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Novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in an active-use C6-based aqueous...
Studies have identified hundreds of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) using high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), and there is... -
Monitoring for Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl (PFAS) with Advanced Mass...
Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of potentially thousands of synthetic compounds that have long been used in the manufacture of a variety of common... -
Integrating Contaminant Source Indicators, Water Quality Measures, and...
Thousands of chemical contaminants threaten watersheds but are time and cost prohibitive to monitor. Identifying their sources, transport, and ecological risk is limited in... -
High-Throughput Trace-Level Suspect Screening for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) occur widely in environmental waters. PFAS risk assessment necessitates the identification of unanticipated PFASs at trace levels and... -
Evaluation of Fluorochemical Leaching from Lithium-Ion Batteries Under...
Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) are widely used in electronic devices and renewable energy systems. Fluorochemicals are essential components of LiBs, as a component of... -
Discovery of 40 Classes of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Historical...
Aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs), containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), are released into the environment during response to fire-related emergencies.... -
Colloidal Side-Chain Fluorinated Polymer Nanoparticles Are a Significant...
Side-chain fluorinated polymers (SCFP) are a class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are extensively used in functional textiles as water and stain repellents.... -
Quantifying the impact of PFOA exposure on B-cell development and antibody production
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals; the vast majority are environmentally and biologically persistent, and some have demonstrated toxicity,... -
Immunotoxicity of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Insights into...
Novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were recently identified in drinking water sources throughout North Carolina. These include the perfluoroether acids (PFEAs)... -
Recently Detected Drinking Water Contaminants: GenX and Other Per‐ and...
For several decades, a common processing aid in the production of fluoropolymers was the ammonium salt of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Because PFOA is persistent,... -
Recently Detected Drinking Water Contaminants: GenX and Other Per- and...
For several decades, a common processing aid in the production of fluoropolymers was the ammonium salt of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Because PFOA is persistent,... -
Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class
This commentary presents a scientific basis for managing as one chemical class the thousands of chemicals known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). The class includes... -
Measurement of Novel, Drinking Water-Associated PFAS in Blood from Adults...
BACKGROUND: From 1980 to 2017, a fluorochemical manufacturing facility discharged wastewater containing poorly understood per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Cape... -
Factors associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) serum...
In 2017, people living in New Hanover County, North Carolina, learned that for ∼40 years they were unknowingly exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through... -
Estimation of the Half-Lives of Recently Detected Per- and Polyfluorinated...
To estimate half-lives for novel fluoroethers, the GenX Exposure Study obtained two serum measurements for perand polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for 44 participants of age... -
Bioaccumulation of Novel Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Mice Dosed...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are widespread in the blood of the general human population, and their bioaccumulation is of considerable scientific and regulatory... -
Zürich Statement on Future Actions on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are man-made chemicals that contain at least one perfluoroalkyl moiety, –CnF2n–. To date, over 4,000 unique PFASs have been used in... -
Widening the Lens on PFASs: Direct Human Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Acid...
Determining health risks associated with per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) is a highly complex problem requiring massive efforts for scientists, risk assessors, and... -
Using Chicken Embryo as a Powerful Tool in Assessment of Developmental...
Chicken embryos are a classical model in developmental studies. During the development of chicken embryos, the time window of heart development is welldefined, and it is... -
The high persistence of PFAS is sufficient for their management as a chemical class
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic organic substances with diverse structures, properties, uses, bioaccumulation potentials and toxicities....