An assessment of the exposure of Americans to perfluorooctane sulfonate: A comparison of estimated intake with values inferred from NHANES data

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-168

  Egeghy, Peter P ^a   Lorber, Matthew ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human exposure assessment; Perfluorinated compounds; Pharmacokinetic modeling

Indexed keywords

ALKANESULFONIC ACID; FLUOROCARBON; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; BODY BURDEN; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; POLLUTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME;

ADULT; ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; BODY BURDEN; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUTRITION SURVEYS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79951949318     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2009.73     Document Type: Article

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