The interest in the fate of fluorinated chemicals in the environment emerged in the 1980s–
1990s, when chlorofluorocarbons were banned due to their extreme potential for destroying …

Background, aim, and scope Perfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) are chemicals with
completely fluorinated alkyl chains. The specific properties of the F–C bond give PFAS a …

Incorporation of fluorine into an organic compound can favourably alter its physicochemical
properties with respect to biological activity, stability and lipophilicity. Accordingly, this …

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is an industrial chemical that has become disseminated
globally in aquatic and terrestrial habitats, humans, and wildlife. Understanding PFOA's …

The carbon− fluorine bond is the strongest covalent bond in organic chemistry, yet
fluoroacetate dehalogenases can readily hydrolyze this bond under mild physiological …

Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) is a compound of global concern because of its
persistence and bioaccumulation in the environment. Nevertheless, little is known of the …

The need for remediation of poly‐and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) is growing as a
result of more regulatory attention to this new class of contaminants with diminishing water …

Perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) form a special category of organofluorine compounds with
particularly useful and unique properties. Their large use over the past decades increased …

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitous and persistent environmental
contaminants, yet knowledge of their biological effects and mechanisms of action is limited …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) used in aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF)
comprise some perfluoroalkyl substances but a larger variety of polyfluoroalkyl substances …