Study on the generation of perfluorooctane sulfonate from the aqueous film-forming foam

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-86

  Kishi, Takahiro ^a   Arai, Mitsuru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF); Fire extinguishant; Fire fighting; Perfluorooctane acid; Perfluorooctane sulfonate

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM (AFFF); FIRE EXTINGUISHANT; FIRE FIGHTING; PERFLUOROOCTANE ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE;

N POLYOXYETHYLENE N PROPYLPERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONAMIDE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DECOMPOSITION; FIRE; FOAM; GROUNDWATER; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROORGANISM; POLLUTANT; SURFACTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIRE PROTECTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; CALIBRATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; FLUOROCARBONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER;

EID: 51649093051     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.09.122     Document Type: Article

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