Noun
PFOS (uncountable)
Abbreviation of perfluorooctane sulfonate.
Coordinate terms: PFOA, PFOSA
Andrews said New Jersey is moving ahead with drinking water standards of 14- and 13- ppt for PFOA and PFOS respectively, and a safe level of exposure may be less than 1-ppt. Source: Internet
Between 2010 and 2014, the state sampled water and fish for PFAS at 19 different locations around Michigan and PFOS was detected in over 99 percent of the fish fillets tested. Source: Internet
A second DEQ sample from June 1 found 9,640 ppt of PFOS at the site. Source: Internet
In 2015, Layton said, the foam was replaced with a new formula that contains no PFOS and only trace amounts of PFOA. Source: Internet
What is indisputable is that PFOA and PFOS are part of a group of man-made chemicals that have been tied to a range of health effects, from obesity in children to reproductive problems and cancers. Source: Internet
Until now, the agency has come under fire from environmentalists for only setting a nonbinding health threshold of 70 parts per trillion for PFOA and PFOS in water. Source: Internet