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PFAS are forever chemicals and the most toxic compounds we know — and the primary path to toxicity is by eating and drinking. These chemicals are everywhere and have been found in everything from food to water to rain.
MOVIES:
Dark Waters, starring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway
youtu.be/RvAOuhyunhY?si=mUZfHIym0u0Hx8EV
The Devil We Know
youtu.be/NJFbsWX4MJM?si=1pfk7MdWwJEozimg
No Defense
youtu.be/RHe_95y87WY?si=OOgEmsftytB6gws6
BOOK:
Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle Against DuPont by Rob Bilott
amazon.com/Exposure-Robert-Bilott-audiobook/dp/B07TWJ7MPZ/ref=sr_1_1
PAPERS:
PFAS Exposure Pathways for Humans and Wildlife: A Synthesisof Current Knowledge and Key Gaps in Understanding
setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/etc.4935
Diet and particularly seafood are major sources of perfluorinated compounds in humans
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160412010001170
Contribution of diet and other factors to the observed levels of selected perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAS forever chemicals) ) in serum among US children aged 3-11 years
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935117316845
Foodstuff analyses show that seafood and water are major perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs forever chemicals) sources to humans in Korea
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389414005585
Preliminary assessment of general population exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances through diet in Greece
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935119304141
The sources and bioaccumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS forever chemicals) in animal-derived foods and the potential risk of dietary intake
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969723059405?via%3Dihub
Occurrence of perfluorinated alkylated substances in cereals, salt, sweets and fruit items collected in four European countries
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653514011825
The top 12 PFAS producers in the world and the staggering societal costs of PFAS pollution
chemsec.org/reports/the-top-12-pfas-producers-in-the-world-and-the-staggering-societal-costs-of-pfas-pollution
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in grocery store foods: method optimization, occurrence, and exposure assessment
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/EM/D3EM00268C
Questions and Answers: Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA, PFOS, GenX Chemicals and PFBS
epa.gov/sdwa/questions-and-answers-drinking-water-health-advisories-pfoa-pfos-genx-chemicals-and-pfbs
Differences in the internal PFAS patterns of herbivores, omnivores and carnivores - lessons learned from target screening and the total oxidizable precursor assay
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723009774
Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in commercial organic eggs via fishmeal in feed
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653523028230
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in livestock and game species: A review
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969720383285
Internal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in vegans and omnivores
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438463921001231
The concentration of several perfluoroalkyl acids in serum appears to be reduced by dietary fiber
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020322479
Study Finds 'Forever Chemicals' In Kale, Countering FDA Research Data
healthnews.com/news/study-finds-forever-chemicals-in-kale-countering-fda-research-data
Current Review of Increasing Animal Health Threat of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Harms, Limitations, and Alternatives to Manage Their Toxicity
mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/14/11707
Perfluoroalkylated substances in edible livers of farm animals, including depuration behaviour in young sheep fed with contaminated grass
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653516306294
Speed vs. sustainability: The race to ban ‘forever chemicals’ on ski slopes
https://www.politico.eu/article/speed-sustainability-race-ban-forever-chemicals-fluorinated-ski-wax-alps/
States are leading the way to safer chemicals
saferstates.org
FDA Update on PFAS Activities
fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-update-pfas-activities
0:00 The Most toxic compounds: PFAS
2:34 DuPont's dark secret
4:13 Wrecking our immune system
5:26 How we know PFAS are toxic
10:42 Toxicology and epidemiology
13:27 Pathway to exposure: food
15:40 How food gets contaminated
18:57 Parts per trillion
21:05 PFAS in produce
22:48 Contaminated fish
24:12 PFAS whack-a-mole
28:02 Forever chemicals in plants
32:15 Give blood
33:06 Regulators
PFAS are forever chemicals and the most toxic compounds we know — and the primary path to toxicity is by eating and drinking. These chemicals are everywhere and have been found in everything from food to water to rain.
MOVIES:
Dark Waters, starring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway
youtu.be/RvAOuhyunhY?si=mUZfHIym0u0Hx8EV
The Devil We Know
youtu.be/NJFbsWX4MJM?si=1pfk7MdWwJEozimg
No Defense
youtu.be/RHe_95y87WY?si=OOgEmsftytB6gws6
BOOK:
Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle Against DuPont by Rob Bilott
amazon.com/Exposure-Robert-Bilott-audiobook/dp/B07TWJ7MPZ/ref=sr_1_1
PAPERS:
PFAS Exposure Pathways for Humans and Wildlife: A Synthesisof Current Knowledge and Key Gaps in Understanding
setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/etc.4935
Diet and particularly seafood are major sources of perfluorinated compounds in humans
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160412010001170
Contribution of diet and other factors to the observed levels of selected perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAS forever chemicals) ) in serum among US children aged 3-11 years
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935117316845
Foodstuff analyses show that seafood and water are major perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs forever chemicals) sources to humans in Korea
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389414005585
Preliminary assessment of general population exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances through diet in Greece
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935119304141
The sources and bioaccumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS forever chemicals) in animal-derived foods and the potential risk of dietary intake
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969723059405?via%3Dihub
Occurrence of perfluorinated alkylated substances in cereals, salt, sweets and fruit items collected in four European countries
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653514011825
The top 12 PFAS producers in the world and the staggering societal costs of PFAS pollution
chemsec.org/reports/the-top-12-pfas-producers-in-the-world-and-the-staggering-societal-costs-of-pfas-pollution
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in grocery store foods: method optimization, occurrence, and exposure assessment
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/EM/D3EM00268C
Questions and Answers: Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA, PFOS, GenX Chemicals and PFBS
epa.gov/sdwa/questions-and-answers-drinking-water-health-advisories-pfoa-pfos-genx-chemicals-and-pfbs
Differences in the internal PFAS patterns of herbivores, omnivores and carnivores - lessons learned from target screening and the total oxidizable precursor assay
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723009774
Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in commercial organic eggs via fishmeal in feed
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653523028230
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in livestock and game species: A review
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969720383285
Internal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in vegans and omnivores
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438463921001231
The concentration of several perfluoroalkyl acids in serum appears to be reduced by dietary fiber
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020322479
Study Finds 'Forever Chemicals' In Kale, Countering FDA Research Data
healthnews.com/news/study-finds-forever-chemicals-in-kale-countering-fda-research-data
Current Review of Increasing Animal Health Threat of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Harms, Limitations, and Alternatives to Manage Their Toxicity
mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/14/11707
Perfluoroalkylated substances in edible livers of farm animals, including depuration behaviour in young sheep fed with contaminated grass
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653516306294
Speed vs. sustainability: The race to ban ‘forever chemicals’ on ski slopes
https://www.politico.eu/article/speed-sustainability-race-ban-forever-chemicals-fluorinated-ski-wax-alps/
States are leading the way to safer chemicals
saferstates.org
FDA Update on PFAS Activities
fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-update-pfas-activities
0:00 The Most toxic compounds: PFAS
2:34 DuPont's dark secret
4:13 Wrecking our immune system
5:26 How we know PFAS are toxic
10:42 Toxicology and epidemiology
13:27 Pathway to exposure: food
15:40 How food gets contaminated
18:57 Parts per trillion
21:05 PFAS in produce
22:48 Contaminated fish
24:12 PFAS whack-a-mole
28:02 Forever chemicals in plants
32:15 Give blood
33:06 Regulators
