The perils of poly- and perfluorinated chemicals on the reproductive health of humans, livestock, and wildlife
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2024
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Green, M.P.
Shearer, C.
Patrick, R.
Kabiri, S.
Rivers, N.
Nixon, B.
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Martin, G.
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Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 2024; 36(9):RD24034-1-RD24034-12
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Mark P. Green, Cameron Shearer, Rebecca Patrick, Shervin Kabiri, Nicola Rivers and Brett Nixon
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Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a prominent class of persistent synthetic compound. The widespread use of these substances in various industrial applications has resulted in their pervasive contamination on a global scale. It is therefore concerning that PFAS have a propensity to accumulate in bodily tissues whereupon they have been linked with a range of adverse health outcomes. Despite this, the true extent of the risk posed by PFAS to humans, domestic animals, and wildlife remains unclear. Addressing these questions requires a multidisciplinary approach, combining the fields of chemistry, biology, and policy to enable meaningful investigation and develop innovative remediation strategies. This article combines the perspectives of chemists, soil scientists, reproductive biologists, and health policy researchers, to contextualise the issue of PFAS contamination and its specific impact on reproductive health. The purpose of this article is to describe the challenges associated with remediating PFAS-contaminated soils and waters and explore the consequences of PFAS contamination on health and reproduction. Furthermore, current actions to promote planetary health and protect ecosystems are presented to instigate positive social change among the scientific community.
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Published: 15 May 2024
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© 2024 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND).