Current Breast Milk PFAS Levels in the United States and Canada: After All This Time, Why Don't We Know More?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite 20 y of biomonitoring studies of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in both serum and urine, we have an extremely limited understanding of PFAS concentrations in breast milk of women from the United States and Canada. The lack of robust information on PFAS concentrations in breast milk and implications for breastfed infants and their families were brought to the forefront by communities impacted by PFAS contamination.

Objectives

The objectives of this work are to: a) document published PFAS breast milk concentrations in the United States and Canada; b) estimate breast milk PFAS levels from maternal serum concentrations in national surveys and communities impacted by PFAS; and c) compare measured/estimated milk PFAS concentratio

SUBMITTER: LaKind JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8865090 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature