Insights into poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) removal in treatment wetlands: emphasizing the roles of wetland plants and microorganisms

C Zhao, H Liu, D Cheng, Y Wang, Z Hu, H Wu, H Xie… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widespread emerging contaminants in
aquatic environments, raising serious concerns due to their persistence and potential toxicity …

Aerobic or anaerobic? Microbial degradation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances: A review

Q Niu, X Lin, X Zheng, Y Wu, M Long, Y Chen - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The widespread utilization of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) as “forever
chemicals” is posing significant environmental risks and adverse effects on human health …

[HTML][HTML] Novel insights into the mechanisms of bioaccumulation and tissue-specific distribution of hexafluoropropylene oxide homologues, novel PFOA alternatives, in …

M Liu, B Wang, S Yi, X Dou, Y Zhang, H Yu… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hexafluoropropylene oxide trimer acid (HFPO-TA) and hexafluoropropylene oxide tetramer
acid (HFPO-TeA) are two novel alternatives of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). However, their …

Regulation and synthesis of metal–organic frameworks through mixed-ligand strategy: A pathway to enhance adsorption of perfluoroalkyl acids

Y Sun, K Quan, J He, J Chen, Z Li, H Qiu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been regarded as extremely promising adsorbent
materials, with the repetitive coordination assembly of inorganic metal ions and organic …

Emerging and legacy per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Daling River and its estuary, Northern China

G Wang, Z Xing, S Liu, H Chen, X Dong, P Guo… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Strict restriction on legacy per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) has caused a
dramatic increase in production and usage of emerging PFASs over the last decades …

[HTML][HTML] Closing PFAS analytical gaps: Inter-method evaluation of total organofluorine techniques for AFFF-impacted water

F Dixit, EH Antell, KA Faber, C Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Multiple poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are present in aqueous film-forming
foams (AFFF) used for firefighting activities. Currently, no single analytical technique …

The link between ancient microbial fluoride resistance mechanisms and bioengineering organofluorine degradation or synthesis

RB Stockbridge, LP Wackett - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Fluorinated organic chemicals, such as per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS)
and fluorinated pesticides, are both broadly useful and unusually long-lived. To combat …

Evolutionary obstacles and not C–F bond strength make PFAS persistent

LP Wackett - Microbial Biotechnology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The fate of organic matter in the environment, including anthropogenic chemicals, is largely
predicated on the enzymatic capabilities of microorganisms. Microbes readily degrade, and …

Hexafluoropropylene Oxide Trimer Acid Is an Unsafe Substitute to Perfluorooctanoic Acid Due to Its Remarkable Liver Accumulation in Mice Disclosed by …

Y Zhu, Z Qu, L Yang, Y Jia, Y Zhang… - Environmental Science & …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Hexafluoropropylene oxide trimer acid (HFPO-TA, C2F5 (CF2OCF (CF3)) 2COOH) is widely
used as an alternative to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), but whether it is a safe alternative …

[HTML][HTML] Speciation of perfluoroalkyl acid forms in soils and its environmental implications

C Guo, S Hu, P Cheng, K Cheng, Y Yang… - Eco-Environment & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) are emerging organic pollutants that have attracted significant
attention in the fields of environmental chemistry and toxicology. Although PFAAs are …