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  1. Institut für Arbeitsphysiologie an der Universität Dortmund, Ardeystr. 67, 44139, Dortmund, Germany

    Peter H. Roos & Jan G. Hengstler

  2. Institut für Arbeits-, Sozial- und Umweltmedizin der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schillerstr. 25, 91054, Erlangen, Germany

    Jürgen Angerer

  3. Umweltbundesamt, Corrensplatz 1, 14195, Berlin, Gemany

    Hermann Dieter

  4. Abteilung für Hygiene, Sozial- und Umweltmedizin, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany

    Michael Wilhelm

  5. Toxicology, Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR), Thielallee 88-92, 14195, Berlin, Germany

    Detlef Wölfle

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Roos, P.H., Angerer, J., Dieter, H. et al. Perfluorinated compounds (PFC) hit the headlines. Arch Toxicol 82, 57–59 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-007-0225-2

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