PFAS: forever chemicals—persistent, bioaccumulative and mobile. Reviewing the status and the need for their phase out and remediation of contaminated sites

H Brunn, G Arnold, W Körner, G Rippen… - Environmental Sciences …, 2023 - Springer
Background Per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) have received increasing
scientific and political attention in recent years. Several thousand commercially produced …

Health-related toxicity of emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances: Comparison to legacy PFOS and PFOA

LJL Espartero, M Yamada, J Ford, G Owens… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are highly persistent, manufactured chemicals
used in various manufacturing processes and found in numerous commercial products. With …

Assessing the ecological risks of per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances: Current state‐of‐the science and a proposed path forward

GT Ankley, P Cureton, RA Hoke… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Per‐and poly‐fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) encompass a large, heterogenous group of
chemicals of potential concern to human health and the environment. Based on information …

Absorption, distribution, and toxicity of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the brain: a review

Y Cao, C Ng - Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic chemicals colloquially
known as “forever chemicals” because of their high persistence. PFAS have been detected …

Legacy and emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances: analytical techniques, environmental fate, and health effects

RA Brase, EJ Mullin, DC Spink - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Due to their unique chemical properties, per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have
been used extensively as industrial surfactants and processing aids. While several types of …

Current state of knowledge of environmental occurrence, toxic effects, and advanced treatment of PFOS and PFOA

M Antonopoulou, A Spyrou, A Tzamaria… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are anthropogenic synthetic compounds, with
high chemical and thermal stability and a persistent, stable and bioaccumulative nature that …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review and meta-analysis of impacts of per-and polyfluorinated substances on the brain and behavior

HM Starnes, KD Rock, TW Jackson… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
1. Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of structurally diverse synthetic
organic chemicals that are chemically stable, resistant to degradation, and persistent in …

Metabolic signatures of youth exposure to mixtures of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances: a multi-cohort study

JA Goodrich, DI Walker, J He, X Lin… - Environmental …, 2023 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is ubiquitous and has
been associated with an increased risk of several cardiometabolic diseases. However, the …

Neurotransmission targets of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance neurotoxicity: mechanisms and potential implications for adverse neurological outcomes

JM Brown-Leung, JR Cannon - Chemical research in toxicology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of persistent environmental
pollutants that are ubiquitously found in the environment and virtually in all living organisms …

Bioaccumulation, biodistribution, toxicology and biomonitoring of organofluorine compounds in aquatic organisms

D Savoca, A Pace - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review is a survey of recent advances in studies concerning the impact of poly-and
perfluorinated organic compounds in aquatic organisms. After a brief introduction on poly …