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Potential health effects of PFAS chemicals ATSDR

(6 days ago) WEBThe epidemiological evidence suggests associations between increases in exposure to (specific) PFAS and certain health effects. Increases in cholesterol levels (PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFDA) Lower antibody response to some vaccines (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, …

https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/health-effects/index.html

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PFOA, PFOS, and Related PFAS Chemicals - American Cancer Society

(9 days ago) WEBThe EPA has established health advisories for some PFAS in drinking water, based largely on the health effects seen in studies of lab animals (rats and mice). There are lifetime …

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/chemicals/teflon-and-perfluorooctanoic-acid-pfoa.html

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Our Current Understanding of the Human Health and - US EPA

(2 days ago) WEBPerfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS), for example, are two of the most widely used and studied chemicals in the PFAS group. …

https://www.epa.gov/pfas/our-current-understanding-human-health-and-environmental-risks-pfas

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Past PFOA and PFOS Health Effects Science Documents

(6 days ago) WEBThe final PFOA and PFOS toxicity assessments report toxicity values that reflect the best available health effects information. The EPA published the 2022 PFOA …

https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/past-pfoa-and-pfos-health-effects-science-documents

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Basic Information on PFAS US EPA

(1 days ago) WEBThere is evidence that exposure to PFAS can lead to adverse health outcomes in humans. The most-studied PFAS chemicals are PFOA and PFOS. Studies …

https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/pfas/basic-information-pfas_.html

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Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS: Questions …

(4 days ago) WEBIn accordance with SDWA, EPA will consider the occurrence data from UCMR 3, along with the peer reviewed health effects assessments supporting the …

https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/drinking-water-health-advisories-pfoa-and-pfos-questions-and-answers_.html

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Water Sanitation and Health - World Health Organization (WHO)

(1 days ago) WEBThe updated assessment will consider, inter alia, the International Agency for Research on Cancer's (IARC’s) carcinogenicity assessment on PFOS and PFOA. It will also include …

https://www.who.int/teams/environment-climate-change-and-health/water-sanitation-and-health/chemical-hazards-in-drinking-water/per-and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances

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Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS US EPA

(2 days ago) WEBEPA’s health advisories are based on the best available peer-reviewed studies of the effects of PFOA and PFOS on laboratory animals (rats and mice) and …

https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/drinking-water-health-advisories-pfoa-and-pfos_.html

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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Toxicity and Human Health …

(3 days ago) WEBSelecting assays shown in Table 2 based on PFOA and PFOS health effects covers a broad range of biology. However, because of the structural diversity of PFAS, biological …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7906952/

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Revisiting the “forever chemicals”, PFOA and PFOS exposure in …

(Just Now) WEBIn Taiwan, drinking water posed a low risk (HI < 1) of PFOA, PFOS, and total PFAS when using the RfD values provided by the US EPA Health Advisory (20 …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41545-023-00274-6

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Revisiting the “forever chemicals”, PFOA and PFOS exposure

(4 days ago) WEBThe Michigan Department μ of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy recommend a maximum level (human non-cancer value for surface drinking water) of 420 ng/L for …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41545-023-00274-6.pdf

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PFAS: Health Effects, History, Exposure, Advocacy Efforts

(3 days ago) WEBHealth Effects, History, Exposure, Advocacy Efforts. By Lana Barhum. Published on March 25, 2022. (PFOS). PFOA and PFOS have been used in …

https://www.verywellhealth.com/pfas-awareness-and-risks-5220490

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The impact of the EPA’s first ever federal PFAS rule limiting toxic

(3 days ago) WEBScientific research on ‘legacy PFAS’ — the oldest, most regulated types like PFOA and PFOS — has shown just how nasty these chemicals can be. Decades of …

https://hls.harvard.edu/today/the-impact-of-the-epas-first-ever-federal-pfas-rule-limiting-toxic-forever-chemicals-in-drinking-water/

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Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS

(Just Now) WEBEPA has not established national primary drinking water regulations for PFOA and PFOS. EPA is evaluating PFOA and PFOS as drinking water contaminants in accordance with …

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-06/documents/drinkingwaterhealthadvisories_pfoa_pfos_updated_5.31.16.pdf

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Temporal trends in human exposure to PFASs - Nature

(9 days ago) WEBIncreases in serum PFOA and PFOS from the lowest to the highest quintiles among children in C8 health project was associated with 4.6 and 8.5 mg/dL total …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41370-018-0094-1

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Guidance on PFAS Exposure, Testing, and Clinical Follow-Up.

(5 days ago) WEBPublic concern about the impact of PFAS contamination on human health and the environment began in the late 1990s when perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) water …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK584702/

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What are PFAS, how toxic are they and how do you become …

(2 days ago) WEBFor the general public, the main sources of PFAS exposure are from drinking water and food, such as eating fish, eggs, or milk, or livestock that has fed on …

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/23/what-are-pfas-forever-chemicals-how-toxic-are-they-and-how-do-you-become-exposed

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Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) Factsheet

(3 days ago) WEBHow PFAS Affect People’s Health. Human health effects from exposure to low environmental levels of PFAS are uncertain. Studies of laboratory animals given large …

https://www.cdc.gov/biomonitoring/PFAS_FactSheet.html

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EPA designates PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances

(4 days ago) WEBThe EPA claims that the health benefits of the rule outweigh the costs. PFOA and PFOS are associated with developmental effects in fetuses and infants, liver …

https://cen.acs.org/environment/persistent-pollutants/EPA-designates-PFOA-PFOS-hazardous/102/web/2024/04

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Potential Health Effects of PFAS - Guidance on PFAS Exposure, …

(5 days ago) WEBThis chapter summarizes results of the committee’s review of the potential health effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK584690/

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Technical Fact Sheet – Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and

(1 days ago) WEBThis fact sheet, developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office (FFRRO), provides a summary of two …

https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/sites/static/files/2017-12/documents/ffrrofactsheet_contaminants_pfos_pfoa_11-20-17_508_0.pdf

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enHealth Factsheet on PFAS - Department of Health and …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care developed health-based guidance values, in the form of a tolerable daily intake (TDI), for PFOS, PFOA and …

https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/enhealth-fact-sheet-on-per--and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas_0.pdf

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PFAS Update: EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as - Kirkland

(5 days ago) WEBAccording to EPA, exposure to these substances may pose risks of adverse health effects, including cancer and reproductive, developmental, cardiovascular, liver …

https://www.kirkland.com/publications/kirkland-alert/2024/04/pfao-and-pfos-hazardous-substances

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This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal …

(Just Now) WEBThese adverse health effects of PFOA and PFOS were further described in the final toxicity assessments and Final Maximum Contaminant Level Goals (MCLGs36) for …

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08547.pdf

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Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS

(1 days ago) WEBWhen both PFOA and PFOS are found in drinking water, the combined concentrations of PFOA and PFOS should be compared with the 70 parts per trillion health advisory level. …

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-05/documents/drinkingwaterhealthadvisories_pfoa_pfos_5_19_16.final_.1.pdf

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EPA Advances Science to Protect the Public from PFOA and PFOS …

(7 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON (Nov. 16, 2021) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking the agency’s Science Advisory Board to review draft scientific documents …

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-advances-science-protect-public-pfoa-and-pfos-drinking-water

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Understanding the new USEPA’s PFOA and PFOS Regulations

(9 days ago) WEBUnderstanding the specifics and impacts of EPA's recent update to CERCLA's hazardous substances list, which adds the PFAS chemicals PFOA and PFOS …

https://www.ghd.com/en-us/insights/understanding-the-new-usepas-pfoa-and-pfos-regulations

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“The Coming Wave of PFAS Superfund Enforcement and …

(7 days ago) WEBExtracted from Law360. On April 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a new rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, and …

https://www.alston.com/en/insights/publications/2024/05/coming-wave-of-pfas-superfund-enforcement

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