Concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in estuarine systems can vary greatly within tidal cycles

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment: Terminology, classification, and origins

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PFAS concentrations in soils: Background levels versus contaminated sites

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A New OECD Definition for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in PubChem: 7 Million and Growing

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Contamination of groundwater with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from legacy landfills in an urban re-development precinct

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What are the effects of PFAS exposure at environmentally relevant concentrations?

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Effects of salinity and organic matter on the partitioning of perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAs) to clay particles

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Environmental contamination and human exposure to PFASs near a fluorochemical production plant: Review of historic and current PFOA and GenX contamination in the Netherlands

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Investigating recycled water use as a diffuse source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) to groundwater in Melbourne, Australia

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A single analytical method for the determination of 53 legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in aqueous matrices

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A review of omics-based PFAS exposure studies reveals common biochemical response pathways

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Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in riverine and coastal sediments of Laizhou Bay, North China

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Perfluoroalkyl/polyfluoroalkyl substances: Links to cardiovascular disease risk

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Determination of 56 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in top predators and their prey from Northern Europe by LC-MS/MS

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Temporal variations of perfluoroalkyl substances partitioning between surface water, suspended sediment, and biota in a macrotidal estuary.

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High-resolution temporal wastewater treatment plant investigation to understand influent mass flux of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

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Nonlethal detection of PFAS bioaccumulation and biomagnification within fishes in an urban- and wastewater-dominant Great Lakes watershed

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Sorption behaviour of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) as affected by the properties of coastal estuarine sediments

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Field-Based Distribution and Bioaccumulation Factors for Cyclic and Aliphatic Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in an Urban Sedentary Waterbird Population

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Hepatic concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in dolphins from south-east Australia: Highest reported globally

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Occurrence and toxicity of perfluoroalkyl acids along the estuarine and coastal regions under varied environmental factors

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Exposure to Environmentally Relevant Levels of PFAS Causes Metabolic Changes in the Freshwater Amphipod Austrochiltonia subtenuis

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Fractionation and tidal characteristics of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the estuarine maximum turbidity zone

Liu, C., Ma, X.-X., Wang, S.-Q., Li, Q., Cheng, P., Hou, W., Li, Y.-Y., Li, W.-L., & Wang, X.-H. (2024) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177646 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Layer-specific mechanisms of perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAA) transport and partition in estuarine environments: Unveiling the depth-dependent differences

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Does salinity mediate the toxicity of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in an estuarine fish?

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Sorption dynamics of six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in estuarine sediments: The role of particle size distribution and salinity in low organic carbon sediments

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PFAS in biotic and abiotic matrices in coastal and estuarine ecosystems: Temporal and seasonal distribution, discharge and environmental impacts

Ehsan, M. N., Pervez, M. N., Alam, S. M. M., Liang, Y., & Naddeo, V. (2025) · Journal of Environmental Quality · doi:10.1002/jeq2.70047 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

From co-occurrence to co-existence and co-exposure: Associations between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and microplastics in the environment

Jin, T., Liu, Y., Tang, J., Shin, H., Sayes, C. M., & Giesy, J. P. (2025) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140044 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Ultrasonication degradation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in synthetic environmental samples: Impact of ionic composition and water chemistry

Awoyemi, O. S., Munyeza, C. F., Sharma, A., Naidu, R., & Fang, C. (2025) · Journal of Water Process Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.108376 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Associations of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with aquatic communities in a typical subtropical estuary

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Fate and transport of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) across the groundwater-to-estuary continuum in an aqueous film forming foam (AFFF)-impacted watershed

Shaffer, K. W., Lee, C., Ye, X., Graffam, M., Paulsen, R. J., McDonough, C. A., Venkatesan, A. K., & Gobler, C. J. (2025) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127486 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

The Widespread Nature of PFAS Contamination of Our Globe Requires More Rapid Adoption and Advancement of Novel Site Investigation Tools

Dunn, M., Juriasingani, P., Arnseth, R., Shabani, A., & Salk, K. R. (2025) · ACS ES&T Water · doi:10.1021/acsestwater.5c00931 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Occurrence and transport of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) within a coastal groundwater aquifer

Jones, O. A. H., Brindle, A., Sterjovski, M., Al-Mashari, S., Netherway, P., Lewis, P. J., Martin, J., & Currell, M. (2026) · Journal of Contaminant Hydrology · doi:10.1016/j.jconhyd.2026.104861 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances in aquatic sediments: Global distribution, partitioning behavior, and ecological consequences

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Metabolomics in the wild: research opportunities, challenges, and regulatory potential for effects-based environmental monitoring

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Mapping the dietary exposure risk of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from seafood consumption in Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration, China.

Gu, C., Li, Y., He, T., Li, X.-F., Ding, F., Yin, G.-Y., Yang, J., Li, Y.-S., Yang, Y., Du, G.-Y., et al. (2026) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2026.110312 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

The longer the chain, the greater the strain: Evidence from multiple biological levels in mussels exposed to PFAS

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Salinity-driven partitioning of structurally distinct PFAS and implications for ecological risk in urbanized estuaries

Roark, K. J., Ackerly, K. L., Hladyniuk, R., & Nielsen, K. M. (2026) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2026.129169 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Urbanization intensified the risks of neonicotinoids to estuarine and marine ecosystems under a backdrop of agricultural cultivation

Ding, X., Feng, S., Zhang, X., ZHAO, W., Song, J., Lin, J., Guo, C., Xu, J., & Gao, Z. (2026) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128143 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

PFAS contamination in Texas Gulf Coast estuarine sediments and impacts of environmentally informed concentrations on early life stage sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus)

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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Surface Water and Fluvial Sediments of a Rural Gulf Coast Watershed: A Year-long Spatiotemporal Assessment

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances bioaccumulation, depuration, and associated energetic costs in the Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica

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PFAS released into the Tangipahoa River after a petrochemical plant explosion and fire in Louisiana, USA

Subedi, B., Sapkota, R., & Mamun, F. A. (2026) · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2026.120361

Distribution and mass load of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the sediments of a shallow urbanised marine embayment in south-eastern Australia

Singh, N., Askeland, M., Coggan, T. L., Kennedy, D. M., & Jones, O. A. H. (2026) · Marine Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2026.108348

Fractionation and tidal characteristics of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the estuarine maximum turbidity zone

Liu, C., Ma, X.-X., Wang, S.-Q., Li, Q., Cheng, P., Hou, W., Li, Y.-Y., Li, W.-L., & Wang, X.-H. (2024) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177646 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Temporal variations of perfluoroalkyl substances partitioning between surface water, suspended sediment, and biota in a macrotidal estuary.

Munoz, G., Budzinski, H., Babut, M., Lobry, J., Selleslagh, J., Tapie, N., & Labadie, P. (2019) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.281 · Cited by 78 · see citing works

Occurrence and distribution of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in surface water and bottom water of the Shuangtaizi Estuary, China

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Occurrence of perfluoroalkyl substances in selected Victorian rivers and estuaries: An historical snapshot

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Survey of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in surface water collected in Pensacola, FL

da Silva, B. F., Aristizabal-Henao, J. J., Aufmuth, J., Awkerman, J., & Bowden, J. A. (2022) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10239 · Cited by 43 · see citing works