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Derivation of a chronic reference dose for perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) for reproductive toxicity in mice
Science
21 Oct 2019 | Reg. Tox. and Pharm.
Human and animal studies are sufficient to derive a chronic reference dose protective of human health of 4.0 ng/kg/day.
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Species dependent accumulation and transformation of 8:2 polyfluoroalkyl phosphate esters in sediment by three benthic organisms
Science
21 Oct 2019 | Environ Int
Deepwater organisms found to be able to biotransform 8:2 diPAP.
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EPA touts success in reducing children’s chemical exposures, fails to account for emerging contaminants
News
16 Oct 2019 | Bloomberg Environment
According to Barbara Morrissey, chairwoman of EPA’s Children’s Health Protection Advisory Committee, the reductions are “worth celebrating but only part of the picture.” To get a fuller understanding of exposure trends, the EPA’s indicators must be updated with exposure measurements for new chemicals that replaced older ones that were phased out
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Draft NTP Technical Report on Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of PFOA
Policy
15 Oct 2019
NTP is holding a peer-review of draft Technical Reports on toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of HMB and PFOA and will hold a webcast on Dec. 12, 2019 at 10 AM Eastern (Registration is required). Written comments are due on Nov. 20, 2019. Oral comment registration deadline is Dec. 3, 2019.
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Pumping PFAS-contaminated water from airport expansion into ocean is ‘insanity’, chemical expert says
News
15 Oct 2019 | ABC News
The Sunshine Coast airport was inundated during heavy rainfall leaving more than 125 million litres of PFAS-contaminated water at the site. The Sunshine Coast Council's proposed building a pipeline to funnel the contaminated water from the airport construction site and into the nearby ocean at Marcoola. This plan has residents and chemical experts worried.
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[LISTEN] How dangerous are PFAS chemicals and what’s being done to clean them up?
News
14 Oct 2019 | Alaska Public Media
How dangerous are PFAS to human health and what’s being done to clean them up?
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Dietary Habits Related to Food Packaging and Population Exposure to PFASs
Science
11 Oct 2019 | Envir. Health Pers.
A study found the consumption of meals from fast-food restaurants associated with higher PFAS blood levels and lower with food prepared and eaten at home.
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To reduce PFAS levels in food, cook at home
News
9 Oct 2019 | Consumer Reports
A new study finds eating out and getting takeout may expose you to more toxic PFAS chemicals than eating meals prepared at home.
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Association between perfluoroalkyl substance concentrations and blood pressure in adolescents
Science
8 Oct 2019 | Environ Pollut.
Serum PFOS concentrations predominantly affected blood pressure in male adolescents compared with female adolescents.
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Superhydrophobic and oleophobic ultra-fine dry chemical agent with higher chemical activity and longer fire-protection
Science
8 Oct 2019 | Journ. of Haz. Mat.
A new method for preventing the re-ignition of pool fires was developed.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances and bone health in young men: a pilot study.
Science
8 Oct 2019 | Endocrine
Exposure to PFAS may lead to an increased risk of developing osteoporosis.
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Rob Bilott Book Launch Meet and Greet
Events
6 Oct 2019
The Green Science Policy Institute is hosting a book party to launch Rob Bilott's new book Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle against Dupont.
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Testing for PFAS on Cape Cod: STEEP Team visits Barnstable, Yarmouth
News
4 Oct 2019
46 percent of 101 private wells tested in 12 Cape towns contained at least one PFAS chemical. Two or more PFAS chemicals were detected in 28 percent of the wells. Three percent had PFAS levels exceeding a new, stricter groundwater standard of 20 ppt for six emerging chemical. Presentations from STEEP Science Day are available online at web.uri.edu/steep/news-events/science-day-2/
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Federal judge’s ruling allows class action suit against PFAS makers to proceed
News
3 Oct 2019 | EWG Press Release
This class action includes every U.S. resident with detectable levels of PFAS chemicals in their blood and who have claimed they have been injured as a result of being exposed.
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Parental exposure to perfluorobutanesulfonate impairs offspring development through inheritance of paternal methylome
Science
30 Sep 2019 | ACS Pub.
Parental exposure to PFBS leads to developmental issues in fish over multiple generations.