Environmental chemistry of organosiloxanes

C Rücker, K Kümmerer - Chemical Reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Although around us for more than six decades, siloxanes are considered emerging
environmental contaminants. 1− 5 Emerging here means that previously they were not …

[HTML][HTML] Legacy and emerging organic contaminants in the polar regions

Z **e, P Zhang, Z Wu, S Zhang, L Wei, L Mi… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of numerous emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) and remobilization of
legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in polar regions have become significant …

Directed evolution of enzymatic silicon-carbon bond cleavage in siloxanes

NS Sarai, TJ Fulton, RL O'Meara, KE Johnston… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Volatile methylsiloxanes (VMS) are man-made, nonbiodegradable chemicals produced at a
megaton-per-year scale, which leads to concern over their potential for environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Volatile organic compounds in aquatic ecosystems–Detection, origin, significance and applications

AC Pozzer, PA Gómez, J Weiss - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) include a broad range of compounds. Their production
influences a large number of processes, having direct and secondary effects on different …

Review of recent advances in research on the toxicity, detection, occurrence and fate of cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes in the environment

DG Wang, W Norwood, M Alaee, JD Byer, S Brimble - Chemosphere, 2013 - Elsevier
The fate and behavior of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes (cVMS)
octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5), and …

A review of new and current-use contaminants in the Arctic environment: evidence of long-range transport and indications of bioaccumulation

K Vorkamp, FF Rigét - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
Systematic monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Arctic has been
conducted for several years, in combination with assessments of POP levels in the Arctic …

Concentrations and assessment of exposure to siloxanes and synthetic musks in personal care products from China

Y Lu, T Yuan, W Wang, K Kannan - Environmental pollution, 2011 - Elsevier
We investigated the concentrations and profiles of 15 siloxanes (four cyclic siloxanes, D4–
D7; 11 linear siloxanes, L4–L14), four synthetic musks (two polycyclic musks, HHCB and …

Diurnal Variability and Emission Pattern of Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) from the Application of Personal Care Products in Two North American Cities

MM Coggon, BC McDonald, A Vlasenko… - Environmental …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) is a cyclic volatile methyl siloxane (cVMS) that is widely
used in consumer products and commonly observed in urban air. This study quantifies the …

Mass loading and fate of linear and cyclic siloxanes in a wastewater treatment plant in Greece

AA Bletsou, AG Asimakopoulos… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
The occurrence and fate of 5 cyclic (D3 to D7) and 12 linear (L3 to L14) siloxanes were
investigated in raw and treated wastewater (both particulate and dissolved phases) as well …

Understanding the effects of the origin, occurrence, monitoring, control, fate and removal of siloxanes on the energetic valorization of sewage biogas—A review

N de Arespacochaga, C Valderrama… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the effects of the origin, occurrence, monitoring, control, fate and removal
of siloxanes on the energetic valorization of sewage biogas, which can be severely …