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Toxicological Effects and Health Impacts of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Humans [PDF]
ToxicsPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic chemicals notable for their high persistence and extensive applications. With the advancement of detection technologies in recent years, PFAS have been frequently identified in ...
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Impact of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on diabetic kidney disease [PDF]
Frontiers in EndocrinologyPurposeThis study aims to elucidate the mechanistic role of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the pathogenesis and progression of diabetic kidney disease (DKD).MethodsThis study systematically evaluated the toxicity profiles of PFAS compounds
Siyuan Song +4 more
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Perfluoroalkylated Substances (PFAS) Associated with Microplastics in a Lake Environment
Toxics, 2021 The presence of both microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is ubiquitous in the environment. The ecological impacts associated with their presence are still poorly understood, however, these contaminants are extremely persistent ...
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Environment International, 2023 Background: The associations of legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with lipid metabolism are controversial, and there is little information about the impact of emerging PFAS (6:2 Cl-PFESA) on lipid metabolism in China. Objectives: We aimed
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A Review: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances—Biological Degradation
Toxics, 2023 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), highly stable synthetic organic compounds with multiple carbon-fluorine bonds, are emerging as environmental contaminants, toxic, bioaccumulative, and environmentally persistent.
Dijana Grgas +4 more
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Toxicity of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances to Nematodes
Toxics, 2023 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a class of compounds that persist in the environment globally. Besides being transported to the soil and sediments, which act as their sinks, PFASs can be transferred to several species of higher organisms ...
Tingting Ma +4 more
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A metabolomic investigation of serum perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoate
Environment International, 2023 Background: Exposures to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), environmentally persistent chemicals detectable in the blood of most Americans, have been associated with several health outcomes.
Jongeun Rhee +11 more
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Early pregnancy loss: Do Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances matter?
Environment International, 2021 Per- and poly-fluorinated substances (PFASs) with endocrine disrupting effect can efficiently transfer across the blood-follicle barrier. However, it is still controversial and attracting extensive public concern that whether PFASs can affect the human ...
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Toxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to aquatic vertebrates
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023 Rapid industrial development and extensive use of chemicals have resulted in elevated concentrations of emerging contaminants worldwide, posing a substantial threat to the ecological environment and human health.
Tingting Ma +8 more
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Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances in Portuguese Rivers: Spatial-Temporal Monitoring
Molecules, 2023 Eighteen per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were investigated in surface waters of four river basins in Portugal (Ave, Leça, Antuã, and Cértima) during the dry and wet seasons.
Marta O. Barbosa +7 more
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