The scientific community’s understanding of the health and environmental effects of PFAS is evolving at a rapid pace. At the same time, researchers are developing new technologies to assess and remediate PFAS contamination. This section provides the latest updates on developments in PFAS-related science and technology.
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Study investigates the occurrence of a large suite of PFAS and melamine compounds in infant clothing items.
July 14, 2020 | Environmental Science & Technology
Researchers analyze the presence of six major groups of emerging contaminants, including PFAS substances, in bottled water from different countries.
June 15, 2020 | Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 392
Study finds that women exposed to PFAS may experience menopause two years earlier than other women.
June 3, 2020 | The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Study concludes that the US EPA’s current reference dose could be met by consuming a single radish groin in soils with a PFOA concentration of 9.7 ng/g or a PFOS concentration of 90.5 ng/g.
May 30, 2020 | Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Researchers developed a trace analytical methods for PFAS transformation products in plants. Plant samples from contaminated fields contained intermediate transformation products. The leafy parts of plants showed the highest contamination.
May 29, 2020 | Journal of Chromatography A