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Prenatal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, Umbilical Cord Blood DNA Methylation, and Cardio-Metabolic Indicators in Newborns: The Healthy Start Study

Study estimated associations of prenatal PFAS with DNA methylation in umbilical cord blood. We evaluated associations of methylation at selected sites with neonatal cardio-metabolic indicators. December 24, 2020 | Environmental Health Perspectives

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Serum perfluoroalkyl substances in residents following long-term drinking water contamination from firefighting foam in Ronneby, Sweden

Study reported serum PFAS levels of Ronneby residents participating in a biomonitoring program, and described the variation by age, sex and calendar period for a residential exposure. December 23, 2020 | Environment International

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Spatial Trends of Anionic, Zwitterionic, and Cationic PFASs at an AFFF-Impacted Site

Soil and groundwater from a firefighting foam impacted site were sampled at high resolution and analyzed for an extensive list of anionic, zwitterionic, and cationic PFAS. December 22, 2020 | Environmental, Science & Technology

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Understanding PFAAs exposure in a generalist seabird species breeding in the vicinity of a fluorochemical plant: influence of maternal transfer and diet

Study examined PFOA and PFOS exposure in chicks of a generalist seabird species, the lesser black-backed gull breeding 49 km away of a PFAS hotspot (a fluorochemical plant in Antwerp, Belgium). December 18, 2020 | Environmental Pollution