Per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a contaminant of emerging concern in surface water: A transboundary review of their occurrences and toxicity effects

A Podder, AHMA Sadmani, D Reinhart… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been recognized as contaminants of
emerging concerns by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) due to …

Health-related toxicity of emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances: Comparison to legacy PFOS and PFOA

LJL Espartero, M Yamada, J Ford, G Owens… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are highly persistent, manufactured chemicals
used in various manufacturing processes and found in numerous commercial products. With …

Measurement of novel, drinking water-associated PFAS in blood from adults and children in Wilmington, North Carolina

N Kotlarz, J McCord, D Collier, CS Lea… - Environmental …, 2020 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: From 1980 to 2017, a fluorochemical manufacturing facility discharged
wastewater containing poorly understood per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the …

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in surface water and sediments from two urban watersheds in Nevada, USA

X Bai, Y Son - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
This study measured 17 perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in surface water and sediments
collected from six locations along the Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead and eight locations …

Legacy and emerging perfluoroalkyl substances are important drinking water contaminants in the Cape Fear River Watershed of North Carolina

M Sun, E Arevalo, M Strynar, A Lindstrom… - … science & technology …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Long-chain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are being replaced by short-chain
PFASs and fluorinated alternatives. For ten legacy PFASs and seven recently discovered …

Occurrence of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in source water and their treatment in drinking water

BC Crone, TF Speth, DG Wahman… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) occurrence in drinking water and treatment
methods for their removal are reviewed. PFAS are fluorinated substances whose unique …

Concentration profiles of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in major sources to the environment

K Dasu, X Xia, D Siriwardena, TP Klupinski… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
A review of published literature was conducted to present the concentrations and
composition profiles of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from significant sources …

Environmental and health impacts of PFAS: Sources, distribution and sustainable management in North Carolina (USA)

MN Ehsan, M Riza, MN Pervez, MMO Khyum… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of manufactured chemicals that have
recently attracted a great deal of attention from environmental regulators and the general …

Identification of novel perfluoroalkyl ether carboxylic acids (PFECAs) and sulfonic acids (PFESAs) in natural waters using accurate mass time-of-flight mass …

M Strynar, S Dagnino, R McMahen… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
Recent scientific scrutiny and concerns over exposure, toxicity, and risk have led to
international regulatory efforts resulting in the reduction or elimination of certain …

[HTML][HTML] A review of per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substance impairment of reproduction

WS Chambers, JG Hopkins, SM Richards - Frontiers in toxicology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In this review article, we compiled peer-reviewed literature describing PFAS exposure and
reproductive effects in animals and humans. The aim was to compare environmental …