Estimating human exposure to PFOS isomers and PFCA homologues: The relative importance of direct and indirect (precursor) exposure

Environment International

Volumn 74, Issue , 2015, Pages 160-169

  Gebbink, Wouter A ^a   Berger, Urs ^a   Cousins, Ian T ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Human exposure; Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs); PFOS isomers; Polyfluoroalkyl phosphate esters (PAPs); Precursors

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ISOMERS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RISK ASSESSMENT;

HUMAN EXPOSURES; HUMAN PHARMACOKINETICS; PERFLUOROALKYL CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; PERFLUOROALKYL CHAINS; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACIDS; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PHOSPHATE ESTERS; PRECURSORS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

ORGANOFLUORINE DERIVATIVE; PERFLUOROALKYL ACID; PERFLUOROALKYLCARBOXYLIC ACID; PERFLUOROBUTANOIC ACID; PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUORODODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROHEXANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALKANESULFONIC ACID; DECANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FLUOROCARBON; HEXANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LAURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OCTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PERFLUOROBUTYRIC ACID;

ADULT; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOSPHATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERUM;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; ADULT; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ISOMERISM;

ADULT; ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; CAPROATES; CAPRYLATES; DECANOIC ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; ISOMERISM; LAURIC ACIDS;

EID: 84908635310     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.10.013     Document Type: Article

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