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SUBMITTER: Fraser AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3262923 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fraser Alicia J AJ Webster Thomas F TF Watkins Deborah J DJ Nelson Jessica W JW Stapleton Heather M HM Calafat Antonia M AM Kato Kayoko K Shoeib Mahiba M Vieira Verónica M VM McClean Michael D MD
Environmental science & technology 20111230 2
We aimed to investigate the role of indoor office air on exposure to polyfluorinated compounds (PFCs) among office workers. Week-long, active air sampling was conducted during the winter of 2009 in 31 offices in Boston, MA. Air samples were analyzed for fluorotelomer alcohols (FTOHs), sulfonamides (FOSAs), and sulfonamidoethanols (FOSEs). Serum was collected from each participant (n = 31) and analyzed for 12 PFCs including PFOA and PFOS. In air, FTOHs were present in the highest concentrations, ...[more]