Center for PFAS Research

• Open Science for Non-Specialists: Making Open Science Meaningful Beyond the Scientific Community

  Published on May 24, 2022
  This paper explores how scientists can communicate their work in meaningful ways to non-specialist audiences. It uses PFAS research as a case study to show how collaborations with government agencies, NGOs, and extension services can help achieve this.

• Adsorption, Structure, and Dynamics of Short- and Long-Chain PFAS Molecules in Kaolinite: Molecular-Level Insights

  Published on May 11, 2022
  This study reports for the first time the fundamental molecular-level insights into the adsorption, interfacial structure, and dynamics of short- and long-chain PFAS molecules at the water-saturated mesopores of kaolinite clay.

• Implication of cation-bridging interaction contribution to sorption of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids by soils

  Published on February 28, 2022
  Partitioning in soil organic matter (SOM) is an important contribution to PFCA sorption by soils.

• A flow-through cell for the electrochemical oxidation of perfluoroalkyl substances in landfill leachates

  Published on October 1, 2021
  The results of this study show the potential of electrochemical oxidation to oxidize PFAAs present in high strength water such as landfill leachates.

• Associations between Exposures to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Diabetes, Hyperglycemia, or Insulin Resistance: A Scoping Review

  Published on September 14, 2021
  This scoping review summarizes the chemistry of PFAS exposure and the epidemiologic evidence for associations between exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and the development of diabetes, hyperglycemia, and/or insulin resistance.

• Binding of Per- and Polyfluoro-alkyl Substances (PFASs) to Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor Gamma (PPARg)

  Published on June 4, 2021
  A nuclear receptor, fundamental in the regulation of genes, glucose metabolism, and insulin sensitization has been shown to be impacted by per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs).

• Maternal preconception PFOS exposure of Drosophila melanogaster alters reproductive capacity, development, morphology and nutrient regulation

  Published on May 12, 2021
  Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) is a persistent synthetic surfactant widely detected in the environment. Developmental PFOS exposures are associated with low birth weight and chronic exposures increase risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes.

• Distribution, behaviour, bioavailability and remediation of poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in solid biowastes and biowaste-treated soil

  Published on May 5, 2021
  In this review, the distribution, bioavailability, and remediation of PFAS in soil receiving solid biowastes, which include biosolids, composts, and manure, are presented.

• Electrochemical oxidation of PFAS: Unique challenges in landfill leachates

  Published on April 28, 2021
  In this video, Dr. Suzanne Witt describes how electrochemical oxidation is a promising strategy for destroying PFAS.

• Developmental exposures to perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) impact embryonic nutrition, pancreatic morphology, and adiposity in the zebrafish, Danio rerio

  Published on April 15, 2021
  This study seeks to identify perturbations in embryonic metabolism, pancreas development, and adiposity due to developmental and subchronic PFOS exposures and their persistence into later larval and juvenile periods.

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