Proposal for coordinated health research in PFAS-contaminated communities in the United States

Abstract The drinking water of more than six million Americans in numerous communities has been found to contain highly fluorinated chemicals at concentrations of concern. Certain of these chemicals, including perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, are known to be persistent, bioa...

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Main Authors: Thomas A. Bruton, Arlene Blum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Environmental Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-017-0321-6