Superfund Research Program
Assessing the Contribution of Polyfluoroalkyl Precursors to Diverse PFAS Exposures near Contaminated Sites
Project Leader: Elsie M. Sunderland (Harvard School of Public Health)
Grant Number: P42ES027706
Funding Period: 2022-2027
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Publications
2024
- Dunn M, Noons N, Vojta S, Becanova J, Pickard HM, Sunderland E, Lohmann R. 2024. Unregulated active and closed textile mills represent a significant vector of PFAS contamination into coastal rivers. ACS ES&T Wat 4(1):114-124. doi:10.1021/acsestwater.3c00439 PMID:38222965 PMCID:PMC10785679
- Fischer F, Ludtke S, Thackray CP, Pickard HM, Haque F, Dassuncao C, Endo S, Schaider L, Sunderland EM. 2024. Binding of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to serum proteins: Implications for toxicokinetics in humans. Environ Sci Technol 58(2):1055-1063. doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c07415 PMID:38166384
- Petali JM, Pulster E, McCarthy C, Pickard HM, Sunderland EM, Bangma J, Carignan C, Robuck AR, Crawford KA, Romano M, Lohmann R, von Stackelburg K. 2024. Considerations and challenges in support of science and communication of fish consumption advisories for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Integr Environ Assess Manag doi:10.1002/ieam.4947 PMID:38752651
- Pickard HM, Haque F, Sunderland EM. 2024. Bioaccumulation of perfluoroalkyl sulfonamides (FASA). Environ Sci Technol Lett doi:10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00143
- Ryu S, Burchett W, Zhang S, Jia X, Modaresi SM, Agudelo Areiza J, Rodrigues D, Zhu H, Sunderland EM, Fischer F, Slitt AL. 2024. Unbound fractions of PFAS in human and rodent tissues: rat liver a suitable proxy for evaluating emerging PFAS?. Environ Sci Technol 58(33):14641-14650. doi:10.1021/acs.est.4c04050 PMID:39161261
2023
- Liddie J, Schaider L, Sunderland EM. 2023. Sociodemographic factors are associated with the abundance of PFAS sources and detection in U.S. community water systems. Environ Sci Technol 57(21):7902-7912. doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c07255 PMID:37184106 PMCID:PMC10233791
- Ruyle BJ, Pickard HM, Schultes L, Fredriksson F, Heffernan AL, Knappe D, Lord HL, Meng P, Mills MA, Ndunga K, Roesch P, Rundberget JT, Tettenhorst DR, Van Buren J, Vogel C, Westerman DC, Yeung LW, Sunderland EM. 2023. Interlaboratory comparison of extractable organofluorine measurements in groundwater and eel (Anguilla rostrata): recommendations for methods standardization. Environ Sci Technol 57(48):20159-20168. doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c04560 PMID:37934924 PMCID:PMC10702518
- Ruyle BJ, Schultes L, Akob DM, Harris CR, Lorah M, Vojta S, Becanova J, McCann S, Pickard HM, Pearson A, Lohmann R, Vecitis CD, Sunderland E. 2023. Nitrifying microorganisms linked to biotransformation of perfluoroalkyl sulfonamido precursors from legacy aqueous film-forming foams. Environ Sci Technol 57(14):5592-5602. doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c07178 PMID:36972708 PMCID:PMC1010054
- Ruyle BJ, Thackray CP, Butt CM, LeBlanc DR, Tokranov AK, Vecitis CD, Sunderland EM. 2023. Centurial persistence for forever chemicals at military fire training sites. Environ Sci Technol 57(21):8096-8106. doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c00675 PMID:37184088 PMCID:PMC10233753
2022
- Pickard HM, Ruyle BJ, Thackray CP, Chovancova A, Dassuncao C, Becanova J, Vojta S, Lohmann R, Sunderland E. 2022. PFAS and precursor bioaccumulation in freshwater recreational fish: implications for fish advisories. Environ Sci Technol 56(22):15573-15583. doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c03734 PMID:36280234 PMCID:PMC9670858