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Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Chemicals and Cardiovascular Disease: Experimental and Epidemiological Evidence
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4 Aug 2021 | Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
PFAS exposure was associated with an increase in platelets leading to heart diseases.
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Perfluorooctanoic acid exposure in early pregnancy induces oxidative stress in mice uterus and liver
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4 Aug 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
PFOA exposure was found to cause damage to the liver and the loss of embryos.
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Concentrations of tetanus and diphtheria antibodies in vaccinated Greenlandic children aged 7–12 years exposed to marine pollutants, a cross sectional study
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3 Aug 2021 | Environ. Res.
PFHxS and PFOS were associated with a decrease in antibodies protecting children from bacterial disease after vaccination.
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EPA Approval of PFAS for Fracking May Spell a New Health Crisis for Communities
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30 Jul 2021 | Truthout
At least 130 oil and gas companies … have used PFAS, or chemicals that can break down into PFAS in fracking in at least 1,200 wells in the U.S. since 2012.
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Internal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in vegans and omnivores
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28 Jul 2021 | J Hyg Environ Health
A vegan diet may be related to lower PFAS levels in plasma.
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Evaluation of Different Extraction Methods for the Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Dried Blood Spots from the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
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28 Jul 2021 | Environ Toxicol Chem
An improved method of obtaining marine mammal blood was developed to detect PFAS in sentinel species.
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Efficient adsorptive removal of short-chain perfluoroalkyl acids using reed straw-derived biochar (RESCA)
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27 Jul 2021 | Sci. Total Environ.
Reed straw-derived biochar showed effective removal of short-chain PFAAs.
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First Report on the Bioaccumulation and Trophic Transfer of Perfluoroalkyl Ether Carboxylic Acids in Estuarine Food Web
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27 Jul 2021 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
HFPO-TrA, HFPO-TeA, and PFO5DoA could be biomagnified along the food chain in editable fishes.
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High concentrations of ‘forever’ chemicals being released from ice melt into the Arctic Ocean
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27 Jul 2021 | Phys.org
The research has shown these chemicals have traveled not by sea, but through the atmosphere, where they accumulate in Arctic sea ice.
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A Roadmap to the Structure-Related Metabolism Pathways of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Early Life Stages of Zebrafish
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27 Jul 2021 | Environ Health Perspect
Five structural categories of PFAS were prone to metabolism with perfluoroalkyl carboxamides showing the highest hydrolysis rates, followed by carboxyesters and sulfonamides.
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Lactic acid bacteria alleviate liver damage caused by perfluorooctanoic acid exposure via antioxidant capacity, biosorption capacity and gut microbiota regulation
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27 Jul 2021 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
The antioxidant capabilities of lactic acid bacteria were found to alleviate PFOA toxicity.
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Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and associations with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder in children
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27 Jul 2021 | Environ Res
Prenatal exposure to PFOA was associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder and ADHD in children.
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Do perfluoroalkyl substances aggravate the occurrence of obesity-associated glucolipid metabolic disease?
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27 Jul 2021 | Environ Res
PFASs should be taken into account to explain the high prevalence of obesity-related lipid diseases.
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Associations of single and multiple per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure with vitamin D biomarkers in African American women during pregnancy
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27 Jul 2021 | Environ Res
PFAS may affect vitamin D biomarker concentrations in pregnant African American women, and some of the associations were modified by fetal sex.
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Distribution characteristics of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in human urines of acrylic fiber plant and chemical plant
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26 Jul 2021 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Short-chain PFASs (such as: PFBA and PFBS) were becoming dominant for human exposure, especially occupational workers.