Growing Concern Over Perfluorinated Chemicals

Perfluorinated Chemicals: an emerging concern

Aquatic toxicology of perfluorinated chemicals.

Long-Chain Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFCs) Action Plan

Long-chain perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) are found world-wide in the environment, wildlife, and humans. They are bioaccumulative in wildlife and humans, and are persistent in the environment. To date, significant adverse effects have not been found in the general human population; however, significant adverse effects have been identified in laboratory animals and wildlife. Given the long half...

Long-Chain Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFCs) Action Plan

Long-chain perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) are found world-wide in the environment, wildlife, and humans. They are bioaccumulative in wildlife and humans, and are persistent in the environment. To date, significant adverse effects have not been found in the general human population; however, significant adverse effects have been identified in laboratory animals and wildlife. Given the long half...

Maternal levels of perfluorinated chemicals and subfecundity.

BACKGROUND Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) are ubiquitous man-made compounds that are possible hormonal disruptors. We examined whether exposure to these compounds may decrease fecundity in humans. METHODS Plasma levels of PFOS and PFOA were measured at weeks 4-14 of pregnancy among 1240 women from the Danish National Birth Cohort recruited from 1996 to 2002. Fo...