[HTML][HTML] Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water and wastewater: A critical review of their global occurrence and distribution

S Kurwadkar, J Dane, SR Kanel… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of fluorinated organic compounds of
anthropogenic origin. Due to their unique chemical properties, widespread production …

Historical and current usage of per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A literature review

LGT Gaines - American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have uniquely useful chemical and
physical properties, leading to their extensive industrial, commercial, and consumer …

PFAS molecules: a major concern for the human health and the environment

E Panieri, K Baralic, D Djukic-Cosic, A Buha Djordjevic… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of over 4700 heterogeneous
compounds with amphipathic properties and exceptional stability to chemical and thermal …

PFAS: forever chemicals—persistent, bioaccumulative and mobile. Reviewing the status and the need for their phase out and remediation of contaminated sites

H Brunn, G Arnold, W Körner, G Rippen… - Environmental Sciences …, 2023 - Springer
Background Per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) have received increasing
scientific and political attention in recent years. Several thousand commercially produced …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment

MG Evich, MJB Davis, JP McCord, B Acrey… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Over the past several years, the term PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances) has grown
to be emblematic of environmental contamination, garnering public, scientific, and regulatory …

Biodegradation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A review

Z Zhang, D Sarkar, JK Biswas, R Datta - Bioresource technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of chemicals widely manufactured
for industrial and commercial applications in the past decades due to their remarkable …

Photocatalytic hydrofluoroalkylation of alkenes with carboxylic acids

KJ Bian, YC Lu, D Nemoto Jr, SC Kao, X Chen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Incorporation of fluoroalkyl motifs in pharmaceuticals can enhance the therapeutic profiles of
the parent molecules. The hydrofluoroalkylation of alkenes has emerged as a promising …

Recycling and the end of life assessment of fluoropolymers: recent developments, challenges and future trends

B Améduri, H Hori - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we present the state of the art technology on the recycling, reuse, thermal
decomposition (by thermolysis, thermal processing, flash pyrolysis, smoldering, open …

A review of microbial degradation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Biotransformation routes and enzymes

A Berhanu, I Mutanda, J Taolin, MA Qaria… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the 1950s, copious amounts of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)(dubbed
“forever chemicals”) have been dumped into the environment, causing heavy contamination …

Fluorinated compounds in North American cosmetics

HD Whitehead, M Venier, Y Wu… - … & Technology Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a highly persistent and potentially toxic class of
chemicals, are added to cosmetics to increase their durability and water resistance. To …