Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
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Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS)
Chemical Status
| Cancer: | Currently listed |
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| Reproductive Toxicity: | Currently listed |
Chemical Listing Details
Cancer
| Listed as causing: | Listed as causing: Cancer |
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| Basis for Listing: | State's Qualified Experts |
Reproductive Toxicity
| Listed as causing: | Developmental Toxicity |
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| Developmental Toxicity | |
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| Basis for Listing: | Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency |
Documents, Presentations, and Publications
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Notes
Public Notices Related to this Chemical
- Notice to Interested Parties Chemicals Listed Effective December 24, 2021 As Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer: Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) and Its Salts and Transformation and Degradation Precursors
- Announcement of the Carcinogen Identification Committee Meeting Scheduled for December 6, 2021; Notice of Availability of Hazard Identification Materials for Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) and Its Salts and Transformation and Degradation Precursors
- Chemicals Listed Effective November 10, 2017 as Known to the State of California to Cause Reproductive Toxicity: Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS)
- Notice of Intent to List Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS)
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) was added to the Proposition 65 list as part of the listing of "PFOS and its salts and transformation and degradation precursors" as causing cancer. For more information, see Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) and Its Salts and Transformation and Degradation Precursors.