Guidance

PFOS and PFOA: health effects, incident management and toxicology

Information on Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), for responding to chemical incidents.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 July 2014
• Last updated: 7 August 2018 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 8 December 2021

It was withdrawn because new evidence is available. Until updates are provided, more information can be found at Chemical hazard compendium.

Documents

WITHDRAWN: PFOS and PFOA: toxicological overview

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WITHDRAWN: PFOS and PFOA: general information

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WITHDRAWN: PFOS and PFOA: incident management

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Details

These documents provide information on PFOS and PFOA.

They include:

• details on the health effects of exposure
• data on the chemical’s toxicity
• material for responding to a chemical incident

Published 1 July 2014

Last updated 7 August 2018 + show all updates

1. 7 August 2018

   Updated 'PFOS and PFOA: incident management' and removed 'PFOS and PFOA: properties, incident management and toxicology'.

2. 1 July 2014

   First published.