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 …

Per-and polyfluorinated substances (PFASs): Environmental challenges

MP Krafft, JG Riess - Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 2015 - Elsevier
Long-chain perfluoroalkylated acids are persistent in the environment, leading to ubiquitous
exposure of biota. They have been listed as very persistent, very bioaccumulative and toxic …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in North American school uniforms

C Xia, ML Diamond, GF Peaslee, H Peng… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We analyzed 72 children's textile products marketed as stain-resistant from US and
Canadian stores, particularly school uniforms, to assess if clothing represents a significant …

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in consumer products

M Kotthoff, J Müller, H Jürling, M Schlummer… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are used in a wide range of products
of all day life. Due to their toxicological potential, an emerging focus is directed towards their …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarkers, matrices and analytical methods targeting human exposure to chemicals selected for a European human biomonitoring initiative

K Vorkamp, A Castaño, JP Antignac, LD Boada… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
The major purpose of human biomonitoring is the mapping and assessment of human
exposure to chemicals. The European initiative HBM4EU has prioritized seven substance …

[HTML][HTML] Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in American Red Cross adult blood donors, 2000–2015

GW Olsen, DC Mair, CC Lange, LM Harrington… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
In 2015, thirteen per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including
perfluorohexanesulfonate (PFHxS), perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoate …

[HTML][HTML] Dermal uptake: An important pathway of human exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances?

O Ragnarsdóttir, MAE Abdallah, S Harrad - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been produced and used in a broad range
of products since the 1950s. This class, comprising of thousands of chemicals, have been …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of unique behavioral, morphological, and molecular alterations in the comparative developmental toxicity profiles of PFOA, PFHxA, and PFBA …

O Wasel, KM Thompson, JL Freeman - Environment international, 2022 - Elsevier
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic chemicals that are persistent in the
environment. Due to adverse health outcomes associated with longer chain PFAS, shorter …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposure and its influence on the intestinal barrier: An overview on the advances

J Li, L Wang, X Zhang, P Liu, Z Deji, Y Xing… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of artificially synthetic organic
compounds that are hardly degraded in the natural environment. PFAS have been widely …

Novel fluorinated surfactants tentatively identified in firefighters using liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry and a case-control …

A Rotander, A Karrman, LML Toms, M Kay… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
Fluorinated surfactant-based aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs) are made up of per-and
polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) and are used to extinguish fires involving highly …