Photochemical reactivity of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in conditions representing surface water

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 3043-3048

  Vaalgamaa, Sanna ^a   Vähätalo, Anssi V ^a,b   Perkola, Noora ^c   Huhtala, Sami ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NOVIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Indirect photolysis; Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Persistent organic pollutants; Photochemical half life; Photodegradation

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC SOLUTIONS; BALTIC SEA; COASTAL OCEAN; DETECTION LIMITS; DIRECT PHOTOLYSIS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; FERRIC IRON; FULVIC ACIDS; INDIRECT PHOTOLYSIS; MIXING LAYERS; NO DECOMPOSITION; OPEN OCEAN; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCHEMICAL HALF-LIFE; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIVITY; PURIFIED WATER; REACTION SOLUTIONS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; SURFACE WATERS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

SEAWATER;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FERRIC ION; FULVIC ACID; HALOACID; NITRATE; PERFLOROHEPTANOIC ACID; PERFLOROHEXANOIC ACID; PERFLOROPENTANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; SEA WATER; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; SEAWATER; SURFACE WATER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; HALF LIFE TIME; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; SEA; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

FLUOROCARBONS; FRESH WATER; HALF-LIFE; OCTANOIC ACIDS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 79958762989     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.04.036     Document Type: Article

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