Biotransformation of fluorotelomer compound to perfluorocarboxylates in humans

Environment International

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 8-12

  Nilsson, Helena ^a   Kärrman, Anna ^a   Rotander, Anna ^a   van Bavel, Bert ^a   Lindström, Gunilla ^a   Westberg, Håkan ^a,b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; FTCA; FTOH; PFOA; Precursor; Ski wax

Indexed keywords

TRANSPORTATION ROUTES; WAXES;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; FTCA; FTOH; PFOA; PRECURSOR; SKI WAX;

BLOOD;

CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FLUOROTELOMER ACID; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUOROMETRY;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 84868330094     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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