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Human Biomonitoring (HBM)-II values for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) - description, derivation and discussion
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26 Jan 2021 | Regul Toxicol Pharmacol
The concentration of PFAS in the German population may lead to health impairment, compared to lower levels years earlier.
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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and dyslipidemia, hypertension and obesity in adolescents. The Fit Futures study
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26 Jan 2021 | Environ Res
This cross-sectional study showed a possible link between several PFAS and dyslipidemia, hypertension, and obesity in Norwegian adolescents.
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Trends and Levels of Perfluorinated Compounds in Soil and Sediment Surrounding a Cluster of Metal Plating Industries
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19 Jan 2021 | Soil Sediment Contam
A slight increase was observed for PFOS and PFOA during 2016–2019 in soils around metal plating shops.
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Health and social concerns about living in three communities affected by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A qualitative study in Australia
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19 Jan 2021 | PLoS One
We describe residents' perceptions and experiences of PFAS in three regional Australian towns where exposure has occurred.
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Human Biomonitoring (HBM)-I values for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) - description, derivation and discussion
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19 Jan 2021 | Regul Toxicol Pharmacol
Evidence for associations between PFOA- and PFOS-exposure was found for a wide range of health outcomes depending on total body burden.
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EPA denies petition to address PFAS
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11 Jan 2021 | Coastal Review Online
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday denied the petition, by six eastern North Carolina organizations to require Chemours Co. to fund testing by independent scientists on 54 PFAS, produced at its Fayetteville Works facility.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Chinese drinking water: risk assessment and geographical distribution
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11 Jan 2021 | Environ. Sci. Eur.
The PFAS concentrations reported in more than 20% of the studied cities, likely affecting 98.5 million people, were above the maximum contaminant level issued by Vermont in 2019.
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An evaluation of health-based federal and state PFOA drinking water guidelines in the United States
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5 Jan 2021 | Sci Total Environ
More rigorous efforts are warranted to establish consistent health-based drinking water guidelines for PFOA, given that drinking water is a primary source of human exposure to PFOA in the United States.
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Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in association with autism spectrum disorder in the MARBLES study
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5 Jan 2021 | Environ Int
From this high-risk cohort, we observed an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder in children exposed to PFOA and PFNA.
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Revisiting pesticide pollution: The case of fluorinated pesticides
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1 Jan 2021 | Environ. Pollut.
This review discusses how an increasing number of pesticides are fluorinated and calls for more research to address the safety of these chemicals.
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Profiling of emerging and legacy per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances in serum among pregnant women in China
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29 Dec 2020 | Env. Poll.
6:2Cl-PFESA to PFOS ratio in serum shows an apparent geographic difference in China.
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Assessing the human health risks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: A need for greater focus on their interactions as mixtures
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22 Dec 2020 | J Haz. Mat.
The combined effects or potential interactions of PFAS mixtures should be considered and integrated into toxicity assessment to obtain a realistic and more refined human health risk assessment.
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Prenatal exposure and transplacental transfer of perfluoroalkyl substance isomers in participants from the upper and lower reaches of the Yangtze River
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22 Dec 2020 | Environ Pollut
The movement of PFAS across the placenta decreased increasing concentrations in maternal serum.
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Investigation targets discharges of next-generation 'forever chemicals' from 3M's Cottage Grove plant
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18 Dec 2020 | Star Tribune
State and federal pollution regulators are investigating 3M Co.'s reporting on next-generation "forever chemicals" discharged from its Cottage Grove plant into the Mississippi River, even as Minnesota struggles to address ever-growing contamination from the original versions the manufacturer no longer makes.
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Alteration of neuro-dopamine and steroid hormone homeostasis in wild Bank voles in relation to tissue concentrations of PFAS at a Nordic skiing area
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9 Dec 2020 | Sci Total Environ
PFAS exposure from ski wax was found to disrupt hormones in nearby bank voles.