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Serum levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances alternatives and blood pressure by sex status: Isomers of C8 health project in China
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28 Jul 2020 | Chemosphere
Alternatives to legacy PFAS were found to increase the blood pressure and the odds ratio of hypertension.
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Maternal plasma concentrations of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances during pregnancy and anogenital distance in male infants
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28 Jul 2020 | Hum Reprod
Male infants were found to have physical abnormalities possibly associated with PFAS exposure.
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Evaluation of Maternal, Embryo, and Placental Effects in CD-1 Mice following Gestational Exposure to Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) or Hexafluoropropylene Oxide Dimer Acid (HFPO-DA or GenX)
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28 Jul 2020 | Environ Health Perspect
Exposure to GenX and PFOA was associated with similar health effects in developing fetuses.
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3M-Decatur enters into consent order with state to clean up industrial pollutants
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26 Jul 2020 | Times Daily
3M Co. has entered into a consent order with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management that requires the company to clean up "forever chemicals" from its Decatur plant and from numerous waste sites in Morgan and Lawrence counties, ADEM announced today.
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With ‘trepidation,’ Michigan settles Wurtsmith PFAS cleanup dispute
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26 Jul 2020 | MLive
A major bone of contention has been around the Air Force’s reluctance to comply with a low, 12 ppt state cleanup threshold for PFOS at the point where contaminated groundwater vents to surface water bodies.
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New Michigan PFAS rules set to take effect Aug. 3, among nation’s strictest
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23 Jul 2020 | The Detroit News
The rules set maximum contaminant levels at 6 ppt for PFNA; 8 ppt for PFOA; 400,000 ppt for PFHxA; 16 ppt for PFOS; 51 ppt for PFHxS; 420 ppt for PFBS and 370 ppt for HFPO-DA or Gen X.
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PFAS in German children: Human biomonitoring data highlight urgent need for group restriction
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23 Jul 2020 | CHEM Trust
One-fifth of the participants had levels of the PFAS chemical PFOA in their blood that exceeded the HBM-I-value, which indicates an exposure at which harmful effects cannot be excluded.
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Study: Novel PFAS comprise 24% of those measured in blood of Wilmington, N.C. residents
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23 Jul 2020 | NC State News
The fluoroethers – Nafion byproduct 2, PFO4DA and PFO5DoA – these are the first measurements of these chemicals in humans. Two other fluoroethers, PFO3OA and NVHOS, were infrequently detected. Nearly all samples had at least one fluoroether present, but GenX was not found in any samples.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in ducks and the relationship with concentrations in water, sediment, and soil
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22 Jul 2020 | Environ. Toxicol. Chem.
Elevated PFOS and PFOS+PFHxS concentrations in ducks were observed near local point-sources, but also at wetlands with no known point-sources of contamination.
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Cooking methods affect the intake of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from grass carp
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22 Jul 2020 | Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf.
The effects of various cooking methods (boiling, steaming, grilling, and frying) on the levels of PFASs in fish muscle and the intake of PFASs were explored.
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Disposal of products and materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A cyclical problem
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21 Jul 2020 | Chemosphere
PFAS-containing wastes create repeated cycles of contamination in all disposal pathways: landfilling, wastewater treatment, and incineration.
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Background contamination of perfluoralkyl substances in a Belgian general population
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21 Jul 2020 | Toxicol. Lett.
Half of the population showed PFOS and PFOA serum levels above the health guidance values set by the German HBM Commission.
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Are melamine and its derivatives the alternatives for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) fabric treatments in infant clothes?
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21 Jul 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Melamine was found to be a potential alternative to PFAS in infant textiles.
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Can exposure to ‘forever chemicals’ make people more vulnerable to COVID-19?
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20 Jul 2020 | NEWS CENTER Maine
A federal report links exposure to PFAS chemicals and COVID-19 and reducing the effectiveness of certain vaccines. There is also concern that exposure could limit the effectiveness of a potential vaccine against COVID-19.
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Are feathers of a songbird model species (the great tit: ) suitable for monitoring perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in blood plasma?
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14 Jul 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Results suggest that feathers cannot be used to estimate PFOA and PFOS concentrations in blood plasma, except when there is a great deal of variation in pollutant concentrations among sites/individual birds.