Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs) are a group of man-made chemicals that includes PFOA and PFOS. PFAs have been manufactured and used in a variety of industries around the globe, including in the United States since the 1940s. PFAs can be found in food, commercial household products, the workplace, drinking water, and living organisms. Both chemicals bioaccumulate, meaning they do not break down and will remain in the environment (or in your body) for many years. Studies indicate that PFAS can cause reproductive, developmental, liver, kidney, and immunological effects.
Certain PFAs are part of the Center for Disease Control’s National Biomonitoring Program
https://www.cdc.gov/biomonitoring/PFAS_BiomonitoringSummary.html
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- Perfluorohexane Sulfonic Acid
- Perfluorooctanoic Acid
- Perfluorononanoic Acid
- Perfluoroctane Sulfonic Acid
- Perfluorodecanoic Acid
- Perfluorobutyric Acid
- Perfluorohexanoic Acid
- Perfluoroheptanoic Acid