Half-Life of Serum Elimination of Perfluorooctanesulfonate, Perfluorohexanesulfonate, and Perfluorooctanoate in Retired Fluorochemical Production Workers

• Published in: Environmental health perspectives Vol. 115; no. 9; pp. 1298 - 1305
• Main Authors: Olsen, Geary W., Burris, Jean M., David J. Ehresman, John W. Froehlich, Andrew M. Seacat, Butenhoff, John L., Zobel, Larry R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. National Institutes of Health. Department of Health, Education and Welfare 01.09.2007; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Subjects: Aged; Alkanesulfonic Acids - blood; Arithmetic mean; Blood specimen collection; Caprylates - blood; Chemical Industry; Chemical workers; Complications and side effects; Environmental health; Female; Female animals; Fluorocarbons - blood; Half lives; Half-Life; Health aspects; Humans; Liquid chromatography; Male; Male animals; Mass spectrometry; Middle Aged; Observational studies; Occupational Exposure; Paper products industry; Perfluorocarbons; Pharmacokinetics; Quaternary ammonium compounds; Retirement; Sulfonic Acids - blood; Wildlife; United States; perfluorooctanesulfonate; biomonitoring; PFHS; pharmacokinetics; perfluoroalkyl acids; perfluorooctanoate; perfluorohexanesulfonate; PFOA; PFOS

Background: The presence of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), perfluorohexanesulfonate (PFHS), and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) has been reported in humans and wildlife. Pharmacokinetic differences have been observed in laboratory animals. Objective: The purpose of this observational study was to estima...