'Forever Chemicals' Might Triple Teens' Risk Of Fatty Liver Disease

Each doubling in blood levels of the PFAS chemical perfluorooctanoic acid is linked to 2.7 times the odds of fatty liver ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

French ban on 'forever chemicals' in cosmetics, clothing to enter force

A French ban on the production and sale of cosmetics and most clothing containing polluting and health-threatening "forever ...
EurekAlert!

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) put to the test

The long-chain compounds perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) are the most commonly examined substances in the subgroup of the perfluoralkyl acids (PFAAs). The health ...
In These Times

An Industrial Chemical Poisoned Their Water, Now Upstate New Yorkers Want to Know What Replaced It

In 2016, researchers found unsafe levels of toxic industrial chemicals—including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), widely used to create non-stick products such as Teflon—in the drinking water of 6 ...
The Conversation

Perfluorooctanoic Acid, does it really cause heart disease?

University of Adelaide provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. The first paper (Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Cardiovascular Disease in US Adults) adds further information about the ...
JSTOR Daily

Perfluorooctanoic Acid Exposure and Pregnancy Outcome in a Highly Exposed Community

David A. Savitz, Cheryl R. Stein, Scott M. Bartell, Beth Elston, Jian Gong, Hyeong-Moo Shin and Gregory A. Wellenius Background: We assessed the association between perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and ...
JSTOR Daily

Mechanistic studies of perfluorooctane sulfonate, perfluorooctanoic acid uptake by maize (Zea mays L. cv. TY2)

Background and aims Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are of particular environmental concern. The migration of PFCs from soil to plants is a likely pathway for PFCs to enter the human food chain. This ...