Detection of chlorodifluoroacetic acid in precipitation: A possible product of fluorocarbon degradation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 274-281

  Martin, Jonathan W ^a   Franklin, James ^b   Hanson, Mark L ^a   Solomon, Keith R ^a   Mabury, Scott A ^c   Ellis, David A ^c   Scott, Brian F ^d   Muir, Derek C G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b SOLVAY S A   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROACETIC ACID; FLUOROCARBON; OZONE; RAIN; SNOW;

DEGRADATION; FLUOROCARBON; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMICAL REACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

CANADA;

CHLORODIFLUOROACETIC ACID;

ACETIC ACID; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OZONE; RAIN; SNOW; TOXICITY;

AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 0034649796     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es990935j     Document Type: Article

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