?
Science
19 Dec 2021 | Environ Int
Extractable organofluorine analysis was found to be an accurate screening method for detecting high PFAS levels in human blood.
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Officials Describe DOD's Efforts to Mitigate Impacts of PFAS Chemicals
Policy
13 Dec 2021
The department has invested significant effort into understanding and addressing the challenges posed by PFAS, said Kidd. To date, the DOD has invested more than $1.5 billion in PFAS related research and cleanup activities.
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Investigation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soils and sewage sludges by fluorine K-edge XANES spectroscopy and combustion ion chromatography
Science
13 Dec 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Sewage sludge was found to be the second most important contributor of PFAS in agriculture behind soils.