Global emission inventories for C4-C14 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid (PFCA) homologues from 1951 to 2030, Part I: Production and emissions from quantifiable sources

Environment International

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-75

  Wang, Zhanyun ^a   Cousins, Ian T ^b   Scheringer, Martin ^a   Buck, Robert C ^c   Hungerbühler, Konrad ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographical shift of industrial sources; Global emission inventory; Per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances; Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs); PFOA

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; LIFE CYCLE;

GLOBAL EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL SOURCES; PERFLUOROALKYL CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; PFOA; POLYFLUORINATED ALKYL SUBSTANCES;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

CARBON 14; CARBOXYLIC ACID; FLUOROTELOMER; PERFLUOROALKYL CARBOXYLIC ACID; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANE; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONYL FLUORIDE; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBOXYLIC ACID; EMISSION INVENTORY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUROPE; JAPAN; LIFE CYCLE; NORTH AMERICA; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHINA; EUROPE; JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA;

GEOGRAPHICAL SHIFT OF INDUSTRIAL SOURCES; GLOBAL EMISSION INVENTORY; PER- AND POLYFLUORINATED ALKYL SUBSTANCES; PERFLUOROALKYL CARBOXYLIC ACIDS (PFCAS); PFOA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROCARBONS;

EID: 84901925015     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.04.013     Document Type: Review

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