Determinants of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in midlife women: Evidence of racial/ethnic and geographic differences in PFAS exposure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are public health concerns because of widespread exposure through contaminated foods/drinking water. Although some determinants of PFAS exposure have been suggested, the role of geographic location and race/ethnicity in PFAS exposure has not been well characterized.

Objectives

We examined potential determinants of PFAS from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN).

Methods

This study includes 1302 women aged 45-56 years from 5 SWAN sites where white women and women from one minority group were recruited (black from Southeast Michigan, Pittsburgh, Boston; Chinese from Oakland; Japanese from Los Angeles). We determined concentrations of 11 PFAS in serum samples collected in 1999-2000 and examined 7 PFAS

SUBMITTER: Park SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6579633 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature