Fate of 'forever chemicals' in the global cryosphere

Y Zhou, X Wang, C Wang, Z Ji, X Niu, H Dong - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
The cryosphere serves as a significant sink in the global circulation of organic pollutants.
Among them, per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as “forever chemical”, are …

Latest trends in the environmental analysis of PFAS including nontarget analysis and EOF-, AOF-, and TOP-based methodologies

M Baqar, H Chen, Y Yao, H Sun - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2024 - Springer
Ubiquitous environmental occurrence of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
underscores the critical need to broaden investigative efforts in effective screening, risk …

Serum per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) levels and health-related biomarkers in a pilot study of skiers in New England

BC Henn, ER Leonard, BT Doherty, S Byrne… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), synthetic chemicals with adverse
health effects, are used extensively in consumer products. Ski waxes, applied to the base of …

Studying the degradation of bulk PTFE into microparticles via SP ICP-MS: a systematically developed method for the detection of F-containing particles

RG de Vega, TT Moro, B Grüner… - Journal of Analytical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluoropolymers, such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), have unique properties, which
enable versatile applications in industry and make them useful for various consumer …

[HTML][HTML] Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Ski waxes and snow from cross-country skiing in Germany-Comparative study of sum parameter and target …

C Vogel, P Roesch, P Wittwer, T Sommerfeld… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are often environmentally exposed via discharge
through human consumer products, such as ski waxes. In our study we analyzed various ski …