Fleury, Elvira S. https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6147-0683
Bittker, Gray S.
Just, Allan C.
Braun, Joseph M.
Article History
Accepted: 26 November 2024
First Online: 18 December 2024
Declarations
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: E.S.F., A.C.J., and J.M.B. conceptualized and designed the study; G.S.B. and A.C.J. acquired the data; E.S.F. performed the statistical analyses, and E.S.F., A.C.J., and J.M.B. interpreted the statistical models; E.S.F. wrote the first draft of the manuscript, and all authors critically revised subsequent versions until all authors approved the manuscript submitted for publication.
: Joseph Braun has served as an expert witness for plaintiffs in litigation related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS)-contaminated drinking water. None of the other authors had any potential conflicts of interest with the content of this study.
: None.
: Anonymized data and code will be made openly and publicly available upon publication of the article.
: The Brown University Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) reviewed and granted this protocol exempt under 45 CFR § 46 as it uses publicly available information. The HRPP accepted the requested waiver of informed consent for the collection of secondary data [45 CFR § 46.116].