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Development and Evaluation of Aquatic and Terrestrial Food Web Bioaccumulation Models for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

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Model-Based Assessment of Adsorption and Diffusion of PFASs through Concrete as Continuous Source of PFASs to the Environment

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Non-target screening reveals 124 PFAS at an AFFF-impacted field site in Germany specified by novel systematic terminology

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Tissue-specific distribution and fatty acid content of PFAS in the northern Bohai Sea fish: Risk-benefit assessment of legacy PFAS and emerging alternatives

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Probing the Interactions of Perfluorocarboxylic Acids of Various Chain Lengths with Human Serum Albumin: Calorimetric and Spectroscopic Investigations

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Dissect the association between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and kidney function from the perspective of lipid molecules

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Characterizing the Areal Extent of PFAS Contamination in Fish Species Downgradient of AFFF Source Zones

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) fate and transport across a groundwater-surface water interface

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Studying mixture effects on uptake and tissue distribution of PFAS in zebrafish (Danio rerio) using physiologically based kinetic (PBK) modelling

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Forever Chemicals: An Exploratory, Population‐Based Analysis of Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Exposure and Effects on Sinonasal Health

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Trophic-level accumulation and transfer of legacy and emerging contaminants in marine biota: meta-analysis of mercury, PCBs, microplastics, PFAS, PAHs

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Associations of Serum Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Placental Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Early Pregnancy, Measured in the UPSIDE Study in Rochester, New York

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Assessing Bivalves as Biomonitors of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Coastal Environments

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Mapping PFAS behavior via meta-analysis of soil dynamics, predictive modeling and policy integration

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and pesticides in black bears (Ursus americanus) and grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) from Montana's Cabinet-Yaak ecosystem: A baseline assessment of emerging and legacy contaminants

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Developing Methods for Assessing Trophic Magnification of Perfluoroalkyl Substances within an Urban Terrestrial Avian Food Web

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Microplastics in feed affect the toxicokinetics of persistent halogenated pollutants in Atlantic salmon

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A FAIR comparison of activated carbon, biochar, cyclodextrins, polymers, resins, and metal organic frameworks for the adsorption of per- and polyfluorinated substances

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The nutritional quality and safety of edible insects _ ten years on

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Occurrence and Risk Assessment of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Wastewater and Drinking Water in Colombia

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An Overview of Emerging Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Environmental Occurrence, Health Effects, Treatment Approaches and Sustainable Alternatives

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The Relationship between Typical Environmental Endocrine Disruptors and Kidney Disease

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Toward Understanding the Environmental Fate of PFAS Based on Their Partition and Sorption Properties

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Cleaner cuts: Farmed fish and skin-off fillets are lower in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

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Quantifying sources of variability in fish bioaccumulation factor estimates for perfluoro-n-octane sulfonic acid: study design effects and implications for water quality criteria

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Quantifying the Trophic Transfer Process and Dietary Source of Legacy and Emerging Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Food Web in Bohai Sea

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Trophic amplification of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in snails: Unveiling definitive role of photic biofilm response in driving bottom-up effects

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