Fluorotelomer acids are more toxic than perfluorinated acids

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 7159-7163

  Phillips, Michelle M ^a   Dinglasan Panlilio, Mary Joyce A ^b   Mabury, Scott A ^b   Solomon, Keith R ^a   Sibley, Paul K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; DAPHNIA MAGNA; FLUOROTELOMER ALCOHOLS;

ALCOHOLS; CHAIN LENGTH; DEGRADATION; GROWTH KINETICS; SURFACE WATERS; TOXICITY;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FLUOROTELOMER ACID; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOLS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHAIN LENGTH; DEGRADATION; GROWTH KINETICS; SURFACE WATERS; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC PLANT; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CRUSTACEAN; DEGRADATION; FLY; TOXICITY TEST;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; DAPHNIA; GROWTH INHIBITION; IMMOBILIZATION; LEMNA GIBBA; NONHUMAN; PLANT;

ANIMALS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHIRONOMIDAE; DAPHNIA; FLUORINE; FLUOROCARBONS;

CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; DAPHNIA MAGNA; LEMNA GIBBA;

EID: 35348917710     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070734c     Document Type: Article

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