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Hunting Metabolic Biomarkers for Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: A Review

Metabolites
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) represent a class of persistent synthetic chemicals extensively utilized across industrial and consumer sectors, raising substantial environmental and human health concerns.
Xue Ma, Delei Cai, Qing Chen, Zhoujing Zhu, Shixin Zhang, Ziyu Wang, Zhengyan Hu, Haitao Shen, Zhen Meng   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

From the Discovery of the Giant Magnetocaloric Effect to the Development of High‐Power‐Density Systems

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The article overviews past and current efforts on caloric materials and systems, highlighting the contributions of Ames National Laboratory to the field. Solid‐state caloric heat pumping is an innovative method that can be implemented in a wide range of cooling and heating applications.
Agata Czernuszewicz, Yaroslav Mudryk, Jun Cui, Lucas Griffith, Duane D. Johnson, Julie Slaughter   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unforeseen risks due to the use of fluorinated materials for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance removal

Nature Communications
The escalating regulatory pressures on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water highlight the critical and expeditious need for advanced PFAS removal technologies.
Shuqin Liu, Robert J. Letcher, Miriam L. Diamond, Arlene Blum, Da Chen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

ML Workflows for Screening Degradation‐Relevant Properties of Forever Chemicals

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The environmental persistence of per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) necessitates efficient remediation strategies. This study presents physics‐informed machine learning workflows that accurately predict critical degradation properties, including bond dissociation energies and polarizability.
Pranoy Ray, Andrew R. Castillo, Manoj Kolel‐Veetil, Surya R. Kalidindi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emerging PFAS: Current Concerns, Remediation, and Future Perspectives

Toxics
Emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) constitute the most currently available PFAS used across many applications, such as aqueous film-forming foam, textiles, food contact materials, chromium plating, semiconductor production, and ...
Ryuichi Mashima
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable Materials Design With Multi‐Modal Artificial Intelligence

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Critical mineral scarcity, high embodied carbon, and persistent pollution from materials processing intensify the need for sustainable materials design. This review frames the problem as multi‐objective optimization under heterogeneous, high‐dimensional evidence and highlights multi‐modal AI as an enabling pathway.
Tianyi Xu, Tianshuo Wei, Yan Ge, Bo Peng, Yue Li, Maolin Wang, Peng Wen, Chao Yang, Ye Wei   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bird’s-eye view of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances pollution research in the African hydrosphere

npj Clean Water
The surge in Africa’s economy has led to increased use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), resulting in environmental pollution. This has spurred regulatory and research efforts to mitigate these impacts.
Sabastian Simbarashe Mukonza, Nhamo Chaukura   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Longitudinal trends in perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances among multiethnic midlife women from 1999 to 2011: The Study of Women′s Health Across the Nation

Environment International, 2020
Background: Limited information exists regarding longitudinal trends in midlife women’s exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Ning Ding, Siobán D. Harlow, Stuart Batterman, Bhramar Mukherjee, Sung Kyun Park   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immunotoxicity of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Insights into Short-Chain PFAS Exposure

Toxics, 2021
Novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were recently identified in drinking water sources throughout North Carolina. These include the perfluoroether acids (PFEAs) perfluoro-2-methoxyacetic acid (PFMOAA), perfluoro-2-methoxypropanoic acid ...
Tracey Woodlief, Samuel Vance, Qing Hu, Jamie DeWitt   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Detailed Chemical Kinetic Model for the Destruction of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Pyrolysis and Incineration of Short-Chain Perfluorinated Carboxylic and Sulfonic Acids [PDF]

, 2022
Chemical processes to destroy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are being actively developed to deal with contaminated soil and water, legacy waste streams, and unwanted stockpiles of these hazardous compounds.
Yasir, Khan, Gabriel, da Silva, Milad, Narimani   +2 more
core   +2 more sources