Superfund Research Program
Integrating Experimental and Field Studies to Understand PFAS Bioaccumulation and Impact in Aquatic Food Webs
Project Leader: Antonio Planchart
Co-Investigators: Scott M. Belcher, David B. Buchwalter
Grant Number: P42ES031009
Funding Period: 2020-2025
Project-Specific Links
- Project Summary
Publications
2023
- Rock KD, Polera ME, Guillette TC, Starnes HM, Dean K, Watters M, Stevens-Stewart D, Belcher SM. 2023. Domestic dogs and horses as sentinels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposure and associated health biomarkers in Gray's Creek North Carolina. Environ Sci Technol 57(26):9567-9579. doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c01146 PMID:37340551
2022
- Belcher SM, Guillette MP, Robb F, Rock KD. 2022. Comparative assessment of blood mercury in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) from Coastal North Carolina and Florida. Ecotoxicology 31(7):1137-1146. doi:10.1007/s10646-022-02573-z PMID:35918620
- Guillette TC, Jackson TW, Guillette MP, McCord JP, Belcher SM. 2022. Blood concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are associated with autoimmune-like effects in American alligators from Wilmington, North Carolina. Front Toxicol 4:doi:10.3389/ftox.2022.1010185
- Kirkwood KI, Fleming J, Nguyen H, Reif DM, Baker ES, Belcher SM. 2022. Utilizing pine needles to temporally and spatially profile per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Environ Sci Technol 56:3441-3451. doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c06483 PMID:35175744
- Starnes HM, Rock KD, Jackson TW, Belcher SM. 2022. A critical review and meta-analysis of impacts of per- and polyfluorinated substances on the brain and behavior. Front Toxicol 4:doi:10.3389/ftox.2022.881584 PMID:35480070 PMCID:PMC9035516
2021
- Jackson TW, Scheibly CM, Polera ME, Belcher SM. 2021. Rapid characterization of human serum albumin binding for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances using differential scanning fluorimetry. Environ Sci Technol 55(18):12291-12301. doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c01200 PMID:34495656 PMCID:PMC8651256