Exposure characteristics for congeners, isomers, and enantiomers of perfluoroalkyl substances in mothers and infants

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are ubiquitous in the environment, making it inevitable for humans to be exposed to these pollutants. The exposure begins while in utero and continues in infancy, during the potentially most sensitive early stages of life. This review summarizes the current knowledge on pre- and neo-natal exposures based on more than 200 articles published from 2000 to date. All relevant biological matrices used in the cited studies were included, such as maternal blood, umbilical cord blood, breast milk, placenta, amniotic fluid, fetal organs, newborns' dried blood spots, and infant serum. We show that such exposures are geographically global with significant discrepancies among countries and continents, and that while the levels of major legacy PFASs (PFOS and PFOA) have declined since 2000, those of others may have not. We also show that levels of PFOS and PFOA exceed those of some major environmental toxins, such as p,p'-DDE, BDE-47, PCB-153, PBB-153, and OH-PBDEs in maternal blood. Given that the behavior and potential effects have an origin in molecular structure, biomonitoring and research at the levels of isomers and enantiomers are critically important. Through critical analysis of these works, we summarize the major achievements, consensus, and the deficiencies of existing research. To our knowledge, this is the first review on the overall internal exposure status of mothers and infants to PFASs during pregnancy and lactation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:144

Enthalten in:

Environment international - 144(2020) vom: 25. Nov., Seite 106012

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Yingxue [VerfasserIn]
Li, An [VerfasserIn]
Buchanan, Susan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Weiping [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alkanesulfonic Acids
Chemical structure specificity
Environmental Pollutants
Exposure
Fluorocarbons
Journal Article
Mothers and infants
PFASs
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

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Date Completed 11.01.2021

Date Revised 11.01.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.envint.2020.106012

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM31346801X