Serum perfluoroocatanoate(PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) concentrations and livder function biomarkers in a population with elevated PFOA exposure

Authors :: Gallo, Valentina
Leonardi, Giovanni
Genser, Bernd
Lopez-Espinosa, Maria-Jose
Frisbee, Stephanie J.
Karlsson, Lee
Ducatman, Alan M.
Fletcher, Tony
Source :: Environmental Health Perspectives. May, 2012, Vol. 120 Issue 5, p655, 6 p.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) persist in the environment and are found in relatively high concentrations in animal livers. Studies in humans have reported inconsistent associations between PFOA [...]

Subjects :: Organosulfur compounds -- Health aspects
Liver -- Physiological aspects
Biological markers -- Identification and classification
Perfluorocarbons -- Health aspects
Environmental issues
Health

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