Behaviour and fate of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in drinking water treatment: A review

MF Rahman, S Peldszus, WB Anderson - Water research, 2014 - Elsevier
This article reviews perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) characteristics, their
occurrence in surface water, and their fate in drinking water treatment processes. PFASs …

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment: terminology, classification, and origins

RC Buck, J Franklin, U Berger… - Integrated …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The primary aim of this article is to provide an overview of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFASs) detected in the environment, wildlife, and humans, and recommend …

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in consumer products

M Kotthoff, J Müller, H Jürling, M Schlummer… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are used in a wide range of products
of all day life. Due to their toxicological potential, an emerging focus is directed towards their …

Occurrence of select perfluoroalkyl substances at US Air Force aqueous film-forming foam release sites other than fire training areas: Field validation of critical fate …

RH Anderson, GC Long, RC Porter… - … Substances in the …, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
In the early 1970s, municipalities, the hydrocarbon processing industry, and the US military
began using Poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-based aqueous film-forming foam …

Nontargeted mass-spectral detection of chloroperfluoropolyether carboxylates in New Jersey soils

JW Washington, CG Rosal, JP McCord, MJ Strynar… - Science, 2020 - science.org
The toxicity and environmental persistence of anthropogenic per-and poly-fluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS) are of global concern. To address legacy PFAS concerns in the United …

[HTML][HTML] Levels and distribution profiles of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in a high Arctic Svalbard ice core

WF Hartz, MK Björnsdotter, LWY Yeung… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of persistent organic contaminants
of which some are toxic and bioaccumulative. Several PFAS can be formed from the …

A North American and global survey of perfluoroalkyl substances in surface soils: Distribution patterns and mode of occurrence

K Rankin, SA Mabury, TM Jenkins, JW Washington - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
The distribution of 32 per/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in surface soils was
determined at 62 locations representing all continents (North America n= 33, Europe n= 10 …

Sea spray aerosol (SSA) as a source of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) to the atmosphere: field evidence from long-term air monitoring

B Sha, JH Johansson, P Tunved… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The effective enrichment of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in sea spray aerosols (SSA)
demonstrated in previous laboratory studies suggests that SSA is a potential source of …

Perfluoroalkyl acids: a review of monitoring and toxicological findings

C Lau, K Anitole, C Hodes, D Lai… - Toxicological …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
In recent years, human and wildlife monitoring studies have identified perfluoroalkyl acids
(PFAA) worldwide. This has led to efforts to better understand the hazards that may be …

Levels and trends of poly-and perfluorinated compounds in the arctic environment

CM Butt, U Berger, R Bossi, GT Tomy - Science of the total environment, 2010 - Elsevier
Poly-and perfluorinated organic compounds (PFCs) are ubiquitous in the Arctic
environment. Several modeling studies have been conducted in attempt to resolve the …