Investigating the biodegradability of perfluorooctanoic acid

Chemosphere

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 176-183

  Liou, J S C ^a   Szostek, B ^b   DeRito, C M ^a   Madsen, E L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Cometabolism; Persistence; PFOA; Recalcitrance; Reductive dehalogenation

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; DECHLORINATION; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; IRON COMPOUNDS; MICROORGANISMS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CO METABOLISMS; PERSISTENCE; PFOA; RECALCITRANCE; REDUCTIVE DEHALOGENATION;

INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT;

PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; TRICHLOROETHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DECHLORINATION; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANOFLUORINE; PERSISTENCE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEFLUORINATION; DEHALOGENATION; FLOW RATE; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SCINTILLATION;

EID: 77952885087     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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