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Invited Perspective: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Impaired Antibody Response to Vaccination-Who Is Affected?
Science
14 Aug 2023 | Environ Health Perspect
The role of factors like age, adverse experiences, and different life stages in PFAS-exposure immunotoxicity is a critical unanswered question, particularly involving COVID-19 vaccine response in the limited study cohort in Andersson et al., 2023.
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Human health risk-based soil generic assessment criteria of representative perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) under the agricultural land use in typical Chinese regions
Science
14 Aug 2023 | Environ Pollut
This study provides a technical reference for deriving soil generic assessment criteria for PFAAs and found that the dominant exposure pathway for PFBA and PFBS in some regions of China was vegetables and attached soil.
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Prenatal and childhood exposure to per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and its associations with childhood overweight and/or obesity: a systematic review with meta-analyses
Science
14 Aug 2023 | Environ Health
The review revealed positive correlations between prenatal PFNA and BMI, between PFOA and BMI in children older than 3 years, as well as between prenatal PFNA and waist circumference. Negative associations were found between prenatal PFOS and BMI in children younger than 3 years and PFHxS and the risk of being overweight.
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‘Forever chemicals’ found in period underwear, tampon wrappers
News
11 Aug 2023 | The Washington Post
New research has found “forever chemicals” in the lining of period underwear, the wrappers of tampons and in other menstruation products.
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TRI PFAS Obligations May Expand Considerably
Policy
10 Aug 2023
The proposal will have enormous impacts on numerous companies from a compliance standpoint, as well as increase risk for future PFAS litigation.
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Invited Perspective: PFAS and Dyslipidemia-The Perimenopausal Period as a Critical Time Window
Science
8 Aug 2023 | Environ Health Perspect
Kang et al.'s discoveries align with numerous cross-sectional and longitudinal studies that consistently demonstrate connections between PFAS and disrupted cholesterol levels, a significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases after menopause.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Lipid Trajectories in Women 45-56 Years of Age: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation
Science
8 Aug 2023 | Environ Health Perspect
Research conducted among midlife women revealed a correlation between specific PFAS and elevated cholesterol levels in the bloodstream, characterized by a distinctive pattern of rapid increase followed by a decrease.
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[Discussion] Perfluorohexyloctane: Do we really need a PFAS for the treatment of Dry Eye Disease?
Science
7 Aug 2023 | Sci. Total Environ.
The researchers argue that non-pharmacological strategies and traditional artificial tears, which lack environmental risks, should be tried as treatments before eye drops that are composed entirely of PFAS.
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‘This is taking too long’: California community awaits cleanup of PFAS-contaminated wells
News
5 Aug 2023 | Los Angeles Times
In June of last year, she was notified that her well was contaminated with high levels of harmful PFAS chemicals from the firefighting foam used during drills.
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Microplastics as carriers of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in aquatic environment: Interactions and ecotoxicological effects
Science
4 Aug 2023 | Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics
This review covers the PFAS sorption onto microplastics, the ecological consequences of ingesting PFAS-contaminated microplastics, and their synergistic effects on aquatic life.
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Jersey residents affected by PFAS consider legal action
News
4 Aug 2023 | BBC News
Jersey residents who think their health was impacted by chemicals that leaked into their water supply 30 years ago are considering a group legal action.
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Chemical companies’ PFAS payouts are huge – but the problem is even bigger
News
3 Aug 2023 | The Guardian
3M, DuPont, Chemours and Corteva have agreed settlement in the billions for polluting drinking water with ‘forever chemicals.'
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Could the world go PFAS-free? Proposal to ban ‘forever chemicals’ fuels debate
Policy
1 Aug 2023
A European agency is considering sweeping restrictions on fluorinated chemicals used in jet engines, electric cars, refrigeration systems, semiconductors and many consumer products.
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Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and inflammatory biomarker concentrations
Science
31 Jul 2023 | Environ. Epidemiol
PFOA, PFOS, and PFHxS, individually and as a mixture, were positively associated with inflammatory responses during pregnancy.
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Physiological effects of PFAS exposure in seabird chicks: A multi-species study of thyroid hormone triiodothyronine, body condition and telomere length in South Western France
Science
30 Jul 2023 | Sci Total Environ
PFAS may interfere with the physiology of chicks during their developmental periods, potentially inducing long-lasting consequences.