Soil & Water – Page 9 – Alston & Bird PFAS Primer

Influences of Chemical Properties, Soil Properties, and Solution pH on Soil–Water Partitioning Coefficients of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

ByPFAS Primer Team November 28, 2020December 10, 2020

Study assessed soil-water partitioning behavior of a wide range of PFAS onto soils covering diverse soil properties. November 28, 2020 | Environmental, Science & Technology

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Spatial distribution, sources and risk assessment of perfluoroalkyl substances in surface soils of a representative densely urbanized and industrialized city of China

ByPFAS Primer Team November 23, 2020December 10, 2020

Study found no risk of PFOA and PFOS contamination in the surface soil environment in Ningbo, China. November 23, 2020 | CATENA

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Advanced PFAS precursor digestion methods for biosolids

ByPFAS Primer Team September 15, 2020November 8, 2020

Study demonstrates that levels of PFAS in biosolids are higher than historically understood. September 15, 2020 | Environmental Chemistry

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Lethal and sublethal toxicity of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in chronic tests with Hyalella azteca (amphipod) and early-life stage tests with Pimephales promelas (fathead minnow)

ByPFAS Primer Team September 10, 2020December 14, 2020

Toxicity of PFOA was assessed in amphipods and fathead minnows. September 10, 2020 | Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

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Immunotoxicity of an Electrochemically Fluorinated Aqueous Film-Forming Foam

ByPFAS Primer Team September 8, 2020November 8, 2020

Male mice exposed to PFAS-containing aqueous film forming foams saw a decrease in body weight by 15% and an increase of liver weight up to 200%. Female body weights did not differ, but liver weight increased up to 193%. September 8, 2020 | Toxicological Sciences