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Predictions of groundwater PFAS occurrence at drinking water supply depths in the United States.

Science
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known colloquially as "forever chemicals", have been associated with adverse human health effects and have contaminated drinking water supplies across the United States owing to their long-term and widespread ...
Andrea K. Tokranov, K. Ransom, Laura M. Bexfield, Bruce D. Lindsey, Elise Watson, Danielle I Dupuy, P. Stackelberg, M. Fram, S. Voss, J. Kingsbury, B. Jurgens, K. Smalling, Paul M. Bradley   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Exposure and Risk of Kidney, Liver, and Testicular Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

La Medicina del lavoro, 2023
Introduction: Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a large, complex group of synthetic chemicals humans can be exposed to from occupational or environmental sources.
M. S. Seyyedsalehi, P. Boffetta
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Occurrence and Fate of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Atmosphere: Size-Dependent Gas-Particle Partitioning, Precipitation Scavenging, and Amplification.

Environmental Science and Technology
The concerns about the fate of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the atmosphere are continuously growing. In this study, size-fractionated particles, gas, and rainwater samples were simultaneously collected in Shijiazhuang, China, to ...
Xiaotong Li, Yuan Wang, Jiansheng Cui, Yali Shi, Yaqi Cai   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The decomposition and emission factors of a wide range of PFAS in diverse, contaminated organic waste fractions undergoing dry pyrolysis.

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023
Current treatment options for organic waste contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are generally limited to incineration, composting or landfilling, all resulting in emissions.
Erlend Sørmo, G. Castro, Michel Hubert, Viktória Licul-Kucera, M. Quintanilla, Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos, G. Cornelissen, H. Arp   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

PFAS-Contaminated Soil Site in Germany: Nontarget Screening before and after Direct TOP Assay by Kendrick Mass Defect and FindPFΔS.

Environmental Science and Technology, 2023
Soil contaminations with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are of great concern due to their persistence, leading to continuous, long-term groundwater contamination.
Jonathan Zweigle, Boris Bugsel, Klaus Röhler, A. Haluska, C. Zwiener   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in leachate, gas condensate, stormwater and groundwater at landfills.

Chemosphere, 2023
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), found in many consumer products, are commonly disposed in landfills at the end of their service lives. To identify landfill liquids that should be prioritized for treatment, this study aimed to evaluate PFAS ...
Yutao Chen, Hekai Zhang, Yalan Liu, John A. Bowden, T. Tolaymat, T. Townsend, H. Solo-Gabriele   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of commercial nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membrane filtration to remove per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Effects of transmembrane pressures and water matrices

Water environment research
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are now widely found in aquatic ecosystems, including sources of drinking water and portable water, due to their increasing prevalence.
Qingquan Ma, Q. Lei, Fangzhou Liu, Zimu Song, Boris Khusid, Wen Zhang   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A review of the occurrence, transformation, and removal of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater treatment plants

Water Research, 2021
Swadhina Priyadarshini Lenka, Melanie Kah, Lokesh P Padhye   +2 more
exaly  

A review of cardiovascular effects and underlying mechanisms of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

Archives of Toxicology, 2023
Zeng-Jin Wen, Yibin Wei, Yi-fei Zhang, Yin-Feng Zhang   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Removal of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water by adsorption: Role of PFAS chain length, effect of organic matter and challenges in adsorbent regeneration

Water Research, 2020
Massimiliano Sgroi, Paolo Roccaro
exaly