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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and thyroid function in pregnant women and children: A systematic review of epidemiologic studies

Environment International, 2017
Introduction: Thyroid hormones (THs) are especially important for brain maturation and development during the fetal period and childhood. Several epidemiological studies have assessed the possible association between exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances
Virginia Ballesteros, Olga Costa, Carmen Iñiguez, Tony Fletcher, Ferran Ballester, Maria-Jose Lopez-Espinosa   +5 more
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Exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate in utero reduces testosterone production in rat fetal Leydig cells. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundPerfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is a synthetic material that has been widely used in industrial applications for decades. Exposure to PFOS has been associated with decreased adult testosterone level, and Leydig cell impairment during the time ...
Binghai Zhao, Li Li, Jieting Liu, Hongzhi Li, Chunlei Zhang, Pengfei Han, Yufei Zhang, Xiaohuan Yuan, Ren Shan Ge, Yanhui Chu   +9 more
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Half-lives of PFOS, PFHxS and PFOA after end of exposure to contaminated drinking water. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Municipal drinking water contaminated with perfluorinated alkyl acids had been distributed to one-third of households in Ronneby, Sweden. The source was firefighting foam used in a nearby airfield since the mid-1980s. Clean water was provided
Fletcher, Tony, Jakobsson, Kristina, Li, Ying, Lindh, Christian H, Mucs, Daniel, Scott, Kristin, Tallving, Pia   +6 more
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IMEP-42: Determination of PFASs in fish [PDF]

, 2015
The Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements of the Joint Research Centre, a Directorate General of the European Commission (EC-JRC-IRMM) operates the International Measurement Evaluation Programme (IMEP).
CIZEK-STROH Aneta, CORDEIRO RAPOSO Fernando, DABRIO RAMOS Marta, DE LA CALLE GUNTINAS Maria Beatriz, DEHOUCK PIETER   +4 more
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Propensity of Tagetes erecta L., a Medicinal Plant Commonly Used in Diabetes Management, to Accumulate Perfluoroalkyl Substances

Toxics, 2019
It has been extensively demonstrated that plants accumulate organic substances emanating from various sources, including soil and water. This fact suggests the potentiality of contamination of certain vital bioresources, such as medicinal plants, by ...
John Baptist Nzukizi Mudumbi, Adegbenro Peter Daso, Okechukwu Jonathan Okonkwo, Seteno Karabo Obed Ntwampe, Tandi E. Matsha, Lukhanyo Mekuto, Elie Fereche Itoba-Tombo, Adewole T. Adetunji, Linda L. Sibali   +8 more
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Capabilities of bio-binding, antioxidant and intestinal environmental repair jointly determine the ability of lactic acid bacteria to mitigate perfluorooctane sulfonate toxicity

Environment International, 2022
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is a novel environmental contaminant that can be enriched in humans through the food chain, causing liver diseases, neurotoxicity and metabolic disorders. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are safe food-grade microorganisms that
Qian Chen, Shanshan Sun, Chunxia Mei, Jianxin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Gang Wang, Wei Chen   +6 more
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Sorption of Perfluorochemicals to Granular Activated Carbon in the Presence of Ultrasound [PDF]

, 2011
Perfluorochemicals (PFCs) are emerging pollutants of increasing public health and environmental concern due to their worldwide distribution, environmental persistence, and bioaccumulation potential.
Cheng, Jie, Hoffmann, Michael R., Vecitis, Chad D., Zhao, Deming   +3 more
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Isomer-specific binding affinity of perfluoroalkyl substances with red blood cells

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
s: Wide presence of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in human blood has attracted great attention. Interactions of PFASs with serum proteins have been well investigated, but with red blood cells (RBCs), a nonnegligible cellular constituent of blood ...
Jianli Qu, Tian Xia, Haomiao Yu, Yashen Guo, Hangbiao Jin, Weili Mao, Haibao Zhu   +6 more
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Linear isomer but not branched isomers of perfluorooctane sulfonate in plasma is associated with eicosapentaenoic acid, a seafood consumption biomarker

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Background: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are global contaminants. Seafood consumption is a possible PFAS exposure route to humans while the isomer specific analysis has not been conducted.
Zhaoqing Lyu, Kouji H. Harada, Mariko Harada Sassa, Yukiko Fujii   +3 more
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Associations of per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances with glucocorticoids and progestogens in newborns

Environment International, 2020
Background: Exposure to per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) can disrupt endocrine hormones in humans. Prior studies have focused on the harmful effects of the two traditional per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS ...
Hongxiu Liu, Yitao Pan, Shuna Jin, Yuanyuan Li, Liuqing Zhao, Xiaojie Sun, Qianqian Cui, Bin Zhang, Tongzhang Zheng, Wei Xia, Aifen Zhou, Anna Maria Campana, Jiayin Dai, Shunqing Xu   +13 more
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