Many classes of compounds are known or suspected to disrupt the endocrine system of
vertebrate and invertebrate organisms. This review of the sources and fate of selected …

■ BACKGROUND This biennial review covers developments in water analysis for emerging
environmental contaminants over the period of October 2013-October 2015. Analytical …

Introducing the growing problem of microplastic pollution in the aquatic environment, this
timely full-color illustrated multidisciplinary book is dedicated exclusively to the subject of …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been widely detected in global surface
waters since the early 2000s. Here, we have compiled and analyzed the published data for …

Plastic debris has become an environmental problem during recent years. Among the plastic
debris, microplastics (< 5 mm; MPLs) imply an extra problem due to their capacity to enter …

In the last decade or so, concerns have arisen with respect to the widespread occurrence of
perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in the environment, food, drinking water, and humans. In this …

Per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used in food contact paper and
paperboard for decades due to their unique ability to provide both moisture and oil/grease …

Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are persistent and refractory organic pollutants that have
been detected in various environmental matrices and municipal wastewater …

Half a millennium ago Spain completed, under the leadership of the Portuguese
marinerFernãodeMagalhães, thefirstcircumnavigation of the ocean. A quarter of a century …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are transported in the atmosphere, leading to
both wet and dry deposition to the surface. The concentrations of 15 PFAS were measured …