Hair determination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Italian population

• Published in: Toxicology (Amsterdam) Vol. 458; p. 152849
• Main Authors: Piva, E., Giorgetti, A., Ioime, P., Morini, L., Freni, F., Faro, F. Lo, Pirani, F., Montisci, M., Fais, P., Pascali, J.P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 30.06.2021
• Subjects: absorbed dose; bioaccumulation; Biomonitoring; diagnostic techniques; Emergency; gender; Hair; Italy; LC–MS; Perfluoroalkyl substances; perfluorohexane sulfonic acid; PFOA; PFOS; toxicity; toxicology; Italy; Hair; Biomonitoring; Perfluoroalkyl substances; PFOA; LC–MS; PFOS; perfluoroalkyl substances; hair; LC-MS; biomonitoring

•The presence of twenty PFAS was investigated by LC-QTOF in the hair of 86 subjects from four Italian regions.•66.4 % of the analyzed population had quantifiable amounts of PFAS.•PFOA and PFOS were the chemicals most frequently detected, followed by PFBA, PFNA, PFDA, PFUnA and PFHxS.•Geographical-ba...