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 …

PFAS exposure pathways for humans and wildlife: a synthesis of current knowledge and key gaps in understanding

AO De Silva, JM Armitage, TA Bruton… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We synthesize current understanding of the magnitudes and methods for assessing human
and wildlife exposures to poly‐and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Most human exposure …

Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain … - EFSA …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific evaluation on the risks to
human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS s) in food. Based …

Distribution and effects of branched versus linear isomers of PFOA, PFOS, and PFHxS: A review of recent literature

K Schulz, MR Silva, R Klaper - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) have come to attention recently due to their
widespread presence in the environment, recalcitrance, and potential negative health …

[HTML][HTML] Human exposure to F-53B in China and the evaluation of its potential toxicity: An overview

Y He, D Lv, C Li, X Liu, W Liu, W Han - Environment International, 2022 - Elsevier
Chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acid (Cl-PFESAs, trade name F-53B), an
alternative to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), has been widely used as a mist …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and dyslipidemia, hypertension and obesity in adolescents. The Fit Futures study

M Averina, J Brox, S Huber, AS Furberg - Environmental research, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Prevalence of obesity, hypertension and dyslipidemia has been increasing in
children and adolescents worldwide. Exposure to environmental pollutants may contribute to …

A review of cardiovascular effects and underlying mechanisms of legacy and emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

ZJ Wen, YJ Wei, YF Zhang, YF Zhang - Archives of Toxicology, 2023 - Springer
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) poses the leading threats to human health and life, and their
occurrence and severity are associated with exposure to environmental pollutants. Per-and …

Biomonitoring of perfluorinated compounds in adults exposed to contaminated drinking water in the Veneto Region, Italy

AM Ingelido, A Abballe, S Gemma, E Dellatte… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
In 2013 a contamination of drinking water by perfluoroalkylated substances (PFASs) was
discovered in areas of the Veneto Region (northern Italy). In this study the exposure to …

Electrochemical sensing of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) using ambient oxygen in river water

RB Clark, JE Dick - ACS sensors, 2020 - ACS Publications
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are an emerging class of pervasive and harmful
micropollutant. Next-generation sensors are necessary to detect PFAS at sub-nanomolar …

Penetration of PFASs across the blood cerebrospinal fluid barrier and its determinants in humans

J Wang, Y Pan, Q Cui, B Yao, J Wang… - Environmental science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Laboratory studies indicate that exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(PFASs) can induce neurobehavioral effects in animals. However, the penetration of PFASs …