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• PFAS Biotransformation Pathways: A Species Comparison Study

  Science

  12 Jan 2023 | Toxics

  A metabolic pathway map was made to aid researchers in determining possible PFAS breakdown products in fish when no metabolic data is present.

• Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and childhood autism-related outcomes

  Science

  12 Jan 2023 | Epidemiology

  Mothers’ prenatal blood concentrations of PFNA may be associated with modest increases in their child’s autism-related traits.

• West Virginia lawmakers push to regulate ‘forever’ PFAS chemicals

  News

  10 Jan 2023 | Public News Service

  West Virginia lawmakers are expected to introduce legislation in 2023 aimed at regulating PFAS chemicals in the state’s drinking-water systems.

• Occurrence and implications of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in animal feeds used in laboratory toxicity testing

  Science

  10 Jan 2023 | Sci Total Environ

  PFAS contamination in animal feed was found to be pervasive, which is significant because unintended PFAS exposure in control animals from feed can significantly bias toxicity testing.

• In utero exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and early childhood BMI trajectories: A mediation analysis with neonatal metabolic profiles

  Science

  9 Jan 2023 | Sci Total Environ

  Prenatal PFAS exposure was associated with persistently increased BMI in childhood.

• Rapid Determination of Selected PFAS in Textiles Entering the Waste Stream

  Science

  6 Jan 2023 | Toxics

  A rapid extraction and clean-up method was developed for the determination of 21 PFAS in various polymers used in soft furnishings and upholstery.

• Citing poor PFAS cleanup effort, EGLE calls on DNR to reject Camp Grayling expansion

  News

  5 Jan 2023 | WoodTV

  A new letter clarifies why Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is urging the state’s Department of Natural Resources to reject a National Guard proposal to expand Camp Grayling.

• Associations between per and polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids and vitamin D biomarker levels in Chinese newborns

  Science

  5 Jan 2023 | Sci Total Environ

  Exposure to legacy PFAS, including PFTrDA, PFHxS, and PFOS, might disturb vitamin D status in newborns.

• Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) presence in food: Comparison among fresh, frozen and ready-to-eat vegetables

  Science

  5 Jan 2023 | Food Chem

  Italian ready-to-eat vegetables contained higher PFAS levels than fresh/frozen products, and organic vegetables had lower PFAS contents than their traditional counterparts.

• PFAS Bans, Restrictions Go Into Effect in States in 2023

  Policy

  4 Jan 2023

  Laws and regulations restricting “forever chemicals” in more than a half dozen states are entering effect in 2023, including the start of a timeline for a first-in-the-nation ban on PFAS in all products in Maine.

• PFAS in Consumer Products are Targeted by State Regulators and Class Action Plaintiffs

  Policy

  4 Jan 2023

  Consumer product manufacturers, importers, and retailers of products containing PFAS must comply with new regulations in four states in 2023: California, Maine, Vermont, and Washington.

• New York to ban ‘forever chemicals’ from clothing by end of year

  Policy

  4 Jan 2023

  New York will be joining California in banning toxic “forever chemicals” from clothing, under a law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) just before the new year.

• 3M Among Companies Ordered to Give EPA Data on PFAS in Plastics

  Policy

  4 Jan 2023

  The EPA ordered four chemical manufacturers on Wednesday to generate new information about a widely used PFAS, so the agency can understand how it may affect people’s health and move through the environment.

• PFAS Contamination and USDA's Lack of Engagement

  Policy

  4 Jan 2023

  USDA appears to be ignoring the risks of farm contamination by "forever chemicals" through sewage sludge applied as fertilizer.

• Solvay and Orbia will make the battery binder PVDF in the US

  News

  4 Jan 2023 | C&EN

  As the demand for electric vehicles continues to rise, the chemical companies Solvay and Orbia are forming a joint venture to build an $850 million facility in the southeastern US that will make PVDF, a polymer used as a binder and a coating for separators in lithium-ion batteries.