Chronic Exposure to a PFAS Mixture Resembling AFFF Causes Decreased Body Size in Northern Leopard Frogs

10.4231/GKYX-G476

Ann Christine Caitlin , Chloe DePerre , Grace Coogan , Jason T. Hoverman , Linda S. Lee , Mahsa Modiri , Maria S. Sepúlveda , Tyler D Hoskins , Wes Flynn , Youn Jeong Choi

04/07/2023

We exposed Northern leopard frogs to mixtures of PFAS reflective of AFFF sites and found stage specific effects, including reduced body condition at day 21 and decreased mass relative to the control.

Amphibian Forestry and Natural Resources frogs growth PFAS PFOA PFOS