2026-09-14 ブラウン大学
＜関連情報＞
- https://www.brown.edu/news/2026-09-14/veterans-pfas
- https://pubs.acs.org/evhpaz/article/doi/10.1021/EHP.6c00631/5429563/Serum-PFAS-Concentrations-Among-US-Veterans-NHANES
米国退役軍人の血清PFAS濃度、NHANES 2003～2018 Serum PFAS Concentrations Among US Veterans, NHANES 2003–2018
Christian Hoover;Elizabeth Costello;Joseph M. Braun
Environmental Health Perspectives Published:September 14, 2026
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/EHP.6c00631
Introduction
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of >12,000 chemicals used in commerce and industry. For Veterans, sources of contamination could include past exposure to firefighting foams, munitions, and groundwater contamination. (1, 2) Some PFAS can persist in the environment and serum half-lives range from 1.5 to 8.5 years in humans. (3) Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), 2-(N-methyl-perfluorooctane sulfonamido) acetic acid (MeFOSAA), perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA), and perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA) are nearly universally detected in the blood of the US population and are associated with deleterious metabolic, developmental, immunologic, and carcinogenic outcomes. (3, 4) The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) recommends clinical monitoring for individuals when summed serum concentrations of PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, MeFOSAA, PFDA, and PFUnDA are ≥ 20 ng/mL because of adverse health risks. Few studies compare PFAS concentrations in civilians to military servicemembers, and we identified none that examine national differences in concentrations by Veteran status. (1) To address this, we used nationally representative data to determine whether Veterans have higher serum PFAS concentrations compared to non-Veterans.
