Microbial degradation of polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in the environment: A review

Environment International

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 98-114

  Liu, Jinxia ^a   Mejia Avendaño, Sandra ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Microorganism; Pathway; Perfluoroalkyl; Polyfluoroalkyl; Precursor

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DETECTION; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS;

ECOTOXICOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; PATHWAY; PERFLUOROALKYL; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACIDS; POLYFLUOROALKYL; PRECURSOR; SAMPLE PREPARATION METHODS;

BIODEGRADATION;

FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; FLUOROTELOMER; FLUOROTELOMER ACRYLATE; FLUOROTELOMER ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; FLUOROTELOMER CITRATE ESTER; FLUOROTELOMER ETHOXYLATE DERIVATIVE; FLUOROTELOMER METHACRYLATE; FLUOROTELOMER PHOSPHATE ESTER; FLUOROTELOMER STEARATE ESTER; FLUOROTELOMER SULFONATE; FLUOROTELOMER URETHANE DERIVATIVE; N ETHYL PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONAMIDOETHANOL; PERFLUOROALKANE SULFONAMIDO DERIVATIVE; PERFLUOROALKYL ACID; PERFLUOROALKYL CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PERFLUOROALKYL SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; POLYFLUOROALKYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; ORGANOFLUORINE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; ANAEROBIC MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADABILITY; DEFLUORINATION; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HALF LIFE TIME; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; SOIL;

EID: 84885402954     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.08.022     Document Type: Review

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