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ArticleEnvironmental research2024

Determinants of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure among Wisconsin residents.

Rachel Pomazal, Kristen Malecki, Noel Stanton, Brandon Shelton, Meshel Lange, Roy Irving, Jonathan Meiman, Christina K Remucal, Amy Cochran, Amy A Schultz

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Article in Environmental research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Efficacy and Threat Language in PFAS Messaging.Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Rachel PomazalUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Population Health Sciences, Madison, WI, USA.
Kristen MaleckiDivision of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health, Chicago, IL, USA.
Noel StantonWisconsin State Lab of Hygiene, Madison, WI, USA.
Brandon SheltonWisconsin State Lab of Hygiene, Madison, WI, USA.
Meshel LangeWisconsin State Lab of Hygiene, Madison, WI, USA.
Roy IrvingWisconsin Department of Health Services Madison, WI, USA.
Jonathan MeimanWisconsin Department of Health Services Madison, WI, USA.
Christina K RemucalUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Madison, WI, USA.
Amy CochranUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Population Health Sciences, Madison, WI, USA.
Amy A SchultzUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Population Health Sciences, Madison, WI, USA. Electronic address: aaschultz4@wisc.edu.

Funding

Statistical Data Enclave CoreP30AG017266 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Michal Engelman · 1999 to 2026
$17.0M
Pilot Program CoreP30ES027792 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Gokhan M. Mutlu, Gail S Prins · 2017 to 2026
$13.6M
Diversity supplementT32HD007014 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Katherine J. Curtis · 1985 to 2026
$6.8M
Scientific and Technical CoreP2CHD047873 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Katherine J. Curtis · 2014 to 2026
$5.1M
Coordinating Center for the Cohorts for Environmental Exposures and Cancer Risk ProgramU24CA265813 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Lisa Anne CadmusBertram, Kristen Mary Chossek Malecki · 2022 to 2026
$3.7M
NCI NIH HHS U24 CA265813NIA NIH HHS P30 AG017266NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD047873NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD007014NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES027792
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) include thousands of manufactured compounds with growing public health concerns due to their potential for widespread human exposure and adverse health outcomes. While PFAS contamination remains a significant concern, especially from ingestion of contaminated food and water, determinants of the variability in PFAS exposure among regional and statewide populations in the United States remains unclear.

objectivesThe objective of this study was to leverage The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW), the only statewide representative cohort in the US, to assess and characterize the variability of PFAS exposure in a general population.

methodsThis study sample included a sub-sample of 605 adult participants from the 2014-2016 tri-annual statewide representative sample. Geometric means for PFOS, PFOA, PFNA, PFHxS, PFPeS, PFHpA, and a summed measure of 38 analyzed serum PFAS were presented by demographic, diet, behavioral, and residential characteristics. Multivariate linear regression was used to determine significant predictors of serum PFAS after adjustment.

resultsOverall, higher serum concentrations of long-chain PFAS were observed compared with short-chain PFAS. Older adults, males, and non-Hispanic White individuals had higher serum PFAS compared to younger adults, females, and non-White individuals. Eating caught fish in the past year was associated with elevated levels of several PFAS. DISCUSSION: This is among the first studies to characterize serum PFAS among a representative statewide sample in Wisconsin. Both short- and long-chain serum PFAS were detectable for six prominent PFAS. Age and consumption of great lakes fish were the most significant predictors of serum PFAS. State-level PFAS biomonitoring is important for identifying high risk populations and informing state public health standards and interventions, especially among those not living near known contamination sites.

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Environmental ExposureEnvironmental PollutantsFluorocarbonsAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedWisconsinYoung AdultEnvironmental PollutantsFluorocarbonsDeterminantsEpidemiologyPFASPopulation-based

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PMCPMC11907379

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