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‘Screamingly High’ Levels of PFAS in Common Insecticides, New Study Finds
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7 Oct 2022 | EcoWatch
A study published in the November issue of the Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters gives another reason to avoid insecticides in particular: they may contain the toxic forever chemicals known as PFAS.
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[Blog] Flawed WHO report on ‘forever chemicals’ fails human health, EWG scientists find
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7 Oct 2022 | EWG
A draft World Health Organization analysis of the two most notorious “forever chemicals” disregards hundreds of health risk studies, claiming there are too many uncertainties to calculate a safe exposure level for the substances.
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Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ detected in commonly used insecticides in US, study finds
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7 Oct 2022 | The Guardian
Toxic PFAS chemicals have been detected in seven out of 10 insecticides tested in the US, according to new research.
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An unexpected synergistic toxicity caused by competitive bioconcentration of perfluoroalkyl acid mixtures to Daphnia magna: Further promoted by elevated temperature
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7 Oct 2022 | Environ Pollut
High temperatures promote the bioconcentration of PFAA and resulted in the increased toxicity of PFAA mixtures in model species.
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Study links in utero ‘forever chemical’ exposure to low sperm count and mobility
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5 Oct 2022 | The Guardian
A new peer-reviewed Danish study finds that a mother’s exposure to toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ during early pregnancy can lead to lower sperm count and quality later in her child’s life.
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Maternal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Male Reproductive Function in Young Adulthood: Combined Exposure to Seven PFAS
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5 Oct 2022 | Environ Health Perspect
Consistent inverse associations between exposure to maternal PFAS and semen quality were found in a sample of the Danish population.
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Preconception Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Couple Fecundity: A Couple-Based Exploration
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4 Oct 2022 | Environ. Int.
Preconception exposure to 6:2 diPAP and PFHpA in women may have the potential to impair couples’ fertility.
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Uptake of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by soybean across two generations
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3 Oct 2022 | J. Hazard. Mater. Adv.
Considering widespread PFAS contamination and the ability of soybean plants to uptake PFAS, soybean seeds may need to be quantified for PFAS concentrations before their use in agricultural fields.
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California Bans ‘Forever Chemicals' in Fabrics, Makeup
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2 Oct 2022 | NBC
The bills just signed by California Governor Newsom banning PFAS in textiles and cosmetics model the best way to stop harm from PFAS: reduce their use in products," said Arlene Blum, executive director of the Green Science Policy Institute.
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Firefighting foam trials present next big PFAS challenge for 3M
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1 Oct 2022 | Star Tribune
But the miracle firefighting foam's key ingredient was one of the "forever chemicals" that have come to haunt 3M. PFAS chemicals don't biodegrade, tainting the environment. They have been linked to cancer, liver damage, decreased fertility and other maladies.
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[Report] Invisible Unbreakable Unnatural
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1 Oct 2022 | Waterkeeper Alliance
This data unequivocally demonstrates that dangerous PFAS pollution is widespread in surface waters across the country, and that existing laws and regulations have been inadequate to protect public health and the environment from this under-appreciated threat.
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[Letter to the editor] The conundrum of the PFOA human half-life, an international collaboration
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1 Oct 2022 | RTP
Campbell et al. (2022) propose that many studies estimating the human half-life of PFOA are significantly confounded by lack of accounting for ongoing exposures, which would inflate estimates, and by the presence of branched isomers, which could deflate estimates for linear PFOA.
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[Report] Groundwater Treatment to Remove PFAS: Restoring Local Drinking Water Supply in Orange County, California
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1 Oct 2022 | AWWA
The design and implementation of water treatment technologies to remove PFAS from groundwater is described for the Orange County Water District in California.
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Group Finds PFAS ‘forever’ Chemicals Used In Ohio Oil And Gas Wells
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30 Sep 2022 | The Allegheny Front
A non-profit research group has found the oil and gas industry in Ohio has used PFAS, known as “forever” chemicals, in at least 101 oil and gas wells since 2013.
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Boston bans artificial turf in parks due to toxic ‘forever chemicals’
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30 Sep 2022 | The Guardian
The city joins a growing number across the US in limiting the use of artificial turf made with dangerous PFAS compounds.