PFOS and PFC releases and associated pollution from a PFC production plant in Minnesota (USA)

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1977-1992

  Oliaei, Fardin ^a,b   Kriens, Don ^b,c   Weber, Roland ^d   Watson, Alan ^e  

^a Cambridge Environmental Consulting   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d POPs Environmental Consulting   (Germany)

^e Public Interest Consultants   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contaminated site; Drinking water; Human exposure; Landfill; PFC; PFOS production

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; RIVER POLLUTION; STOCKHOLM CONVENTION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875550227     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1275-4     Document Type: Article

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