Revisiting the “forever chemicals”, PFOA and PFOS exposure in drinking water

Abstract Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), known as the most detected per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in various environmental compartments, have been associated with plastic pollution and endocrine dysfunction. Over the past 180 years (1839–2019), numero...

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Main Authors: Sze Yee Wee, Ahmad Zaharin Aris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:npj Clean Water
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-023-00274-6