In an NIEHS-funded study focusing on the placenta, scientists from the Division of the National Toxicology Program (DNTP), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Duke University collaborated to compare the impact of gestational exposure to environmental contaminants perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid, known as GenX, on experimental mice.

Science Highlights NIEHS Environmental Factor NTP-led Team Finds Adverse Effects of PFOA and GenX in Mice