An overview of the uses of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

J Glüge, M Scheringer, IT Cousins, JC DeWitt… - … Science: Processes & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are of concern because of their high persistence
(or that of their degradation products) and their impacts on human and environmental health …

PFAS exposure pathways for humans and wildlife: a synthesis of current knowledge and key gaps in understanding

AO De Silva, JM Armitage, TA Bruton… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We synthesize current understanding of the magnitudes and methods for assessing human
and wildlife exposures to poly‐and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Most human exposure …

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 …

Spatial trends of anionic, zwitterionic, and cationic PFASs at an AFFF-impacted site

A Nickerson, AE Rodowa, DT Adamson… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Soil and groundwater from an aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF)-impacted site were
sampled at high resolution (n= 105 for soil, n= 58 for groundwater) and analyzed for an …

[HTML][HTML] Bioaccumulation and trophic magnification of emerging and legacy per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a St. Lawrence River food web

G Munoz, L Mercier, SV Duy, J Liu, S Sauvé… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Research on per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in freshwater ecosystems has
focused primarily on legacy compounds and little is still known on the presence of emerging …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in contaminated soil and groundwater at airports: a Canadian case study

M Liu, G Munoz, S Vo Duy, S Sauvé… - Environmental Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The occurrence of 93 classes of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) was
investigated at aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF)-impacted sites of four Canadian airports …

A critical analysis of published data to discern the role of soil and sediment properties in determining sorption of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)

Y Li, DP Oliver, RS Kookana - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Widespread usage of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) has caused major
environmental contamination globally. The hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties of PFASs …

Enhanced extraction of AFFF-associated PFASs from source zone soils

A Nickerson, AC Maizel, PR Kulkarni… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) derived from aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF)
are increasingly recognized as groundwater contaminants, though the composition and …

A review of the applications, environmental release, and remediation technologies of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances

JN Meegoda, JA Kewalramani, B Li… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are pollutants that have demonstrated a high
level of environmental persistence and are very difficult to remediate. As the body of …

Worldwide drinking water occurrence and levels of newly-identified perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

HA Kaboré, SV Duy, G Munoz, L Méité… - Science of The Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the last decade or so, concerns have arisen with respect to the widespread occurrence of
perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in the environment, food, drinking water, and humans. In this …