Characterizing fluorotelomer and polyfluoroalkyl substances in new and aged fluorotelomer-based polymers for degradation studies with GC/MS and LC/MS/MS

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 5762-5769

  Washington, John W ^a   Naile, Jonathan E ^a   Jenkins, Thomas M ^a   Lynch, David G ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXTRACTION; MONOMERS; SOIL TESTING; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIUM; FLUORINATED COMPOUND; MONOMER CONCENTRATION; PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES;

POLYMERS;

ALKYL GROUP; FLUOROTELOMER; MONOMER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DEGRADATION; FLUORINE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYMER; SOIL; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DIPOLE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICROCOSM; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STEADY STATE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VOLATILIZATION;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; POLYMERS; SOIL; SOLUTIONS; SONICATION;

EID: 84901020385     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es500373b     Document Type: Article

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