Exposure to per-fluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances leads to immunotoxicity: epidemiological and toxicological evidence

A Never-Ending Story of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)?

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Serum Vaccine Antibody Concentrations in Children Exposed to Perfluorinated Compounds

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Pre-natal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances May Be Associated with Altered Vaccine Antibody Levels and Immune-Related Health Outcomes in Early Childhood

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Suppression of Humoral Immunity in Mice following Exposure to Perfluorooctane Sulfonate

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Ulcerative Colitis and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) in a Highly Exposed Population of Community Residents and Workers in the Mid-Ohio Valley

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Estimated exposures to perfluorinated compounds in infancy predict attenuated vaccine antibody concentrations at age 5-years

Grandjean, P., Heilmann, C. J., Weihe, P., Nielsen, F., Mogensen, U. B., Timmermann, C. A. G., & Budtz–Jørgensen, E. (2017) · Journal of Immunotoxicology · doi:10.1080/1547691x.2017.1360968 · Cited by 242

Perfluorooctanoic Acid–Induced Immunomodulation in Adult C57BL/6J or C57BL/6N Female Mice

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Serum Polyfluoroalkyl Concentrations, Asthma Outcomes, and Immunological Markers in a Case–Control Study of Taiwanese Children

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Childhood Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Neurobehavioral Domains in Children at Age 8 Years

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and human health outcomes: An umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of observational studies

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Perfluoroalkyl substances in freshwater and marine fish from northern Vietnam: Accumulation levels, profiles, and implications for human consumption

Vi, P. T., Ngoc, N. T., Quang, P. D., Dam, N. T., Tue, N. M., Tuyến, L. H., Viet, P. H., & Anh, D. H. (2022) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113995 · Cited by 22

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in marine organisms along the coast of China

Xie, X., Lü, Y., Wang, P., Lei, H., & Liang, Z. (2023) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162492 · Cited by 22

Analyzing the potential targets and mechanism of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on breast cancer by integrating network toxicology, single-cell sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, and molecular simulation

Li, J., Wang, D., Song, S., Wang, Y., Wu, X., Du, Z., & Hong, Y. (2025) · Functional & Integrative Genomics · doi:10.1007/s10142-025-01616-y · Cited by 22

Alternatives of perfluoroalkyl acids and hepatitis B virus surface antibody in adults: Isomers of C8 Health Project in China

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Health risk assessment of perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid exposure in China based on epidemiological data

Zhang, Y.-T., Bao, H., Zhang, L., Wen, S., Tan, W., Zeeshan, M., Sun, M.-K., Chu, C., Gui, Z., Lin, L., et al. (2023) · Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances · doi:10.1016/j.heha.2023.100066 · Cited by 22

Susceptibility to COVID-19 after High Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances from Contaminated Drinking Water: An Ecological Study from Ronneby, Sweden

Nielsen, C., & Jöud, A. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph182010702 · Cited by 21

There’s Something in What We Eat: An Overview on the Extraction Techniques and Chromatographic Analysis for PFAS Identification in Agri-Food Products

Iannone, A., Carriera, F., Passarella, S., Fratianni, A., & Avino, P. (2024) · Foods · doi:10.3390/foods13071085 · Cited by 20

Whale Baleen To Monitor Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Marine Environments

Savoca, M. S., Robuck, A. R., Cashman, M. A., Cantwell, M. G., Agvent, L., Wiley, D. N., Rice, R., Todd, S. K., Hunter, N. E., Robbins, J., et al. (2024) · Environmental Science & Technology Letters · doi:10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00409 · Cited by 21

A novel montmorillonite clay-cetylpyridinium chloride material for reducing PFAS leachability and bioavailability from soils

Zhou, P., Gu, Q., Zhou, S., & Cui, X. (2023) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133402 · Cited by 21

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Impacts on Morphology, Behavior and Lipid Levels in Zebrafish Embryos

Albers, J., Mylroie, J., Kimble, A. N., Steward, C., Chapman, K., Wilbanks, M. S., Perkins, E. J., & García‐Reyero, N. (2024) · Toxics · doi:10.3390/toxics12030192 · Cited by 19

Next-generation PFAS 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate reduces plaque formation in exposed white-footed mice

Bohannon, M., Narizzano, A. M., Guigni, B. A., East, A., & Quinn, M. J. (2023) · Toxicological Sciences · doi:10.1093/toxsci/kfad006 · Cited by 20

Occurrence of legacy and alternative per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in serum from high exposure population and their disrupting effects on serum lipids and thyroid function

Liu, J., Song, L., Zhan, J., Zhong, Y., & Shi, Z. (2023) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162988 · Cited by 19

High Persistence of Novel Polyfluoroalkyl Betaines in Aerobic Soils

Liu, M., Munoz, G., Hermiston, J., Zhang, J., Duy, S. V., Wang, D., Dey, A. S., Bottos, E. M., Hamme, J. D. V., Lee, L., et al. (2023) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c07395 · Cited by 20

Development of interpretable machine learning models associated with environmental chemicals to predict all-cause and specific-cause mortality：A longitudinal study based on NHANES

Duan, S., Wu, Y., Zhu, J., Wang, X., Zhang, Y., Gu, C., & Fang, Y. (2023) · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115864 · Cited by 20

Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and high-throughput proteomics in Hispanic youth

Chen, J. C., Goodrich, J. A., Walker, D. I., Liao, J., Costello, E. J., Alderete, T. L., Valvi, D., Hampson, H. E., Li, S., Baumert, B. O., et al. (2024) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2024.108601 · Cited by 21

Interactions of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with polypropylene plastic and borosilicate glass: Resolving key uncertainties for accurate analysis

Cao, J., & Xiao, F. (2024) · Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances · doi:10.1016/j.hazadv.2024.100463 · Cited by 19

A comprehensive overview on the occurrence and removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances through adsorption and biodegradation

Zeeshan, M., Tabraiz, S., Hashmi, S. I., Iqbal, A., Dittmann, D., Abbas, Z., MacLeod, C. L., & Ruhl, A. S. (2025) · Bioresource Technology Reports · doi:10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102077 · Cited by 22

Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and inflammatory biomarker concentrations

Palaniyandi, J., Bruin, J. E., Kumarathasan, P., MacPherson, S. H., Borghese, M. M., & Ashley‐Martin, J. (2023) · Environmental Epidemiology · doi:10.1097/ee9.0000000000000262 · Cited by 21

The association between prenatal per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance levels and Kawasaki disease among children of up to 4 years of age: A prospective birth cohort of the Japan Environment and Children’s study

Iwata, H., Kobayashi, S., Itoh, M., Itoh, S., Ketema, R. M., Tamura, N., Miyashita, C., Yamaguchi, T., Yamazaki, K., Masuda, H., et al. (2023) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2023.108321 · Cited by 19

Spatial distribution, source apportionment, and risk assessment of perfluoroalkyl substances in urban soils of a typical densely urbanized and industrialized city, Northeast China

Zhao, W. G., Lu, J., Wei, Q., Cao, J., Cui, J., Hou, Y., Zhang, K., Chen, H., & Zhao, W. G. (2024) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176166 · Cited by 20

Binary and quaternary mixtures of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) differentially affect the immune response to influenza A virus infection

Post, C. M., McDonough, C. A., & Lawrence, B. P. (2024) · Journal of Immunotoxicology · doi:10.1080/1547691x.2024.2340495 · Cited by 17

Current knowledge about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the atmosphere: Fate, analytical methods and research priorities

Vieira, H. G., Canela, M. C., Urban, R. C., & Sánchez, B. (2025) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144703 · Cited by 20

Association between exposure to polyfluoroalkyl chemicals and increased fractional exhaled nitric oxide in adults

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Exploring Potential Carcinogenic Activity of Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances Utilizing High-Throughput Toxicity Screening Data

Singh, N., & Hsieh, C. (2021) · International Journal of Toxicology · doi:10.1177/10915818211010490 · Cited by 18

Modulation of immunological responses by aqueous extract of Datura stramonium L. seeds on cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppression in Wistar rats

Joshua, P. E., Junaidu, Y., Ekpo, D. E., Ogidigo, J. O., Odiba, A. S., Asomadu, R. O., Oka, S. A., & Adeniyi, O. S. (2022) · BMC Immunology · doi:10.1186/s12865-022-00519-y · Cited by 15

Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and early childhood adiposity and cardiometabolic health in the Healthy Start study

Starling, A. P., Friedman, C., Boyle, K. E., Adgate, J. L., Glueck, D. H., Allshouse, W. B., Calafat, A. M., Bloemsma, L. D., & Dabelea, D. (2023) · International Journal of Obesity · doi:10.1038/s41366-023-01420-3 · Cited by 16

EFSA Project on the use of NAMs to explore the immunotoxicity of PFAS

Corsini, E., Iulini, M., Galbiati, V., Maddalon, A., Pappalardo, F., Russo, G. L., Hoogenboom, L. A. P., Beekmann, K., Janssen, A. W. F., Louisse, J., et al. (2024) · EFSA Supporting Publications · doi:10.2903/sp.efsa.2024.en-8926 · Cited by 20

Perfluorinated substances, risk factors for multiple sclerosis and cellular immune activation

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Association between maternal serum concentration of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) at delivery and acute infectious diseases in infancy

Wang, Z., Shi, R., Ding, G., Yao, Q., Pan, C., Gao, Y., & Tian, Y. (2021) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133235 · Cited by 15

Hepatic Transcriptome Comparative In Silico Analysis Reveals Similar Pathways and Targets Altered by Legacy and Alternative Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Mice

Robarts, D. R., Dai, J., Lau, C. S., Apte, U. M., & Corton, J. C. (2023) · Toxics · doi:10.3390/toxics11120963 · Cited by 15

Preliminary assessment of exposure to persistent organic pollutants among pregnant women in Puerto Rico

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Development of an Aptamer-Based qPCR Method for the Selective and Rapid Picomolar-Level Detection of Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid in Water

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Exposure to persistent organic pollutants alters the serum metabolome in non-obese diabetic mice

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Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Healthcare: Environmental and Clinical Insights

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Serum levels of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid in pregnant women: Maternal predictors and associations with birth outcomes in the PIPA Project

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Understanding exposures and latent disease risk within the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Superfund Research Program

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Pulmonary exposure of mice to ammonium perfluoro(2-methyl-3-oxahexanoate) (GenX) suppresses the innate immune response to carbon black nanoparticles and stimulates lung cell proliferation

Lee, H. Y., You, D. J., Taylor-Just, A. J., Linder, K. E., Atkins, H., Ralph, L. M., la Cruz, G. D., & Bonner, J. C. (2022) · Inhalation Toxicology · doi:10.1080/08958378.2022.2086651 · Cited by 14

Associations between prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and wheezing and asthma symptoms in 4-year-old children: The Japan Environment and Children's Study

Atagi, T., Hasegawa, K., Motoki, N., Inaba, Y., Toubou, H., Shibazaki, T., Nakayama, S. F., Kamijima, M., Tsukahara, T., & Nomiyama, T. (2023) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2023.117499 · Cited by 12

Prenatal Perfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure in Association with Global Histone Post-Translational Methylation in 2-Year-Old Children

Tsai, W.-J., Hsieh, W., Chen, P., & Liu, C.-Y. (2024) · Toxics · doi:10.3390/toxics12120876 · Cited by 14

Impact of Short-Chain Perfluoropropylene Oxide Acids on Biochemical and Behavioural Parameters in Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826)

Rotondo, D., Gualandris, D., Lorusso, C., Braeuning, A., Calisi, A., & Dondero, F. (2024) · Journal of Xenobiotics · doi:10.3390/jox15010002 · Cited by 12

The distribution of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in the global marine water

Xiang, Q., Shan, G., Wu, W., & Zhu, L. Y. (2019) · Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Version) · doi:10.1360/n972019-00033 · Cited by 11

Endocrine disruption by PFAS: A major concern associated with legacy and replacement substances

Panieri, E., Djordjević, A. B., & Saso, L. (2021) · Arhiv za farmaciju · doi:10.5937/arhfarm71-34197 · Cited by 12

Suggestions for Improving the Characterization of Risk from Exposures to Per and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

Mikkonen, A., Martin, N., Dourson, M. L., Hinwood, A. L., & Johnson, M. S. (2020) · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry · doi:10.1002/etc.4931 · Cited by 12

Maternal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and epitope level antibody response to vaccines against measles and rubella in children from the Boston birth cohort

Hong, X., Morgenlander, W. R., Nadeau, K. C., Wang, G., Frischmeyer‐Guerrerio, P. A., Pearson, C., Adams, W. G., Ji, H., Larman, H. B., & Wang, X. (2025) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2025.109433 · Cited by 11

Fish consumption benefits and PFAS risks: Epidemiology and public health recommendations

Hamade, A. K. (2024) · Toxicology Reports · doi:10.1016/j.toxrep.2024.101736 · Cited by 12

Maternal exposure to legacy PFAS compounds PFOA and PFOS is associated with disrupted cytokine homeostasis in neonates: The Upstate KIDS study (2008–2010)

Jones, L., Ghassabian, A., Yeung, E. H., Mendola, P., Kannan, K., & Bell, E. M. (2025) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2025.109288 · Cited by 10

Prenatal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in relation to antibody titers and infections in childhood

Padula, A. M., Salihović, S., Zazara, D. E., Diemert, A., & Arck, P. (2025) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2025.120976 · Cited by 10

Thermal kinetics of PFAS and precursors in soil: Experiment and surface simulation in temperature-time plane

Amin, M. A., Luo, Y., Nolan, A. L., Megharaj, M., Naidu, R., & Fang, C. (2023) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138012 · Cited by 13

Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) modifyin vitromitogen- and antigen-induced human peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) responses

Kasten‐Jolly, J., & Lawrence, D. A. (2022) · Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health · doi:10.1080/15287394.2022.2075816 · Cited by 11

Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and neonatal immunoglobulin profiles in the upstate KIDS study (2008–2010)

Jones, L., Ghassabian, A., Lawrence, D. A., Sundaram, R., Yeung, E. H., Kannan, K., & Bell, E. M. (2022) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119656 · Cited by 10

Effects of perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids on developmental, physiological, and immunological measures in northern leopard frog tadpoles

Rohonczy, J., Forbes, M. R., Gilroy, È. A. M., Carpenter, D. J., Young, S. D., Morrill, A., Brinovcar, C., Silva, A. O. D., Bartlett, A. J., & Robinson, S. A. (2024) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143333 · Cited by 9

Integrated PBPK modelling for PFOA exposure and risk assessment

Karakoltzidis, A., Karakitsios, S., Gabriel, C., & Sarigiannis, D. A. (2025) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2025.121947 · Cited by 9

Unknown Organofluorine Mixtures in U.S. Adult Serum:Contribution from Pharmaceuticals?

Pennoyer, E. H., Heiger‐Bernays, W., Aro, R., Yeung, L. W. Y., Schlezinger, J. J., & Webster, T. F. (2023) · Toxics · doi:10.3390/toxics11050416 · Cited by 11

Fluoride‐Selective Electrode as a Tool to Evaluate the Degradation of PFAS in Groundwater: A Bench‐Scale Investigation

Stonebridge, J., Baldwin, R. J., Thomson, N. R., & Ptacek, C. J. (2020) · Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation · doi:10.1111/gwmr.12374 · Cited by 9

Role of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the cardiorenal system: Unraveling crosstalk from the network of pollutants and phenotypes

Yang, M., Zhao, J., An, Z., Li, H., Ma, C., Lv, J., Xiao, F., Tan, Z., Li, L., Zhang, X., et al. (2024) · Journal of Environmental Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.jes.2024.03.022 · Cited by 8

In Vitro Multibiomarker Approaches for Assessing the Immunotoxicity of Certain Sections in Yangtze River

Li, X., Ma, M., Qi, W., Wang, D., Han, Y., Ji, X., Zhu, K., & Li, N. (2022) · ACS ES&T Water · doi:10.1021/acsestwater.1c00252 · Cited by 8

On the swelling behavior of poly( N‐Isopropylacrylamide ) hydrogels exposed to perfluoroalkyl acids

Savage, D. T., Briot, N. J., Hilt, J. Z., & Dziubla, T. D. (2021) · Journal of Polymer Science · doi:10.1002/pol.20200805 · Cited by 8

Gene expression patterns associated with PFOA exposure in Czech young men and women

Rudzanová, B., Thon, V., Vespalcová, H., Martyniuk, C. J., Piler, P., Zvonař, M., Klánová, J., Bláha, L., & Adamovský, O. (2024) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2024.108879 · Cited by 7

Single cell RNA sequencing reveals the reshaping effect of perfluorooctanoic acid on the intestinal microenvironment of mice

Gao, Y., Guan, J., Zhou, R., Li, Z., Chen, T., Yang, K., Huang, R., Huang, Y., Zheng, S., Huang, Z., et al. (2025) · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.118540 · Cited by 7

Occurrence and Maternal Transfer of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Pregnant Sharks from Florida Coastal Waters

Mehdi, Q., Sinkway, T. D., Blackman, L. E., Iorfida, A. L., Pittman, A. M., Sutterer, C., Hinchliffe, H. L., Zautcke, K. A., Morrow, M. E., Shah, N., et al. (2025) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.5c03114 · Cited by 8

Perfluorooctanoic acid exposure and its neurodegenerative consequences in C57BL6/J mice

Neisiani, A. K., Mousavi, M. K., Soltani, M., & Aliomrani, M. (2023) · Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology · doi:10.1007/s00210-023-02387-8 · Cited by 7

Biochemical and haematological effects of serum PFOA, ADV and cC6O4 in workers of a chemical company producing fluoropolymers, Italy, 2013–2022

Consonni, D., & Fustinoni, S. (2024) · International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health · doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2024.114440 · Cited by 10

Association of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure With Cataract Prevalence Among U.S. Adults: A NHANES Analysis (2005–2008)

Liu, Y., Yao, J., Ren, M., Ye, L., Pan, A.-P., & Xu, X. (2025) · Translational Vision Science & Technology · doi:10.1167/tvst.14.4.1 · Cited by 6

Particle and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) concentrations from different types of fire extinguishers

Lee, M., Tsai, P., & Yoon, C. (2025) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138776 · Cited by 8

Hepatocyte proteome destabilization and novel targets for PFASs unveiled through combined thermal proteome profiling and deep transfer learning

Wu, Z., Zou, Y., Yang, K., Yu, X., Fu, Z., Le, X. C., & Chen, J. (2025) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140458 · Cited by 6

PFAS and One Health: integrating human, animal, and environmental perspectives

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Finding a way out? Comprehensive biotransformation study of novel fluorinated surfactants

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County-level associations between drinking water PFAS contamination and COVID-19 mortality in the United States

Liddie, J. M., Bind, M., Karra, M., & Sunderland, E. M. (2024) · Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology · doi:10.1038/s41370-024-00723-5 · Cited by 7

Immunotoxicity: Impacts and Research Approaches

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Perfluorinated and Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds in the Atmosphere: A Review

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Occurrence of PFAS in Lyon soils: contribution and impact of industrial activities

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