Short-chain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in aquatic systems: Occurrence, impacts and treatment

F Li, J Duan, S Tian, H Ji, Y Zhu, Z Wei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of anthropogenic compounds
comprised of a perfluoroalkyl backbone and a terminal functional group. As our knowledge …

Accumulation of perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in agricultural plants: A review

R Ghisi, T Vamerali, S Manzetti - Environmental research, 2019 - Elsevier
PFASs are a class of compounds that include perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances,
some of the most persistent pollutants still allowed-or only partially restricted-in several …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and current status of the biological treatment of PFAS-contaminated soils

E Shahsavari, D Rouch, LS Khudur… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are Synthetic Organic Compounds (SOCs)
which are of current concern as they are linked to a myriad of adverse health effects in …

Treatment technologies for removal of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in biosolids

A Garg, NP Shetti, S Basu, MN Nadagouda… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances) possess hydrophobic and hydrophilic
characteristics, recalcitrant nature due to a strong CF bond, and have the potential to endure …

[HTML][HTML] Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in consumer products

M Kotthoff, J Müller, H Jürling, M Schlummer… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are used in a wide range of products
of all day life. Due to their toxicological potential, an emerging focus is directed towards their …

Global emission inventories for C4–C14 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid (PFCA) homologues from 1951 to 2030, Part I: production and emissions from quantifiable …

Z Wang, IT Cousins, M Scheringer, RC Buck… - Environment …, 2014 - Elsevier
We quantify global emissions of C 4–C 14 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid (PFCA)
homologues during the life-cycle of products based on perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) …

Fluorinated alternatives to long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs), perfluoroalkane sulfonic acids (PFSAs) and their potential precursors

Z Wang, IT Cousins, M Scheringer… - Environment …, 2013 - Elsevier
Since 2000 there has been an on-going industrial transition to replace long-chain
perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs), perfluoroalkane sulfonic acids (PFSAs) and their …

Contamination of groundwater with per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from legacy landfills in an urban re-development precinct

E Hepburn, C Madden, D Szabo, TL Coggan… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
The extent of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in groundwater surrounding legacy
landfills is currently poorly constrained. Seventeen PFAS were analysed in groundwater …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change influence on the levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and chemicals of emerging Arctic concern (CEACs) in the Arctic …

H Hung, C Halsall, H Ball, T Bidleman… - … Science: Processes & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Climate change brings about significant changes in the physical environment in the Arctic.
Increasing temperatures, sea ice retreat, slumping permafrost, changing sea ice regimes …

Global occurrence and probabilistic environmental health hazard assessment of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in groundwater and surface waters

JL Sims, KM Stroski, S Kim, G Killeen, R Ehalt… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have been used in consumer and military
products since the 1950s but are increasingly scrutinized worldwide because of inherent …