Are perfluoroalkyl substances in water and fish from drinking water source the major pathways towards human health risk?

J Meng, S Liu, Y Zhou, T Wang - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to potential adverse effects and bioaccumulation in biota and humans, perfluoroalkyl
substances (PFASs) have raised wide attention in recent years. Ingestion is a vital pathway …

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS): Global occurrence, exposure and health effects

M Surma, JA Giménez-Bastida… - … Acid (PFOA): Global …, 2016 - hero.epa.gov
Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are a group of organofluorine, aliphatic hydrocarbons,
which all or almost all hydrogen atoms are replaced with fluorine. They have a wide range of …

All-cause, circulatory disease and cancer mortality in the population of a large Italian area contaminated by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (1980-2018)

A Biggeri, G Stoppa, L Facciolo, G Fin, S Mancini… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Background Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are associated with many adverse health
conditions. Among the main effects is carcinogenicity in humans, which deserves to be …

Exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and mortality in US adults: a population-based cohort study

X Wen, M Wang, X Xu, T Li - Environmental health perspectives, 2022 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widespread environmental
contaminants associated with diseases such as cancer and dyslipidemia. However, few …

[HTML][HTML] The association of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure and kidney function in Korean adolescents using data from Korean National Environmental …

J Yun, EC Jang, SC Kwon, YS Min… - Annals of Occupational …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are chemicals widely used in various
products in everyday life. Due to its unique strong binding force, the half-life of PFAS is very …

Role of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the cardiorenal system: Unraveling crosstalk from the network of pollutants and phenotypes

M Yang, J Zhao, Z An, H Li, C Ma, J Lv, F Xiao… - Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Although per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been frequently linked to
cardiovascular and renal disease separately, evidence remains scarce regarding their …

Serum concentrations of perfluoro-1-heptane sulfonate (PFHpS) among US adults: variabilities across different stages of kidney function

RB Jain - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
For the first time, data (N= 1311) from US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
for 2017–2018 were analyzed for gender and racial/ethnic differences for perfluoro-1 …

[HTML][HTML] Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water and risk for polycystic ovarian syndrome, uterine leiomyoma, and endometriosis: A Swedish cohort study

S Hammarstrand, K Jakobsson, E Andersson… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Perfluorinated substances (PFAS) are chemicals with endocrine disruptive
properties that may interfere with the female reproductive system. However, few studies …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in conventional and unconventional matrices: clinical outcomes

A Di Giorgi, N La Maida, O Taoussi, S Pichini… - … of Pharmaceutical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since 1950, the use of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) increased due to their heat
resistance, lipophobic and hydrophobic properties; therefore, these compounds are widely …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), Their Applications, Sources, and Potential Impacts on Human Health

Z Habib, M Song, S Ikram, Z Zahra - Pollutants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) belong to a group of synthetic compounds that
have recently raised concerns about human health and environmental quality due to their …