Progress on remediation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water and wastewater using membrane technologies: A review

MN Taher, SA Al-Mutwalli, S Barisci… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) are stable, extremely toxic compounds that
threaten human and environmental health. In various regions, water and wastewater …

[HTML][HTML] PFAS: The journey from wonder chemicals to environmental nightmares and the search for solutions

DC Perera, JN Meegoda - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are diverse synthetic chemicals manufactured
over seven decades. It is an aliphatic molecule with a basic hydrophobic structure of carbon …

Modified basalt fiber filled in constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell: Comparison of performance and microbial impacts under PFASs exposure

X Qian, J Huang, C Cao, J Yao, Y Wu, L Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Basalt fiber (BF) with modification of iron (Fe-MBF) and calcium (Ca-MBF) were filled into
constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell (CW-MFC) for innovative comparison of improved …

Differential uptake and translocation of perfluoroalkyl substances by vegetable roots and leaves: Insight into critical influencing factors

J Xu, Q Cui, H Ren, S Liu, Z Liu, X Sun, H Sun… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Crop contamination of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) may threaten human health, with
root and leaves representing the primary uptake pathways of PFASs in crops. Therefore, it is …

Causative mechanisms limiting the removal efficiency of short-chain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by activated carbon

J Han, CE Choong, M Jang, J Lee, S Hyun, WS Lee… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Short-chain per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been found to be relatively
high in water treatment systems compared to long-chain PFAS because of the unsatisfactory …

Mapping Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Footprint from Cosmetics and Carpets across the Continental United States

MM Kebede, LG Terry, TP Clement… - ACS ES&T …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) released from common consumer products, such
as cosmetics and carpets, are nonpoint sources of environmental contamination. However …

Occurrence of Ultrashort-Chain PFASs in Australian Environmental Water Samples

S Ghorbani Gorji, R Mackie, P Prasad… - … & Technology Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ultrashort-chain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are an emerging class of
contaminants that remain underexplored in environmental research. This study examines …

Fabrication of MXene-based membranes and their application in per-and polyfluorinated substances removal: Comparison with commercial membranes, challenges …

R Ghanbari, D Wu, PM Heynderickx - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2025 - Elsevier
In the past decade, per-and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) have garnered significant
attention due to their widespread presence and detrimental environmental and health …

Migration characteristics and toxic effects of perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorobutane sulfonate in tobacco

S Li, L Wang, J Li, Y Gao, S Wen, J Yao, L Zhu… - Science of The Total …, 2025 - Elsevier
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and its new substitute, perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS),
are increasing in concentration in the environment annually, and their toxicity cannot be …

Emission of Perfluoroalkyl Acids and Unidentified Organofluorine from Swedish Municipal Waste Incineration Plants

JH Johansson, D Bolinius, J Strandberg… - … & Technology Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Incineration is commonly used to dispose of waste contaminated with per-and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), despite few experimental data supporting the efficacy of …