Industrial chemical perfluorobutanoic acid less likely to accumulate in human lungs and kidneys
| Date | 25th, Sep 2021 |
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| Source | News Medical - Scientific News Websites |
DESCRIPTION
A 2013 study by Pérez et al. reported a very high accumulation of the industrial chemical perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) in human lungs and kidneys. The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) checked these results using a more precise quantification method. The result: Only one sample contained a quantifiable PFBA value of 0.17 nanograms (ng) per gram (g) of lung tissue.