Aquatic hazard, bioaccumulation and screening risk assessment for 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate

Chemosphere

Volumn 128, Issue , 2015, Pages 258-265

  Hoke, Robert A ^a   Ferrell, Barbra D ^a   Ryan, Tim ^a   Sloman, Terry L ^a   Green, John W ^a   Nabb, Diane L ^a   Mingoia, Robert ^a   Buck, Robert C ^a   Korzeniowski, Stephen H ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic hazard; Bioaccumulation; Fluorotelomer; Risk assessment; Sulfonate

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOHAZARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATERS;

AQUATIC TOXICITY; ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BIO-CONCENTRATION FACTORS; BIOACCUMULATION POTENTIAL; BIOMAGNIFICATION FACTORS; FLUOROTELOMER; SULFONATE; WATER CONCENTRATIONS;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS;

6:2 FLUOROTELOMER SULFONATE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SURFACE WATER; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALKANESULFONIC ACID; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BIOACCUMULATION; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SULFONATE; SURFACE WATER; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CELL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HALF LIFE TIME; NONHUMAN; RAINBOW TROUT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; STEADY STATE; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; PHARMACOKINETICS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALKANESULFONATES; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; HALF-LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84925238676     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.01.033     Document Type: Article

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