Effects of pH on photochemical decomposition of perfluorooctanoic acid in different atmospheres by 185nm vacuum ultraviolet

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2207-2214

  Wang, Yuan ^a,b   Zhang, Pengyi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

185nm vacuum ultraviolet; Perfluorinated compounds; Perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs); Persistent organic pollutants; Photochemical

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PH EFFECTS; PHOTOLYSIS;

PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLIC ACID; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); PHOTOCHEMICAL; VACUUM ULTRAVIOLETS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; DECOMPOSITION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXYGEN; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AIR POLLUTANT; FLUOROCARBON; OCTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID;

AIR POLLUTANT; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; PH; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; CAPRYLATES; FLUOROCARBONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84925284776     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: 18787320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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