2023
Novel perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) discovered in whole blood using automated non-targeted analysis of dried blood spots
Koelmel J, Lin E, Parry E, Stelben P, Rennie E, Godri Pollitt K. Novel perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) discovered in whole blood using automated non-targeted analysis of dried blood spots. The Science Of The Total Environment 2023, 883: 163579. PMID: 37100129, PMCID: PMC10247435, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood spotsNovel perfluoroalkyl substancesHuman bloodVenous blood drawBlood spot cardsBlood spot samplesPerfluoroalkyl substancesPrenatal exposureBlood drawEnvironmental epidemiology studiesEpidemiology studiesFalse negative rateBloodLow false negative rateInvasive collection techniquesWhole bloodVulnerable populationsLiquid chromatography-high resolution tandem mass spectrometryUnderstanding of exposureSpot samplesSpot cardsHigh-resolution tandem mass spectrometryExposurePerfluoroalkyl ether carboxylic acidsScreening
2022
Emerging and Legacy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in an Elderly Population in Jinan, China: The Exposure Level, Short-Term Variation, and Intake Assessment
Jia X, Jin Q, Fang J, Shi Y, Hou M, Dong H, Liu Y, Deng F, Zhou Y, Pollitt K, Tang S, Shi X, Cai Y. Emerging and Legacy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in an Elderly Population in Jinan, China: The Exposure Level, Short-Term Variation, and Intake Assessment. Environmental Science And Technology 2022, 56: 7905-7916. PMID: 35584234, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c00381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly adultsHealthy elderly adultsBw/dayHuman exposureAdverse health effectsMedian intakeIntake assessmentElderly populationMonth assessment periodDietary ingestionHealth effectsInternal exposureWhole bloodPerfluorooctanoic acidExposure levelsImportant exposure pathwayExposure assessmentAssessment periodConsecutive monthsRegression analysisPolyfluoroalkyl substancesPerfluorooctanesulfonic acidCl-PFESAExposureAdults