Epidemiologic evidence on the health effects of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
K Steenland, T Fletcher, DA Savitz - Environmental health …, 2010 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Objective and sources We reviewed the epidemiologic literature for PFOA. Data synthesis
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) does not occur naturally but is present in the serum of most …
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) does not occur naturally but is present in the serum of most …
The Navigation Guide—evidence-based medicine meets environmental health: systematic review of nonhuman evidence for PFOA effects on fetal growth
E Koustas, J Lam, P Sutton, PI Johnson… - Environmental …, 2014 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: In contrast to current methods of expert-based narrative review, the Navigation
Guide is a systematic and transparent method for synthesizing environmental health …
Guide is a systematic and transparent method for synthesizing environmental health …
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) exposures and incident cancers among adults living near a chemical plant
V Barry, A Winquist, K Steenland - Environmental health …, 2013 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a synthetic chemical ubiquitous in the serum
of US residents. It causes liver, testicular, and pancreatic tumors in rats. Human studies are …
of US residents. It causes liver, testicular, and pancreatic tumors in rats. Human studies are …
Polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in the US population: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2004 and comparisons with …
AM Calafat, LY Wong, Z Kuklenyik… - Environmental …, 2007 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFCs) have been used since the 1950s in numerous
commercial applications. Exposure of the general US population to PFCs is widespread …
commercial applications. Exposure of the general US population to PFCs is widespread …
Exposure to polyfluoroalkyl chemicals and cholesterol, body weight, and insulin resistance in the general US population
JW Nelson, EE Hatch, TF Webster - Environmental health …, 2010 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFCs) are used commonly in commercial
applications and are detected in humans and the environment worldwide. Concern has …
applications and are detected in humans and the environment worldwide. Concern has …
Gestational exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and reciprocal social, repetitive, and stereotypic behaviors in 4-and 5-year-old children: the HOME study
Background: Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may be involved in the etiology of
autism spectrum disorders, but identifying relevant chemicals within mixtures of EDCs is …
autism spectrum disorders, but identifying relevant chemicals within mixtures of EDCs is …
Association between serum perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and thyroid disease in the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
D Melzer, N Rice, MH Depledge… - Environmental …, 2010 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, also known as C8) and perfluorooctane
sulfonate (PFOS) are stable compounds with many industrial and consumer uses. Their …
sulfonate (PFOS) are stable compounds with many industrial and consumer uses. Their …
Prenatal exposure to perfluorooctanoate and risk of overweight at 20 years of age: a prospective cohort study
TI Halldorsson, D Rytter, LS Haug… - Environmental …, 2012 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Perfluoroalkyl acids are persistent compounds used in various industrial-
applications. Of these compounds, perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) is currently detected in …
applications. Of these compounds, perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) is currently detected in …
Perfluorinated chemicals and fetal growth: a study within the Danish National Birth Cohort
C Fei, JK McLaughlin, RE Tarone… - Environmental health …, 2007 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) are man-
made, persistent organic pollutants widely spread throughout the environment and human …
made, persistent organic pollutants widely spread throughout the environment and human …
Rate of decline in serum PFOA concentrations after granular activated carbon filtration at two public water systems in Ohio and West Virginia
SM Bartell, AM Calafat, C Lyu, K Kato… - Environmental …, 2010 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Drinking water in multiple water districts in the Mid-Ohio Valley has been
contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which was released by a nearby DuPont …
contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which was released by a nearby DuPont …