[HTML][HTML] Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water and wastewater: A critical review of their global occurrence and distribution

S Kurwadkar, J Dane, SR Kanel… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of fluorinated organic compounds of
anthropogenic origin. Due to their unique chemical properties, widespread production …

Emerging contaminants of public health significance as water quality indicator compounds in the urban water cycle

A Pal, Y He, M Jekel, M Reinhard, KYH Gin - Environment international, 2014 - Elsevier
The contamination of the urban water cycle (UWC) with a wide array of emerging organic
compounds (EOCs) increases with urbanization and population density. To produce …

Spatial and temporal trends of perfluoroalkyl substances in global ocean and coastal waters

D Muir, LT Miaz - Environmental Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
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 …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Chinese drinking water: risk assessment and geographical distribution

L Liu, Y Qu, J Huang, R Weber - Environmental Sciences Europe, 2021 - Springer
Background In recent years, the widespread presence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFASs) in the environment and the related exposures and adverse health …

[HTML][HTML] A recent overview of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) removal by functional framework materials

H Li, AL Junker, J Wen, L Ahrens, M Sillanpää… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of toxic and bioaccumulative
compounds affecting environmental and human health. Conventional wastewater treatment …

Per-and polyfluorinated substances (PFASs): Environmental challenges

MP Krafft, JG Riess - Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 2015 - Elsevier
Long-chain perfluoroalkylated acids are persistent in the environment, leading to ubiquitous
exposure of biota. They have been listed as very persistent, very bioaccumulative and toxic …

[HTML][HTML] Global patterns and temporal trends of perfluoroalkyl substances in municipal wastewater: a meta-analysis

ES Cookson, RL Detwiler - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite increasing regulatory efforts to reduce production of per-and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS), continued human and ecological exposure to PFAS has led to concerns …

Sorption of perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluoroheptanoic acid on granular activated carbon

D Zhang, Q Luo, B Gao, SYD Chiang, D Woodward… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
The sorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and
perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) on granular activated carbon (GAC) was characterized …

Comparison of Zn–Al and Mg–Al layered double hydroxides for adsorption of perfluorooctanoic acid

J Huo, X Min, Q Dong, S Xu, Y Wang - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a large class of synthesized chemicals, are
persistent in nature and generally recalcitrant to conventional chemical and biological …

Removal of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from contaminated groundwater using granular activated carbon: a pilot-scale study with breakthrough …

CJ Liu, D Werner, C Bellona - Environmental Science: Water Research …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Granular activated carbon (GAC) is a commonly used technology for removal of per-and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). However, most studies characterizing PFAS absorption …