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Pfoa meaning

Abbreviation of perfluorooctanoic acid.

Using Pfoa

  • The main meaning on this page is: Abbreviation of perfluorooctanoic acid.
  • In the example corpus, pfoa often appears in combinations such as: pfoa and, acid pfoa, and pfoa.

Context around Pfoa

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

massive 1× alleged 1×

Often after:

contamination 3× exposure 1× free 1× dupont 1× containing 1× published 1× chemical 1×

Sentence patterns with Pfoa

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

pfoa has been 2× a massive pfoa contamination near 1× by the pfoa chemical contamination 1× causation between pfoa and any 1× coating is pfoa free meaning 1× controls on pfoa containing firefighting 1× effects of pfoa published it 1× for alleged pfoa contamination 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

pfoa has been 2× a seven year 1× forced by a 1× governments placed special 1× in 2011 scientists 1× it would fund 1×

Common sentence endings:

110 000 pages 1× alleged pfoa contamination 1× and any diseases 1× and surrounding subpopulations 1× and thyroid cancer 1× as pizza boxes 1×

Words around Pfoa

Just before it in the word index:

pfo 2 pfn 18 pfma 6 pfm 11 pflugerville 13 pfluger 2

Just after it in the word index:

pforzheim 5 pfos 14 pfost 2 pfp 18 pfpd 5 pfpt 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aarons 33 abra 33 accelerations 33 accies 33 adepoju 33 aduana 33

Corpus analysis for Pfoa

  • In this selection, "pfoa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, massive, alleged, contamination, exposure and free stand out and add context to how "pfoa" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include pfoa has been and a massive pfoa contamination near. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pfoa" sits close to words such as aarons, abra and accelerations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pfoa

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Village officials blame the companies for the PFOA contamination of the public water supply and several private wells. (18 words)

PFOA is a chemical used in the nonstick coating Teflon, waterproof coating for clothing, and stain-resistors like Scotchgard. (19 words)

I have been a strong advocate for the residents affected by the PFOA chemical contamination in Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

This waffle-making machine is also useful for those with eco or health concerns about certain chemical coatings, as Gastroback’s non-stick coating is PFOA-free, meaning none of the large group of lab-made chemicals is present in this machine. (42 words)

A seven-year investigation by epidemiologists into the health effects of PFOA, published it in 2011 and 2012, concluded that there was a clear link between the chemical and two types of cancer in humans, as well as several other serious diseases. (42 words)

State Supreme Court Justice Patrick McGrath has, according to a press release by the law firm of Weitz and Luxenberg, certified the class-action lawsuit brought by the firm against Taconic Plastics in Petersburgh for alleged PFOA contamination. (38 words)

Example sentences (14)

Studies in the lab have shown that PFOA exposure increases the risks of certain tumors in the liver, testicles, breasts, and pancreas.

This waffle-making machine is also useful for those with eco or health concerns about certain chemical coatings, as Gastroback’s non-stick coating is PFOA-free, meaning none of the large group of lab-made chemicals is present in this machine.

Forced by a court order to reveal everything it had on PFOA, DuPont sent Bilott dozens of boxes containing documents that ran to 110,000 pages.

PFOA has been used for more than 70 years in products that include non-stick pans, stain-resistant clothes and carpets, dental floss and food packaging such as pizza boxes.

Governments placed special controls on PFOA-containing firefighting foams, prohibiting production, export or import and not permitting their use in training - a large source of water pollution.

It would fund a scientific study to determine whether there was a ‘‘probable link’’ — a term that delicately avoided any declaration of causation — between PFOA and any diseases.

The risk was too great: Products manufactured with PFOA were an important part of DuPont’s business, worth $1 billion in annual profit.

A seven-year investigation by epidemiologists into the health effects of PFOA, published it in 2011 and 2012, concluded that there was a clear link between the chemical and two types of cancer in humans, as well as several other serious diseases.

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I have been a strong advocate for the residents affected by the PFOA chemical contamination in Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh.

In 2011, scientists studying a massive PFOA contamination near a DuPont plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia, began releasing findings linking the chemical to a host of diseases, including kidney and thyroid cancer.

PFOA is a chemical used in the nonstick coating Teflon, waterproof coating for clothing, and stain-resistors like Scotchgard.

State Supreme Court Justice Patrick McGrath has, according to a press release by the law firm of Weitz and Luxenberg, certified the class-action lawsuit brought by the firm against Taconic Plastics in Petersburgh for alleged PFOA contamination.

Village officials blame the companies for the PFOA contamination of the public water supply and several private wells.

PFOA has been detected in the blood of more than 98% of the general US population in the low and sub- parts per billion range, and levels are higher in chemical plant employees and surrounding subpopulations.

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Common combinations with pfoa

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "pfoa" mean?
Pfoa means: Abbreviation of perfluorooctanoic acid.
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