Zürich II Statement on Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs): Scientific and Regulatory Needs

JC DeWitt, J Glüge, IT Cousins… - … & Technology Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a class of synthetic organic chemicals of
global concern. A group of 36 scientists and regulators from 18 countries held a hybrid …

Fluoropolymers as unique and irreplaceable materials: challenges and future trends in these specific per or Poly-Fluoroalkyl substances

B Améduri - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
In contrast to some low-molar-mass per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), which are
well established to be toxic, persistent, bioaccumulative, and mobile, fluoropolymers (FPs) …

Guideline levels for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water: the role of scientific uncertainty, risk assessment decisions, and social factors

A Cordner, VY De La Rosa, LA Schaider… - Journal of exposure …, 2019 - nature.com
Communities across the US are discovering drinking water contaminated by perfluoroalkyl
and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and determining appropriate actions. There are …

Presumptive contamination: a new approach to PFAS contamination based on likely sources

D Salvatore, K Mok, KK Garrett, G Poudrier… - … & Technology Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
While research and regulatory attention to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has
increased exponentially in recent years, data are uneven and incomplete about the scale …

The true cost of PFAS and the benefits of acting now

A Cordner, G Goldenman, LS Birnbaum… - … science & technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of over 9000 persistent hazardous
chemicals used in industrial processes and consumer goods. They are ubiquitous in the …

[HTML][HTML] Epistemic corruption, the pharmaceutical industry, and the body of medical science

S Sismondo - Frontiers in research metrics and analytics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
When a knowledge system importantly loses integrity, ceasing to provide the kinds of trusted
knowledge expected of it, we can label this epistemic corruption. Epistemic corruption often …

NMR spectroscopy of wastewater: A review, case study, and future potential

MT Anaraki, DH Lysak, K Downey, FVC Kock… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2021 - Elsevier
NMR spectroscopy is arguably the most powerful tool for the study of molecular structures
and interactions, and is increasingly being applied to environmental research, such as the …

Producing ignorance through regulatory structure: The case of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

L Richter, A Cordner, P Brown - Sociological Perspectives, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This article examines how ignorance can be produced by regulatory systems. Using the
case of contamination from per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), we identify patterns …

PFAS contamination: Pathway from communication to behavioral outcomes

X Dong, JZ Yang - Journal of Health Communication, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Guided by the risk information seeking and processing model, this study examines social
cognitive variables that motivate individuals to actively seek and process information related …

[HTML][HTML] The social life of the “forever chemical”: PFAS pollution legacies and toxic events

D Renfrew, TW Pearson - Environment and Society, 2021 - berghahnjournals.com
This article examines the social life of PFAS contamination (a class of several thousand
synthetic per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and maps the growing research in the social …