Perfluoroalkyl acids: a review of monitoring and toxicological findings

C Lau, K Anitole, C Hodes, D Lai… - Toxicological …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
In recent years, human and wildlife monitoring studies have identified perfluoroalkyl acids
(PFAA) worldwide. This has led to efforts to better understand the hazards that may be …

Human biomonitoring: state of the art

J Angerer, U Ewers, M Wilhelm - International journal of hygiene and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Human biomonitoring (HBM) of dose and biochemical effect nowadays has tremendous
utility providing an efficient and cost effective means of measuring human exposure to …

Polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in the US population: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2004 and comparisons with …

AM Calafat, LY Wong, Z Kuklenyik… - Environmental …, 2007 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFCs) have been used since the 1950s in numerous
commercial applications. Exposure of the general US population to PFCs is widespread …

Perfluorinated chemicals and fetal growth: a study within the Danish National Birth Cohort

C Fei, JK McLaughlin, RE Tarone… - Environmental health …, 2007 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) are man-
made, persistent organic pollutants widely spread throughout the environment and human …

Cord serum concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) in relation to weight and size at birth

BJ Apelberg, FR Witter, JB Herbstman… - Environmental …, 2007 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Recent studies have reported developmental toxicity among rodents dosed with
perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA). Objectives We examined …

Dietary exposure of Canadians to perfluorinated carboxylates and perfluorooctane sulfonate via consumption of meat, fish, fast foods, and food items prepared in their …

SA Tittlemier, K Pepper, C Seymour… - Journal of agricultural …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Human exposure to perfluorinated compounds is a worldwide phenomenon; however,
routes of human exposure to these compounds have not been well-characterized. Fifty-four …

Serum concentrations of 11 polyfluoroalkyl compounds in the US population: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999− 2000

AM Calafat, Z Kuklenyik, JA Reidy… - … science & technology, 2007 - ACS Publications
We measured the concentrations of 11 polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs), including
perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and perfluorohexane …

Exposure of perfluorinated chemicals through lactation: levels of matched human milk and serum and a temporal trend, 1996–2004, in Sweden

A Kärrman, I Ericson, B Van Bavel… - Environmental …, 2007 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Only limited data exist on lactation as an exposure source of persistent
perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) for children. Objectives We studied occurrence and levels …

Perfluoroalkyl sulfonates and perfluorocarboxylates in two wastewater treatment facilities in Kentucky and Georgia

BG Loganathan, KS Sajwan, E Sinclair, KS Kumar… - Water Research, 2007 - Elsevier
Discharge of effluents from municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is a route for the
introduction of certain organic contaminants into aquatic environments. Earlier studies have …

New POPs in the water environment: distribution, bioaccumulation and treatment of perfluorinated compounds–a review paper

S Fujii, C Polprasert, S Tanaka… - Journal of Water …, 2007 - iwaponline.com
Perfluorinated compounds such as perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic
acid (PFOA) are emerging environmental pollutants. From the available literature, tap and …