Historical and current usage of per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A literature review

LGT Gaines - American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have uniquely useful chemical and
physical properties, leading to their extensive industrial, commercial, and consumer …

[HTML][HTML] A review of recent studies on toxicity, sequestration, and degradation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

RA Dickman, DS Aga - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The fate, effects, and treatment of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), an
anthropogenic class of chemicals used in industrial and commercial production, are topics of …

[HTML][HTML] PFAS and their substitutes in groundwater: Occurrence, transformation and remediation

B Xu, S Liu, JL Zhou, C Zheng, J Weifeng… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are increasingly investigated due to their global
occurrence and potential human health risk. The ban on PFOA and PFOS has led to the use …

Emerging poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances in the aquatic environment: a review of current literature

F **ao - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) comprise a group of synthetic organic
surfactants with a wide range of industrial and commercial applications. A few PFASs such …

Worldwide distribution of novel perfluoroether carboxylic and sulfonic acids in surface water

Y Pan, H Zhang, Q Cui, N Sheng… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Driven by increasingly stringent restrictions on long-chain per-and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFASs), novel fluorinated compounds have emerged on the market. Here we …

Legacy and emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances: analytical techniques, environmental fate, and health effects

RA Brase, EJ Mullin, DC Spink - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Due to their unique chemical properties, per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have
been used extensively as industrial surfactants and processing aids. While several types of …

Fluorinated alternatives to long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs), perfluoroalkane sulfonic acids (PFSAs) and their potential precursors

Z Wang, IT Cousins, M Scheringer… - Environment …, 2013 - Elsevier
Since 2000 there has been an on-going industrial transition to replace long-chain
perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs), perfluoroalkane sulfonic acids (PFSAs) and their …

[HTML][HTML] Next generation per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances: status and trends, aquatic toxicity, and risk assessment

H Mahoney, Y **e, M Brinkmann, JP Giesy - Eco-Environment & Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Widespread application of poly-and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has resulted in some
substances being ubiquitous in environmental matrices. That and their resistance to …

Hazard assessment of fluorinated alternatives to long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) and their precursors: status quo, ongoing challenges and possible solutions

Z Wang, IT Cousins, M Scheringer… - Environment …, 2015 - Elsevier
Because of concerns over the impact of long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) on humans
and the environment, PFAAs and their precursors are being substituted by alternative …

An investigation into per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in nineteen Australian wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)

TL Coggan, D Moodie, A Kolobaric, D Szabo… - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Quantifying the emissions of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from Australian
wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) is of high importance due to potential impacts on …