A short review on human exposure to and tissue distribution of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)

JM Jian, D Chen, FJ Han, Y Guo, L Zeng, X Lu… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
PFASs are widely distributed in natural and living environment and can enter human bodies
via different routes. Many studies have reported that PFASs may be associated with human …

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 …

Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain … - EFSA …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific evaluation on the risks to
human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS s) in food. Based …

Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid in food

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain … - EFSA …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific evaluation on the risks to
human health related to the presence of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and …

[HTML][HTML] PFAS levels and determinants of variability in exposure in European teenagers–Results from the HBM4EU aligned studies (2014–2021)

D Richterová, E Govarts, L Fábelová, K Rausová… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made fluorinated chemicals, widely
used in various types of consumer products, resulting in their omnipresence in human …

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals in human fetal growth

ME Street, S Bernasconi - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fetal growth is regulated by a complex interaction of maternal, placental, and fetal factors.
The effects and outcomes that chemicals, widely distributed in the environment, may have …

Serum levels of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in adolescents and young adults exposed to contaminated drinking water in the Veneto region, Italy: a cross …

G Pitter, F Da Re, C Canova, G Barbieri… - Environmental …, 2020 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: In spring 2013, groundwater of a vast area of the Veneto Region (northeastern
Italy) was found to be contaminated by perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from a PFAS …

Novel chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonates and legacy per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances: placental transfer and relationship with serum albumin and glomerular …

Y Pan, Y Zhu, T Zheng, Q Cui, SL Buka… - Environmental …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) may cross the placental barrier and lead to fetal
exposure. However, little is known about the factors that influence maternal-fetal transfer of …

Interspecies differences in perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) toxicokinetics and application to health-based criteria

DM Pizzurro, M Seeley, LE Kerper, BD Beck - Regulatory Toxicology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Toxicokinetics are important for extrapolating health effects and effect levels observed in
laboratory animals to humans for purposes of establishing health-based criteria. We …

A critical review on transplacental transfer of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances: prenatal exposure levels, characteristics, and mechanisms

D Ma, Y Lu, Y Liang, T Ruan, J Li, C Zhao… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) has aroused
public concerns as it can pose multiple health threats to pregnant women and cause …