PFAS: forever chemicals—persistent, bioaccumulative and mobile. Reviewing the status and the need for their phase out and remediation of contaminated sites

H Brunn, G Arnold, W Körner, G Rippen… - Environmental Sciences …, 2023 - Springer
Background Per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) have received increasing
scientific and political attention in recent years. Several thousand commercially produced …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) on the marine environment: Raising awareness, challenges, legislation, and mitigation approaches …

LL Bilela, I Matijošytė, J Krutkevičius… - Marine pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) have long been known for their detrimental
effects on the ecosystems and living organisms; however the long-term impact on the marine …

A nested case–control study of serum per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and testicular germ cell tumors among US air force servicemen

MP Purdue, J Rhee, H Denic-Roberts… - Environmental …, 2023 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a component of firefighting
foams used at military installations. Although high PFAS exposures have been related to …

Perfluoroalkyl substances exposure in firefighters: Sources and implications

PE Rosenfeld, KR Spaeth, LL Remy, V Byers… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Firefighters are at risk of occupational exposure to long-chain per-and poly-fluoroalkyl
substances (PFASs), most notably from PFASs present in Class B aqueous film-forming …

[HTML][HTML] Serum concentrations of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and risk of renal cell carcinoma in the Multiethnic Cohort Study

J Rhee, VC Chang, I Cheng, AM Calafat… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are environmentally persistent organic pollutants
detectable in the serum of most US adults. We previously reported a positive association …

Associations between per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, liver function, and daily alcohol consumption in a sample of US adults

X Ma, JA Fisher, T VoPham, V Vasiliou… - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and aim Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitous in the
environment and in the serum of the US population. We sought to evaluate the association …

[HTML][HTML] Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure and risk of kidney, liver, and testicular cancers: A systematic review and meta-analysis

MS Seyyedsalehi, P Boffetta - La Medicina del Lavoro, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: We systematically searched PubMed to identify cohort and case-control studies
reported after the Monograph of the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the …

A prospective nested case-control study of serum concentrations of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and aggressive prostate cancer risk

J Rhee, KH Barry, WY Huang, JN Sampson… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are environmentally persistent organic pollutants
detectable in the serum of most US adults. Some studies of highly-exposed individuals have …

[HTML][HTML] Risk assessment for PFOA and kidney cancer based on a pooled analysis of two studies

K Steenland, JN Hofmann, DT Silverman… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) has been associated with kidney cancer in
human studies. Methods We conducted a pooled analysis of two large studies of PFOA and …

Case–Cohort Study of the Association between PFAS and Selected Cancers among Participants in the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study II LifeLink …

A Winquist, JM Hodge, WR Diver… - Environmental …, 2023 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Previous epidemiological studies found associations between exposure to per-
and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and some cancer types. Many studies considered …