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 …

Exposure pathways and bioaccumulation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in freshwater aquatic ecosystems: Key considerations

AJ Lewis, X Yun, DE Spooner, MJ Kurz… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the bioaccumulative behavior, toxicity, and recalcitrance to degradation, per-and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a focus for many researchers investigating freshwater …

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 …

Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid in food

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain … - EFSA …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific evaluation on the risks to
human health related to the presence of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and …

A short review on human exposure to and tissue distribution of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)

JM Jian, D Chen, FJ Han, Y Guo, L Zeng, X Lu… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
PFASs are widely distributed in natural and living environment and can enter human bodies
via different routes. Many studies have reported that PFASs may be associated with human …

[HTML][HTML] PFAS levels and determinants of variability in exposure in European teenagers–Results from the HBM4EU aligned studies (2014–2021)

D Richterová, E Govarts, L Fábelová, K Rausová… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made fluorinated chemicals, widely
used in various types of consumer products, resulting in their omnipresence in human …

Polyfluorinated compounds: past, present, and future

AB Lindstrom, MJ Strynar, EL Libelo - Environmental science & …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Interest and concern about polyfluorinated compounds (PFCs), such as perfluorooctane
sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and an increasing number of other related …

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), an emerging drinking water contaminant: a critical review of recent literature

GB Post, PD Cohn, KR Cooper - Environmental research, 2012 - Elsevier
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is an anthropogenic contaminant that differs in several ways
from most other well-studied organic chemicals found in drinking water. PFOA is extremely …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple pathways of human exposure to poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs): From external exposure to human blood

S Poothong, E Papadopoulou… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Exposure to PFASs may result in adverse health effects. This study aimed to characterise the
exposure to PFASs from diet, house dust, indoor air, and dermal contact and the relative …

[HTML][HTML] Early-life exposure to persistent organic pollutants (OCPs, PBDEs, PCBs, PFASs) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A multi-pollutant analysis of a …

V Lenters, N Iszatt, J Forns, E Čechová, A Kočan… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Numerous ubiquitous environmental chemicals are established or suspected
neurotoxicants, and infants are exposed to a mixture of these during the critical period of …