15 October 2008

Below are listed 3 Status Reports submitted to the Wood County Court in Parkersburg West Virginia under the C8 Settlement. Each report is a concise summary of the key findings of this work. More detailed reports are being submitted to a peer-reviewed journal for publication. When they are accepted and published details for accessing them will be provided here. Right-click on the title and save or open the document (pdf format). These three reports arise from work in one of the Science Panel studies "Cholesterol, diabetes, uric acid, and C8 levels among participants in the C8 Health Project"

Status report: Factors associated with PFOA levels in a community surrounding a chemical plant
Status report: Association of perfluorooctanic acid (PFOA) and perfluoroctanesulfonate (PFOS) with lipids among adults in a community with high exposure to (PFOA)
Status report: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Type II Diabetes in a Community with Exposure to Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

Procedure for release of Study Results

The Science Panel is planning to complete a series of reports on various health measures and C8 over the coming months and years that will contribute important knowledge regarding the potential health effects of C8 exposure. We explain here our process for making available these results: to the Court, to the public and the media, and though scientific journals. For a number of these results we are working in collaboration with West Virginia University When we complete the analysis and interpretation of the data on a specific issue, the following will occur:

We will prepare a summary of our findings for the Court and a general audience, and that document will be submitted to the Court and posted here on the Science Panel website once the Court has received it.
We will make ourselves available to respond to requests from the media regarding the implications of our findings or other issues of interest.
We will prepare a detailed scientific report on the same results, that includes detailed information on the study and its findings for a scientific audience and submit that paper for review and publication by a medical/scientific journal. When the publication is accepted and published we will include a link here so people can locate the full text. We will be able to respond to further press queries at that time.
In addition, we will come to the mid-Ohio Valley periodically to meet with interested groups to present and discuss our findings and interpretation in person.

It should be noted that this only concerns release of results from individual studies, not the announcement of the Science Panel's Findings regarding a probable link between C8 exposure and any disease. That determination will require putting together all the evidence and will be handled exclusively through the Court. This is explained on another page on this website: click on "The Science Panel" on the menu.



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Home The Science Panel Panel Members Press Community Study Summary C8 Study results C8 Test Results Consent Form C8 Health Project Links Contact	15 October 2008 Below are listed 3 Status Reports submitted to the Wood County Court in Parkersburg West Virginia under the C8 Settlement. Each report is a concise summary of the key findings of this work. More detailed reports are being submitted to a peer-reviewed journal for publication. When they are accepted and published details for accessing them will be provided here. Right-click on the title and save or open the document (pdf format). These three reports arise from work in one of the Science Panel studies "Cholesterol, diabetes, uric acid, and C8 levels among participants in the C8 Health Project" Status report: Factors associated with PFOA levels in a community surrounding a chemical plant Status report: Association of perfluorooctanic acid (PFOA) and perfluoroctanesulfonate (PFOS) with lipids among adults in a community with high exposure to (PFOA) Status report: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Type II Diabetes in a Community with Exposure to Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) Procedure for release of Study Results The Science Panel is planning to complete a series of reports on various health measures and C8 over the coming months and years that will contribute important knowledge regarding the potential health effects of C8 exposure. We explain here our process for making available these results: to the Court, to the public and the media, and though scientific journals. For a number of these results we are working in collaboration with West Virginia University When we complete the analysis and interpretation of the data on a specific issue, the following will occur: We will prepare a summary of our findings for the Court and a general audience, and that document will be submitted to the Court and posted here on the Science Panel website once the Court has received it. We will make ourselves available to respond to requests from the media regarding the implications of our findings or other issues of interest. We will prepare a detailed scientific report on the same results, that includes detailed information on the study and its findings for a scientific audience and submit that paper for review and publication by a medical/scientific journal. When the publication is accepted and published we will include a link here so people can locate the full text. We will be able to respond to further press queries at that time. In addition, we will come to the mid-Ohio Valley periodically to meet with interested groups to present and discuss our findings and interpretation in person. It should be noted that this only concerns release of results from individual studies, not the announcement of the Science Panel's Findings regarding a probable link between C8 exposure and any disease. That determination will require putting together all the evidence and will be handled exclusively through the Court. This is explained on another page on this website: click on "The Science Panel" on the menu.