Trifluoroacetate, an atmospheric breakdown product of hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants: Biomolecular fate in aquatic organisms

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 469-475

  Standley, Laurel J ^a   Bott, Thomas L ^a  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; LIPIDS; MARINE BIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; PROTEINS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS;

BIOMOLECULES; TRIFLUOROACETATE;

WATER POLLUTION;

FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FREEZING; NONHUMAN; OZONE LAYER; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

EID: 0032519804     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es970161b     Document Type: Article

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