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| Publication date |
2014
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| Book title |
Encyclopedia of toxicology. - 3rd ed. - Vol. 3
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| Pages (from-to) |
802-805
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| Publisher |
Amsterdam: Academic Press
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Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)
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| Abstract |
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, 335-67-1) is used in fluoropolymer production and firefighting foams and persists in the environment. Human exposure to PFOA is mostly through the diet. PFOA primarily affects the liver and can cause developmental and reproductive toxic effects in test animals.
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Chapter
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| Note |
This article is a revision of the previous edition article by Cathy Villaroman and Ruth Custance, volume 3, pp 355-358, © 2005, Elsevier Inc.
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| Language |
English
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| Published at |
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-386454-3.00527-3
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