Review of physical and chemical properties of Perfluorooctanyl Sulphonate (PFOS) with respect to its potential contamination on the environment

Advanced Materials Research

Volumn 518-523, Issue , 2012, Pages 2183-2191

  Zhang, Sheng ^a   Lerner, David N ^b  

^a INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degradation; Environmental contamination; Ground water; Perfluorooctanyl Sulphonate; Physical and chemical properties; Transport

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAMS; BIOLOGICAL MATRIXES; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD SAMPLES; BREAK THROUGH CURVE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; FLUOROSURFACTANTS; FOOD CHAIN; HYDROCARBON-FUEL; PERFLUORINATED SURFACTANTS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; RELATED PRODUCTS; SINGLE-WELL PUSH-PULL TEST; SULPHONATES; TRANSPORT; WILD ANIMALS;

ANIMALS; DEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER; HERBICIDES; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84861702750     PISSN: 10226680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.518-523.2183     Document Type: Conference Paper

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