Center for Environmental and Health Effects of PFAS

摘要 北卡罗来纳州PFAS环境与健康影响中心专注于了解其影响 在北卡罗来纳州的Cape Fear河流域，人类和动物暴露于PFAS。Cape Fear河 在北卡罗来纳州的特点是高水平的各种PFAS（全氟烷基和多氟烷基物质） 整个流域。具体的化学物质因地点而异，下恐怖角的特点是， 来自北卡罗来纳州费耶特维尔附近化学品制造业的新型氟醚的存在，而上游的水平 PFOA和PFOS等传统PFAS的含量升高，经常超过饮用水咨询水平 这些化学品。为了更好地描述受影响社区中PFAS暴露的多样性，沿着 在Cape Fear河，我们制定了这一补充建议，以：1）进一步描述人类接触的特征 在费耶特维尔上游的社区，2）改善PFAS血液结果报告的周转时间， 评估PFAS血液检测的自我管理方法，以及3）扩大社区参与， 最近美国国家科学院、工程院和医学院对PFAS测试的建议， 为整个Cape Fear河流域的社区提供医疗管理。

Abstract The NC State Center for Environmental and Health Effects of PFAS focuses on understanding the implications of PFAS exposure in humans and animals in the Cape Fear River Basin of North Carolina. The Cape Fear River in North Carolina is characterized by high levels of a variety of PFAS (per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) throughout the watershed. The specific chemicals vary by location with the lower Cape Fear characterized by the presence of novel fluoroethers from chemical manufacturing near Fayetteville, NC, while upstream, the levels of legacy PFAS such as PFOA and PFOS are elevated and frequently exceed the drinking water advisory levels for these chemicals. To better characterize the diversity of PFAS exposures among impacted communities along the Cape Fear River, we have developed this supplement proposal to: 1) further characterize human exposure in communities upriver from Fayetteville, 2) improve turnaround time for report back of PFAS blood results and evaluate a self-administered method for PFAS blood testing, and 3) expand community engagement regarding the recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommendations for PFAS testing and medical management for communities throughout the Cape Fear River Basin.