Contamination, bioaccumulation and toxic effects of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) in the water environment: A review paper

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1533-1554

  Suja, Fatihah ^a   Pramanik, Biplob Kumar ^a   Zain, Shahrom Md ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; PFOA; PFOS; Toxic effects; Water environment

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BLOOD SAMPLES; ENVIRONMENTAL PATHWAYS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GENERAL POPULATION; GLOBAL CONTAMINATION; HUMAN TISSUES; MARINE MAMMALS; PERFLUORINATED CHEMICALS; PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; PFOS; REMOTE LOCATION; TAP WATER; TOXIC EFFECT; WATER ENVIRONMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL POISONS; MAMMALS; SURFACE WATERS;

BIOACCUMULATION;

PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROOCTANE ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; SURFACE WATER; TAP WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DRINKING WATER; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARINE MAMMAL; SURFACE WATER; TOXICITY TEST; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MARINE MAMMAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; OCTANOIC ACIDS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 73649108983     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.504     Document Type: Article

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