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A case study of organic micropollutants in a major Swedish water source - Removal efficiency in seven drinking water treatment plants and influence of operational age of granulated active carbon filters
Science
4 Dec 2019 | Sci. Total Environ.
Recharging activated carbon filters by 10% found to increase PFAS removal efficiency in open waterways.
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High throughput UHPLC MS/MS measurement of Per and Poly Fluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) in human serum
Science
4 Dec 2019 | J Anal Toxicol
A new detection method was developed and used to understand PFAS exposure in Kentucky residents.
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The packaging industry takes on PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in our food supply
News
26 Nov 2019 | Civil Eats
In recent years, a series of studies revealed a large portion of compostable and paper food packaging is contaminated with PFAS. World Centric acted quickly, however, and is now part of a massive, industry-wide effort to remove PFAS products from their catalogs.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in commercially available biosolid-based products: The effect of treatment processes
Science
26 Nov 2019 | Water Environ Res.
Commercial biosolid treatment processes found not to decrease the amount of PFAS in waste.
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[Public comment] U.S. EPA requests public input on adding PFAS chemicals to the Toxics Release Inventory
Policy
25 Nov 2019
U.S. EPA is seeking public comments on potentially adding certain PFAS to the list of chemicals companies are required to report to the agency as part of the Toxics Release Inventory.
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Inflammatory bowel disease and biomarkers of gut inflammation and permeability in a community with high exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances through drinking water
Science
25 Nov 2019 | Environ. Res.
PFAS exposure from 1985-1994 thought to be linked with a high risk of Crohn's disease.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver in Children: An untargeted metabolomics approach
Science
25 Nov 2019 | Environ Int
High PFAS exposure was associated with impaired liver function in children.
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Size-fractionated particle-bound heavy metals and perfluoroalkyl substances in dust from different indoor air.
Science
25 Nov 2019 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Chronic daily intake through inhalation of PFAS and heavy metals was calculated.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances, airways infections, allergy and asthma related health outcomes - implications of gender, exposure period and study design
Science
25 Nov 2019 | Environ Int
PFAS was found to suppress the immune system and increase the risk of lower respiratory tract infection.
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Release of side-chain fluorinated polymer-containing microplastic fibers from functional textiles during washing and first estimates of perfluoroalkyl acid emissions
Science
24 Nov 2019 | Environ Sci Technol.
PFAS in textiles was confirmed to be released into the environment as waste, after cycling in washing machines.
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[Monitoring Data] Evaluation of Kentucky Community Drinking Water for Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Science
22 Nov 2019
Monitoring data from sampling 74 public water systems for eight PFAS compounds in the state of Kentucky.
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The list of military sites with suspected ‘forever chemicals’ contamination has grown
News
21 Nov 2019 | Military Times
“As part of this process, we think there are probably more installations, and I’m not ready to tell you what that number is, but we found that we under-counted,” Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment McMahon told reporters in a briefing at the Pentagon.
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Mark Ruffalo hopes his ‘Dark Waters’ film leads to environmental ‘revolution’
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20 Nov 2019 | Roll Call
“Are we a country that is going to be responsive to people and make sure that our people remain healthy?” star of the upcoming film “Dark Waters,” asked a crowd gathered Tuesday on Capitol Hill. “Or are we going to be responsible only to the bottom line of corporations and their greed? Because right now the people are losing.”
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Perfluoroalkyl substances, airways infections, allergy and asthma related health outcomes – implications of gender, exposure period and study design
Science
18 Nov 2019 | Envir. Inter.
PFAS was associated with an increased risk of lower respiratory tract infections.
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Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFFs) Are Very Toxic to Aquatic Microcrustaceans
Science
18 Nov 2019 | Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
Seven brands of fire fighting foams were found to be toxic to organisms on the lowest levels of freshwater food chains.