Wastewater treatment and reuse: a review of its applications and health implications

KK Kesari, R Soni, QMS Jamal, P Tripathi, JA Lal… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2021 - Springer
Water scarcity is one of the major problems in the world and millions of people have no
access to freshwater. Untreated wastewater is widely used for agriculture in many countries …

PFAS and cancer, a scoping review of the epidemiologic evidence

K Steenland, A Winquist - Environmental research, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The number of studies addressing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
and cancer is increasing. Many communities have had water contaminated by PFAS, and …

[HTML][HTML] Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and female reproductive outcomes: PFAS elimination, endocrine-mediated effects, and disease

BP Rickard, I Rizvi, SE Fenton - Toxicology, 2022 - Elsevier
Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widespread environmental contaminants
frequently detected in drinking water supplies worldwide that have been linked to a variety of …

Legacy and emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances: analytical techniques, environmental fate, and health effects

RA Brase, EJ Mullin, DC Spink - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Due to their unique chemical properties, per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have
been used extensively as industrial surfactants and processing aids. While several types of …

EDC-2: the Endocrine Society's second scientific statement on endocrine-disrupting chemicals

AC Gore, VA Chappell, SE Fenton, JA Flaws… - Endocrine …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Endocrine Society's first Scientific Statement in 2009 provided a wake-up call to
the scientific community about how environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) …

Laccases and peroxidases: the smart, greener and futuristic biocatalytic tools to mitigate recalcitrant emerging pollutants

R Morsi, M Bilal, HMN Iqbal, SS Ashraf - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Various organic pollutants so-called emerging pollutants (EPs), including active residues
from pharmaceuticals, pesticides, surfactants, hormones, and personal care products, are …

Occurrence, toxicity impacts and mitigation of emerging micropollutants in the aquatic environments: Recent tendencies and perspectives

P Bhatt, G Bhandari, M Bilal - Journal of Environmental chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rampant industrial development, urbanization, and the exponential increase in population
growth resulted in an alarming number of emerging micropollutants. These micropollutants …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental chemicals and breast cancer: An updated review of epidemiological literature informed by biological mechanisms

KM Rodgers, JO Udesky, RA Rudel, JG Brody - Environmental research, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Many common environmental chemicals are mammary gland carcinogens in
animal studies, activate relevant hormonal pathways, or enhance mammary gland …

Exploratory profiles of phenols, parabens, and per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances among NHANES study participants in association with previous cancer diagnoses

AL Cathey, VK Nguyen, JA Colacino… - Journal of exposure …, 2023 - nature.com
Background Some hormonally active cancers have low survival rates, but a large proportion
of their incidence remains unexplained. Endocrine disrupting chemicals may affect hormone …

Assessing the human health risks of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances: a need for greater focus on their interactions as mixtures

AF Ojo, C Peng, JC Ng - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Humans are exposed to complex mixtures of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
However, human health risk assessment of PFAS currently relies on animal toxicity data …