Thyroid Function and Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Children Living Near a Chemical Plant | Zendy

María-José López-Espinosa | Zendy; Debapriya Mondal | Zendy; Ben Armstrong | Zendy; Michael S. Bloom | Zendy; Tony Fletcher | Zendy

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Thyroid Function and Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Children Living Near a Chemical Plant

Author(s) -

María-José López-Espinosa,

Debapriya Mondal,

Ben Armstrong,

Michael S. Bloom,

Tony Fletcher

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1104370

Subject(s) - perfluorooctane , interquartile range , thyroid function , perfluorooctanoic acid , medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , endocrinology , thyroid function tests , in utero , national health and nutrition examination survey , thyroid , physiology , chemistry , environmental chemistry , pregnancy , biology , population , fetus , environmental health , genetics , organic chemistry , sulfonate , sodium

Animal studies suggest that some perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), including perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), and perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) may impair thyroid function. Epidemiological findings, mostly related to adults, are inconsistent.

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