Exposures to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Potential risks to reproductive and children's health
Abstract
As the science on the human health effects of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) emerges, there are growing concerns about the potential health impacts on children and reproductive health. PFAS exposure may affect growth, learning, and behavior of infants and older children; lower a woman's chance of getting pregnant; increase cholesterol levels; affect the immune system; and induce vaccine-reduced immune protection in children. Without existing regulation or established standards for testing and treatment, prevention is key. PFAS exposure can occur through a wide range of consumer products and a contaminated drinking water supply. Military bases and surrounding communities have been especially impacted by PFAS in drinking water from the use of firefighting foam for decades.
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Both laboratory and community medical studies have found direct links between PFAS and human health conditions.
“Both lab oratory and community medical studies have found direct links between PFAS and human health conditions.”
From Review of emerging contaminants in green stormwater infrastructure: antibiotic resistance genes, microplastics, tire wear particles, PFAS, and temperature (2024) · cites this paper as Anderko and Pennea, 2020
PFAS are linked to health conditions including reduced immune response, thyroid functions, liver and kidney diseases, cancer, and adverse reproductive and developmental outcomes.
“Some of these include reduced immune response, thyroid functions, liver and kidney diseases, cancer, and adverse reproductive and developmental outcomes (Anderko and Pennea, 2020; Fenton et al., 2021; Kirk et al., 2018; Sunderland et al., 2018).”
From Review of emerging contaminants in green stormwater infrastructure: antibiotic resistance genes, microplastics, tire wear particles, PFAS, and temperature (2024) · cites this paper as Anderko and Pennea, 2020
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- Authors
- Anderko, L., & Pennea, E.
- Venue
- Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-02
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 100760
- ISSN
- 1538-5442
- Cited by
- 50
- References
- 0
- Language
- en
- Funders
- American Academy of Pediatrics
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