Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is an environmentally persistent organic pollutant (POPs), which was widely used in industrial and consumer applications. Related animal experiments suggest that PFOS is associated with hepatotoxicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive and developmental effects, immunotoxicity neuroendocrine and neurobehavioural effects as well as hormone disruption. In May 2009, PFOS was added to the Stockholm Convention on POPs.
Thyroid hormone is essential for the normal physiolog...