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 …

Assessing the ecological risks of per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances: Current state‐of‐the science and a proposed path forward

GT Ankley, P Cureton, RA Hoke… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Per‐and poly‐fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) encompass a large, heterogenous group of
chemicals of potential concern to human health and the environment. Based on information …

Bioaccumulation, biodistribution, toxicology and biomonitoring of organofluorine compounds in aquatic organisms

D Savoca, A Pace - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review is a survey of recent advances in studies concerning the impact of poly-and
perfluorinated organic compounds in aquatic organisms. After a brief introduction on poly …

Differential developmental neurotoxicity and tissue uptake of the per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance alternatives, GenX and PFBS

O Wasel, H King, YJ Choi, LS Lee… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic chemicals with several
applications. Multiple adverse health effects are reported for longer carbon chain (≤ C8) …

[HTML][HTML] Using comprehensive lipid profiling to study effects of PFHxS during different stages of early zebrafish development

M Xu, J Legradi, P Leonards - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
PFHxS (Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid) is one of the short-chain perfluoroalkyl substances
(PFASs) which are widely used in many industrial and consumer applications. However …

Occurrence and implications of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in animal feeds used in laboratory toxicity testing

YJ Choi, LS Lee, TD Hoskins, MM Gharehveran… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The exceptional thermal and chemical stability and the amphiphilicity of per-and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have resulted in widespread use and subsequent …

Acute and chronic effects of perfluoroalkyl substance mixtures on larval American bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana)

RW Flynn, MF Chislock, ME Gannon, SJ Bauer… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Discovery of elevated concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in ground and
surface waters globally has heightened concern over their potential adverse health effects …

Developmental exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) selectively decreases brain dopamine levels in Northern leopard …

RM Foguth, RW Flynn, C de Perre, M Iacchetta… - Toxicology and Applied …, 2019 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic compounds that are a major public
health concern due to widespread use, long environmental and biological half-lives …

Chronic Exposure to a PFAS Mixture Resembling AFFF-Impacted Surface Water Decreases Body Size in Northern Leopard Frogs (Rana pipiens)

TD Hoskins, RW Flynn, GSM Coogan… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) occur in the environment as mixtures, yet mixture
toxicity remains poorly understood. Aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs) are a common …

Bioaccumulation and metabolic impact of environmental PFAS residue on wild-caught urban wetland tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus)

DC Lettoof, TV Nguyen, WR Richmond, HE Nice… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
PFAS contamination of urban waters is widespread but understanding the biological impact
of its accumulation is limited to humans and common ecotoxicological model organisms …