Photochemical transformation of perfluoroalkyl acid precursors in water using engineered nanomaterials [PDF]
, 2020 The production of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) has been phased out over recent decades; however, no significant decline in their environmental concentrations has been observed.
Dai, Yunrong +4 more
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Current exposure of Italian women of reproductive age to PFOS and PFOA: a human biomonitoring study [PDF]
, 2015 Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) concentrations were determined in serum samples collected in 2011-2012 from 549 nulliparous Italian women of reproductive age who resided in six different Italian Regions.
Abballe, A +23 more
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Perfluorochemicals in wastewater treatment plants and sediments in Hong Kong [PDF]
, 2010 The study reported in this paper examined the concentrations of nineteen perfluorochemicals (PFCs), including perfluoroalkyl sulfonates, carboxylates, and sulfonamides in samples collected from Hong Kong wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and sediments.
Ma, R, Shih, K
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Associations of perfluorooctane sulfonate alternatives and serum lipids in Chinese adults
Environment International, 2021 Background: Chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonic acids (Cl-PFESAs), a group of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) alternatives, can be widely observed in humans and environmental matrices. However, associations between exposure to Cl-PFESAs and serum
Jianping Cong +15 more
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Exploring the fate, transport and risk of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) in a coastal region of China using a multimedia model [PDF]
, 2015 Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and related substances have been widely applied in both industrial processes and domestic products in China. Exploring the environmental fate and transport of PFOS using modeling methods provides an important link between
Jones, Kevin C. +5 more
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Emerging Persistent Organic Pollutants in Chinese Bohai Sea and Its Coastal Regions
The Scientific World Journal, 2014 Emerging persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have widely aroused public concern in recent years. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride/perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (POSF/PFOS) had been newly listed in Stockholm ...
Xiaomin Li +3 more
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No association between perfluoroalkyl chemicals and hypertension in children [PDF]
, 2014 Background Hypertension is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) are perfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFCs) used in the manufacture of common consumer products and detected in ...
Geiger, Sarah Dee +2 more
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Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, 2012 Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic (PFOA) acid are persistent contaminants which can be found in environmental and biological samples.
Viviana Paiano +5 more
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Octanol/water distribution coefficients of the C~1~ through C~7~ perfluoro-n-alkyl sulfonates: Comparison of the IEFPCM-UFF, CPCM, and SMD solvation models [PDF]
, 2010 The octanol/water distribution coefficients (log D~ow~) of the C~1~ through C~7~ perfluoro-n-alkyl sulfonates (PFSAs) were calculated using the M062X/6-311++G(d,p) and MP2/6-311++G(d,p)//M062X/6-311++G(d,p) levels of theory and the IEFPCM-UFF, CPCM, and ...
Kaya Forest, Sierra Rayne
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Half-lives of PFOS, PFHxS and PFOA after end of exposure to contaminated drinking water. [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Municipal drinking water contaminated with perfluorinated alkyl acids had been distributed to one-third of households in Ronneby, Sweden. The source was firefighting foam used in a nearby airfield since the mid-1980s. Clean water was provided
Fletcher, Tony +6 more
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