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Systemic toxicity induced by topical application of perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), and perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) in a murine model
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23 Nov 2022 | Food Chem Toxicol
Dermal exposure to newer PFAS showed similar effects on the liver and immune system as oral PFAS exposure.
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What Happens In Utero Does Not Stay In Utero: a Review of Evidence for Prenatal Epigenetic Programming by Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
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22 Nov 2022 | Curr Environ Health Rep
This review covers the relationship between prenatal exposure to PFAS and epigenetic modifications in infants, children, and adolescents over 18 years of age.
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GAC Filters Continue To Effectively Remove Chemours’ PFAS
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21 Nov 2022 | Cape Fear Public Utility Authority
CFPUA has an ongoing program to monitor PFAS in raw, untreated water from the Cape Fear River and in finished, treated drinking water.
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More than 110 experts raise alarm over WHO’s ‘weak’ PFAS limits for drinking water
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19 Nov 2022 | The Guardian
Independent scientists raise concerns about apparent industry influence and distortions of the science in WHO guidelines.
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Bone mass density following developmental exposures to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): a longitudinal cohort study
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19 Nov 2022 | Environ Health
PFAS exposures in childhood are negatively associated with overall bone mass density, with the strongest association seen for PFNA amongst 5-year-olds.
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First Evidence of Prenatal Exposure to Emerging Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances Associated with E-Waste Dismantling: Chemical Structure-Based Placental Transfer and Health Risks
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18 Nov 2022 | Environ Sci Technol
Electronic waste dismantling contributes to adult and fetal exposure to PFAS, with 6:2 FTSA, 6:2 Cl-PFESA, and PFOPA identified as major emerging PFAS with trans-placemental transfer efficiencies higher than that of PFOS.
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Michigan judge sides with 3M, invalidates PFAS cleanup rules
Policy
17 Nov 2022
he state of Michigan did not follow proper administrative procedure when setting groundwater cleanup standards for PFAS chemicals, according to a judicial order which invalidated those rules this week but did not immediately prohibit their continued usage.
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Nontargeted screening reveals fluorotelomer ethoxylates in indoor dust and industrial wastewater.
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15 Nov 2022 | Environ. Int.
FTEOs were detected in 60% of indoor dust samples and c. 40% of industrial effluent samples, with the highest concentrations in healthcare facility dust and the effluents from electroplating facilities, manufacturers of cosmetics and personal care products, and linen cleaning services for healthcare and work uniforms.
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PFAS in San Francisco Bay Water
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14 Nov 2022 | San Fransisco Estuary Institute & The Aquatic Science Center
Scientists with the San Francisco Bay RMP detected PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” at parts per trillion concentrations in the waters of the Bay.
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Associations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their mixture with oxidative stress biomarkers during pregnancy
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14 Nov 2022 | Environ Intern
PFOS was associated with elevated oxidative stress levels during pregnancy, which may affect fetal development.
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California Sues 3M and DuPont Over PFAS Chemicals
Policy
10 Nov 2022
California is suing 3M Co. and DuPont de Nemours Inc. along with other manufacturers of PFAS, a collection of chemicals that have been linked to health issues including cancer and are commonly found in consumer products such as fabrics, food packaging and cookware.
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[Press Release] 116 Scientists Reject WHO’s Draft PFAS Guidelines
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10 Nov 2022 | Green Science Policy Institute
More than 100 scientists sent a letter to the World Health Organization today urging a complete overhaul or withdrawal of the organization’s draft drinking water guidelines for the two most well-studied PFAS.
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Legacy and emerging airborne per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) collected on PM2.5 filters in close proximity to a fluoropolymer manufacturing facility
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9 Nov 2022 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Twelve emerging and ten legacy PFAS compounds were detected in aerosol samples around a fluoropolymer manufacturing facility at concentrations higher than at regional background sites, suggesting the manufacturing facility as the local source for these compounds.
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Controlled uptake of PFOA in adult specimens of Paracentrotus lividus and evaluation of gene expression in their gonads and embryos
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9 Nov 2022 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
PFOA is persistent and bioaccumulative in sea urchins and adversely affects their health by causing significant changes in the expression of some key target genes and the occurrence of developmental anomalies in the embryos.
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States take on PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ with bans and lawsuits
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5 Nov 2022 | The Washington Post
They don’t naturally break down and are so widespread that they are found in the blood of 97 percent of Americans.