Biomonitoring of Perfluorinated Compounds in Children and Adults Exposed to Perfluorooctanoate-Contaminated Drinking Water
Author(s) -
Jürgen Hölzer,
Oliver Midasch,
Knut Rauchfuss,
Martin Kraft,
Rolf Reupert,
J. Angerer,
Peter Kleeschulte,
Nina Marschall,
Michael Wilhelm
Publication year - 2008
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.11064
Subject(s) - biomonitoring , perfluorooctanoic acid , population , reference dose , tap water , environmental chemistry , contamination , reference values , water consumption , environmental health , medicine , chemistry , risk assessment , biology , environmental science , environmental engineering , ecology , computer security , computer science
40,000 residents in Arnsberg, Germany, had been exposed to drinking water contaminated with perfluorinated compounds (PFCs). Internal exposure of the residents of Arnsberg to six PFCs was assessed in comparison with reference areas.
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