[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 …

A review of the occurrence, transformation, and removal of poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater treatment plants

SP Lenka, M Kah, LP Padhye - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) comprise more than 4,000 anthropogenically
manufactured compounds with widescale consumer and industrial applications. This critical …

Identification and prioritization of environmental organic pollutants: from an analytical and toxicological perspective

T Ruan, P Li, H Wang, T Li, G Jiang - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Exposure to environmental organic pollutants has triggered significant ecological impacts
and adverse health outcomes, which have been received substantial and increasing …

Per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substance toxicity and human health review: Current state of knowledge and strategies for informing future research

SE Fenton, A Ducatman, A Boobis… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Reports of environmental and human health impacts of per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(PFAS) have greatly increased in the peer‐reviewed literature. The goals of the present …

Revisiting the “forever chemicals”, PFOA and PFOS exposure in drinking water

SY Wee, AZ Aris - NPJ Clean Water, 2023 - nature.com
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), known as the most
detected per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in various environmental …

Chemical aspects of human and environmental overload with fluorine

J Han, L Kiss, H Mei, AM Remete… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Over the last 100–120 years, due to the ever-increasing importance of fluorine-containing
compounds in modern technology and daily life, the explosive development of the …

Scientific basis for managing PFAS as a chemical class

CF Kwiatkowski, DQ Andrews… - … science & technology …, 2020 - ACS Publications
This commentary presents a scientific basis for managing as one chemical class the
thousands of chemicals known as PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances). The class …

Critical review of thermal decomposition of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances: mechanisms and implications for thermal treatment processes

J Wang, Z Lin, X He, M Song, P Westerhoff… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are fluorinated organic chemicals that are
concerning due to their environmental persistence and adverse human and ecological …

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 …

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 …