Perfluorooctanesulfonate and related fluorochemicals in human blood from several countries

• Main Authors: Kannan, K., Corsolini, S., Falandysz, J., Fillmann, G., Kumar, K.S., Loganathan, B.G., Mohd, M.A., Olivero, J., Van Wouwe, N., Yang, J.H., Aldous, K.M.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/7627/; http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1021/es0493446

Perfluorooctanesulfonyl fluoride based compounds have been used in a wide variety of consumer products, such as carpets, upholstery, and textiles. These compounds degrade to perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), a persistent metabolite that accumulates in tissues of humans and wildlife. Previous studies...