Open AccessCommunity Exposure to Perfluorooctanoate: Relationships Between Serum Levels and Certain Health Parameters
Author(s) -
Edward A. Emmett,
Hong Zhang,
Frances S. Shofer,
David W. Freeman,
Nancy V. Rodway,
Chintan S. Desai,
Leslie M. Shaw
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.712
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1536-5948
pISSN - 1076-2752
DOI - 10.1097/01.jom.0000233380.13087.37
Subject(s) - interquartile range , medicine , toxicity , thyroid , thyroid function , physiology , cirrhosis , liver disease , thyroid function tests , liver function tests , perfluorooctane , endocrinology , chemistry , organic chemistry , sulfonate , sodium
The objective of this study was to determine whether certain biomarkers of toxicity and/or a past diagnosis of liver or thyroid disease were associated with serum perfluorooctanoate concentrations (PFOA) in a community with longstanding environmental exposure to PFOA.