{"id":11796,"date":"2019-09-03T19:05:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T23:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/?p=11796"},"modified":"2019-11-07T19:19:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T00:19:18","slug":"study-newer-pfas-chemicals-may-pose-more-risks-than-those-they-replaced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/study-newer-pfas-chemicals-may-pose-more-risks-than-those-they-replaced\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Newer PFAS Chemicals \u2018May Pose More Risks\u2019 Than Those They Replaced"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11802\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11802\" style=\"width: 364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11802 size-third_column\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/EWG-Next-Generation-PFAS_image-1-364x258.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/EWG-Next-Generation-PFAS_image-1-364x258.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/EWG-Next-Generation-PFAS_image-1-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/EWG-Next-Generation-PFAS_image-1-188x133.jpg 188w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/EWG-Next-Generation-PFAS_image-1-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/EWG-Next-Generation-PFAS_image-1-500x354.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/EWG-Next-Generation-PFAS_image-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Short-chain fluorinated compounds, making up the next generation of PFAS, are more widely found in aquatic systems, which may cause greater harm to our environment. Image Credit: Environmental Working Group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A recently published study conducted by a team of scientists from Auburn University found that short-chain fluorinated compounds, otherwise known as PFAS, are \u201cmore widely detected, more persistent and mobile in aquatic systems,\u201d which could present greater problems for humans and the environments in which they live.<\/p>\n<p>The most widely known long-chain PFAS chemicals are PFOA and PFOS, previously used to make Teflon and Scotchgard, respectively. These chemicals have been linked to cancer and other health hazards and have since been phased out of use in the U.S. due to pressure from the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA estimates that PFAS chemicals like these contaminate drinking water resources for nearly 110 million Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Chemical companies that have been using PFAS in their manufacturing products claim that this next generation of short-chain PFAS is safer than the notorious long-chain contaminants. Key findings from the Auburn study refute these claims. The study shows that the short-chain chemicals are widely detected in drinking water systems, may harm human and ecosystem health, and existing removal treatments are less effective for short-chain than long-chain PFAS.<\/p>\n<p>The study analyzed over 200 individual studies on PFAS to show that the short-chain contaminants may be just as harmful as the long-chain versions, if not more. The short-chain PFAS have been linked to hormonal and reproductive system harm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.org\/release\/study-newer-pfas-chemicals-may-pose-more-risks-those-they-replaced\">Read the full story.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study refutes claims that newer, short-chain PFAS chemicals are safer than the long-chain predecessors, PFOS and PFOA. Chemical companies have claimed that these new chemicals do not pose a risk to human health or the environment. However, this study shows that these short-chain PFAS compounds are more common and pervasive in aquatic systems, which could cause further issues for humans and the environment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1002,"featured_media":11799,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pfas-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1002"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11796"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11808,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11796\/revisions\/11808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}