Perfluorooctanoic acid and environmental risks
Citation:
LAU, C. S. AND J. SEED. Perfluorooctanoic acid and environmental risks. Chapter P, Yearbook of Science and Technology. McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, NY, , 176-178, (2007).
Impact/Purpose:
Yearbook entry
Description:
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a member of the perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAA) family of chemicals, which consist of a carbon backbone typically four to fourteen carbons in length and a charged functional moiety.
Record Details:
Record Type:DOCUMENT(
BOOK CHAPTER)
Product Published Date:03/01/2007
Record Last Revised:11/13/2007
OMB Category:Other
Record ID:
156232
Keywords:
perfluorooctanoic acid, environmental risks, pfoa, pfaa, reproductive toxicology, reproduction, perfluoroalkyl acid, perflurocarbons, pfos,
Planning Links:
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:Safe Communities
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:Eval of new hazards
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:B5
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:4
Goal Title
:Healthy Comm and Eco
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:Science and Research
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APG
:244
APG Title
:To establish a database of toxicity profiles for various perfluorinated organic chemicals in laboratory animal and wildlife models, in order to facilitate the risk assessment of these chemicals
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APM Title
:Evaluation of genomic and proteomic array techniques in identifying the mechanisms of PFOS toxicity and the potential use of these experimental tools in screening for toxicity induced by various perfluorinated organic chemicals
