Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA; conjugate base perfluorooctanoate; also known colloquially as C8, for its 8-carbon chain structure) is a perfluorinated carboxylic...

the blood serum of consumers, and in 1976 it was suggested to be perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or a related compound such as PFOS. In 1997, 3M detected...

included toxic perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS). More recently, Perfluoro 3,6 dioxaoctanoic acid (PFO2OA) and FRD-903...

"Endocrine disruptor effect of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) on porcine ovarian cell steroidogenesis". Toxicology...

Bilott filed a lawsuit against DuPont, alleging chemical waste (perfluorooctanoic acid) fouled the property of a cattle rancher in Parkersburg, West Virginia...

litigating hazardous dumping of the chemicals perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS). Bilott's litigation was the foundation...

chemistry. Pentafluorobenzoic acid, a moderately strong acid of interest in research community. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA),a surfactant used to make...

perfluorosulfonic acids, such as perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and the perfluorocarboxylic acids like perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Fluorosurfactants...

persistent organic pollutants; perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) are most often researched. PFAAs have been found...

others (link) Henderson WM, Smith MA (February 2007). "Perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorononanoic acid in fetal and neonatal mice following in utero exposure...

some perfluorinated compounds, particularly perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and on the companies that manufactured...

Stephanie Soechtig regarding allegations of health hazards from perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, also known as C8), a key ingredient used in manufacturing...

caprylic acid is used in the synthesis of perfluorooctanoic acid. Caprylic acid is taken as a dietary supplement. In the body, caprylic acid would be...

Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is an organofluorine compound with the chemical formula CF3CO2H. It is a haloacetic acid, with all three of the acetyl group's...

CnF(2n+1)COF + H2O → CnF(2n+1)CO2H + HF Long-chain PFCAs such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) are either banned or being under scrutiny because they are...

the commercial development of GenX in 2009 as a replacement for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, also known as C8). GenX is one of many synthetic organofluorine...

non-biodegradability and extreme persistence of fluorosurfactant, e.g. perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Strategies to enhance degradation include ozone treatment...

of PFOAs (perfluorooctanoic acids) and PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonic acid) indicating that it is possibly more toxic. Perfluorodecanoic acid is a chemically...

polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), GenX, perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, perfluorooctanoic acid, byproducts of production of the fluoropolymer Nafion; and intermediates...

[citation needed] The synthetic chemical perfluorooctanoic acid activates PPARα while perfluorononanoic acid activates both PPARα and PPARγ. [citation...

Arachidonic acid (AA, sometimes ARA) is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4(ω-6), or 20:4(5,8,11,14). It is structurally related to the saturated...

manufactures fluoropolymers that are used in semiconductors and perfluorooctanoic acid (commonly known as C8) used to make cookware non-slip coating Teflon...

Center in Maplewood, Minnesota, in 1962. In 1947, 3M began producing perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) by electrochemical fluorination. In 1951, DuPont purchased...

done on the two most well-known: perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency classifies...

(perfluorooctanoic acid – a highly persistent contaminant) in multiple towns in Southern New Hampshire, USA. Elevated levels of perfluorooctanoic acid...

references in any medical textbook. Robert then discovers that PFOA is perfluorooctanoic acid, used to manufacture Teflon, used in American homes for nonstick...

Berberine is an alkaloid derived from tyrosine. L-DOPA and 4-hydroxypyruvic acid both come from L-tyrosine. Although two tyrosine molecules are used in the...

standards for pollutant release and clean-up for the United States. Perfluorooctanoic acid, a.k.a. PFOA or C8, is a synthetic chemical surfactant that is often...

toxicity of FEP and related fluorochemicals including the process aid perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or C8 such that California has proposed some of these materials...

concerns were raised about perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), used in fire fighting foams at the base until 2004, being...