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Binary and quaternary mixtures of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) differentially affect the immune response to influenza A virus infection

Journal of Immunotoxicology
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are anthropogenic organofluorine compounds that persist indefinitely in the environment and bioaccumulate throughout all trophic levels.
Christina M. Post, Carrie McDonough, B. Paige Lawrence   +2 more
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Non-Targeted PFAS Suspect Screening and Quantification of Drinking Water Samples Collected through Community Engaged Research in North Carolina’s Cape Fear River Basin

Toxics
A community engaged research (CER) approach was used to provide an exposure assessment of poly- and perfluorinated (PFAS) compounds in North Carolina residential drinking water.
Rebecca A. Weed, Grace Campbell, Lacey Brown, Katlyn May, Dana Sargent, Emily Sutton, Kemp Burdette, Wayne Rider, Erin S. Baker, Jeffrey R. Enders   +9 more
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Effects of Legacy PFAS and Novel Alternatives on Thyroid Function in Mother‒Child Populations: A Systematic Review

Journal of Toxicology
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are extensively utilized in industrial and consumer applications, such as firefighting foams, textiles, electronics, industrial coatings, food packaging, and household consumer products, due to their excellent ...
Lemin Gong, Yuhan Zhou
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Unveiling PFAS hazard in European surface waters using an interpretable machine-learning model

Environment International
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as “forever chemicals”, are ubiquitous in surface waters and potentially threaten human health and ecosystems.
Li Zhao, Jian Chen, Jiaqi Wen, Yangjie Li, Yingjie Zhang, Qunyue Wu, Gang Yu   +6 more
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Water consumption contributes to maternal PFAS exposure: From source to metabolic perturbations

Environment International
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widespread persistent pollutants and pose a risk to human health. However, the transfer efficiencies (TEs) of PFAS from source water into maternal serum, and its metabolic pathways linking PFAS exposure and ...
Wei Chang, Yong-Wei Xiong, Jian Sun, Lan-Lan Wu, Shen-Dong Xu, Qi Lu, Zhi Yuan, Yi-Fan Hu, Cheng Chen, Kai-Yong Liu, Hua-Long Zhu, De-Xiang Xu, Yichao Huang, Dao-Zhen Chen, Lin Tao, Hua Wang   +15 more
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Recycling of paper, cardboard and its PFAS in Norway

Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used in paper products since the 1960s. PFAS emissions during the life cycle of these products have been substantial sources of these substances to the environment.
Håkon A. Langberg, Hans Peter H. Arp, Gabriela Castro, Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos, Heidi Knutsen   +4 more
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Cord plasma metabolomic signatures of prenatal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposures in the Boston Birth Cohort

Environment International
Background: Prenatal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposures are associated with adverse offspring health outcomes, yet the underlying pathological mechanisms are unclear.
Zeyu Li, Mingyu Zhang, Xiumei Hong, Guoying Wang, Giehae Choi, Kari C. Nadeau, Jessie P. Buckley, Xiaobin Wang   +7 more
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Challenges and opportunities for porous media research to address PFAS groundwater contamination

InterPore Journal
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have become one of the most important contaminants due to their ubiquitous presence in the environment and potentially profound impacts on human health and the environment even at parts per trillion (ppt ...
Bo Guo, Mark L. Brusseau
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Serum concentrations of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Danish pregnant women—temporal trends during pregnancy, correlations with partners, associations with physical activity, and blood lipid concentrations

Environmental Health
Background Per- and polyflouralkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of persistent chemicals used extensively in industries and consumer products due to their water-repellent properties.
Ida Karoline Bach Jensen, Esben Budtz-Jørgensen, Christian Lindh, Caroline Borup Roland, Signe de Place Knudsen, Jane M. Bendix, Stig Molsted, Tine D. Clausen, Bente Stallknecht, Ole H. Mortensen, Ellen Løkkegaard, Lisbeth E. Knudsen   +11 more
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Models and challenges for studying forever chemicals and their impact on human health

Disease Models & Mechanisms
Jana Jass, Y. Bezabhe, Majid Mustafa, Daniel Ragnvaldsson, Per-Erik Olsson   +4 more
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