A review of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in terms of sources, applications, human exposure, dietary intake, toxicity, legal regulation, and methods of determination

K Sznajder-Katarzyńska, M Surma… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are widely distributed across the world and are
expected to be of concern to human health and the environment. The review focuses on …

Nanotechnology in remediation of water contaminated by poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances: A review

W Zhang, D Zhang, Y Liang - Environmental pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
This article gives an overview of nanotechnologies applied in remediation of water
contaminated by poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). The use of engineered …

[HTML][HTML] Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in edible fish species from Charleston Harbor and tributaries, South Carolina, United States: Exposure and risk …

PA Fair, B Wolf, ND White, SA Arnott, K Kannan… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Concentrations of 11 PFASs were determined in muscle and whole fish for six species
collected from Charleston, South Carolina (SC) for the assessment of potential health risks …

Adverse maternal, fetal, and postnatal effects of hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (GenX) from oral gestational exposure in Sprague-Dawley rats

JM Conley, CS Lambright, N Evans… - Environmental …, 2019 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid [(HFPO-DA), GenX] is a member of the
per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemical class, and elevated levels of HFPO-DA …

Measuring total PFASs in water: The tradeoff between selectivity and inclusivity

CA McDonough, JL Guelfo, CP Higgins - Current opinion in environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Millions of people around the world may be exposed to drinking water impacted by per-and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) at levels exceeding local or national advisories. Many …

Removal of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from contaminated groundwater using granular activated carbon: a pilot-scale study with breakthrough …

CJ Liu, D Werner, C Bellona - Environmental Science: Water Research …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Granular activated carbon (GAC) is a commonly used technology for removal of per-and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). However, most studies characterizing PFAS absorption …

[HTML][HTML] Persistent organic pollutants and gestational diabetes: a multi-center prospective cohort study of healthy US women

ML Rahman, C Zhang, MM Smarr, S Lee… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are linked with insulin resistance
and type-2 diabetes (T2D) in the general population. However, their associations with …

Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances during fetal life and pubertal development in boys and girls from the Danish National Birth Cohort

A Ernst, N Brix, LLB Lauridsen, J Olsen… - Environmental …, 2019 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: It remains unsettled whether prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances
(PFASs) affects human reproductive health through potential endocrine disruption …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between repeated measure of plasma perfluoroalkyl substances and cardiometabolic risk factors

C Donat-Vargas, IA Bergdahl, A Tornevi… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent synthetic chemicals that may
affect components of metabolic risk through the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between perfluorooctanoate and perfluorooctane sulfonate blood concentrations in the general population and routine drinking water exposure

S Zhang, Q Kang, H Peng, M Ding, F Zhao… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
In regions with heavily contaminated drinking water, a significant contribution of drinking
water to overall human perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) …