Quantitative characterization of short- and long-chain perfluorinated acids in solid matrices in Shanghai, China

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 617-623

  Li, Fei ^a   Zhang, Chaojie ^a   Qu, Yan ^a   Chen, Jing ^a   Chen, Ling ^a   Liu, Ying ^a   Zhou, Qi ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Characterization; Perfluorinated acids; Quantitative analysis; Solid matrix

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; PERFLUORINATED ACIDS; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; PERFLUOROOCTANOATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; SHANGHAI , CHINA; SOLID MATRIX; SOLID MATRIXES; TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACIDS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

ACIDS;

PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID;

ACETIC ACID; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; POLLUTION MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICOLOGY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTA; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; SLUDGE; SOIL;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; CHINA; CITIES; FLUOROCARBONS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; OCTANOIC ACIDS; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANGHAI;

EID: 70549106849     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.10.032     Document Type: Article

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