Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment

MG Evich, MJB Davis, JP McCord, B Acrey… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Over the past several years, the term PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances) has grown
to be emblematic of environmental contamination, garnering public, scientific, and regulatory …

A review of microbial degradation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Biotransformation routes and enzymes

A Berhanu, I Mutanda, J Taolin, MA Qaria… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the 1950s, copious amounts of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)(dubbed
“forever chemicals”) have been dumped into the environment, causing heavy contamination …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in integrated crop–livestock systems: environmental exposure and human health risks

G Jha, V Kankarla, E McLennon, S Pal, D Sihi… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are highly persistent synthetic organic
contaminants that can cause serious human health concerns such as obesity, liver damage …

Nothing lasts forever: understanding microbial biodegradation of polyfluorinated compounds and perfluorinated alkyl substances

LP Wackett - Microbial biotechnology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Poly‐and perfluorinated chemicals, including perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), are
pervasive in today's society, with a negative impact on human and ecosystem health …

Comparative biochemistry of four polyester (PET) hydrolases

JA Bååth, K Borch, K Jensen, J Brask… - ChemBioChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The potential of bioprocessing in a circular plastic economy has strongly stimulated research
into the enzymatic degradation of different synthetic polymers. Particular interest has been …

An overview of biodegradable poly (lactic acid) production from fermentative lactic acid for biomedical and bioplastic applications

A Ahmad, F Banat, H Alsafar, SW Hasan - Biomass Conversion and …, 2024 - Springer
Biodegradable polylactic acid has attracted much attention due to the increasing
environmental pollution from petroleum-based plastics. Polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymers …

Electroreductive defluorination of unsaturated PFAS by a quaternary ammonium surfactant-modified cathode via direct cathodic reduction

Y Wang, Y **ao, Y Wang, Q Lin, Y Zhu… - … science & technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Remediation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in groundwater remains a
technological challenge due to the trace concentrations of PFAS and the strength of their C …

The fate and behavior of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in constructed wetlands: Insights into potential removal and transformation pathway

J **ao, J Huang, Y Wang, X Qian - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Although constructed wetland (CW) technology is widely used to eliminate emerging organic
pollutants, the removal pathway of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in …

Scientific concepts and methods for moving persistence assessments into the 21st century

R Davenport, P Curtis‐Jackson… - Integrated …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The evaluation of a chemical substance's persistence is key to understanding its
environmental fate, exposure concentration, and, ultimately, environmental risk. Traditional …

Correspondence on “Defluorination of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) by Acidimicrobium sp. Strain A6”

J Liu, E Edwards, J Van Hamme… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Huang and Jaffé 1 reported that a pure culture of Acidimicrobium sp. strain A6 (A6), which is
an autotroph that oxidizes ammonium to nitrite while reducing ferric iron (Feammox), as well …