Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment: Terminology, classification, and origins

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 513-541

  Buck, Robert C ^a   Franklin, James ^b   Berger, Urs ^c   Conder, Jason M ^d   Cousins, Ian T ^c   Voogt, Pim De ^e   Jensen, Allan Astrup ^f   Kannan, Kurunthachalam ^g   Mabury, Scott A ^h   van Leeuwen, Stefan P J ⁱ  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b CLF Chem Consulting   (Belgium)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d ENVIRON International   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (NIPSECT)   (Denmark)

^g STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

ⁱ WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acronyms; Perfluoroalkyl; PFAS; Polyfluoroalkyl; Terminology

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCARBON;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MATERIALS; NOMENCLATURE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 82355179388     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.258     Document Type: Article

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