A review of sources, multimedia distribution and health risks of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in China

Chemosphere

Volumn 129, Issue , 2015, Pages 87-99

  Wang, Tieyu ^a   Wang, Pei ^a,b   Meng, Jing ^a,b   Liu, Shijie ^a,b   Lu, Yonglong ^a   Khim, Jong Seong ^c   Giesy, John P ^d  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Contamination; PFOA; PFOS; Risk assessment; Source emission

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTAMINATION; HEALTH RISKS; WATER TREATMENT;

CHINA; ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIXES; MULTIMEDIA DISTRIBUTION; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACIDS; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PFOA; PFOS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALKYL GROUP; FRESH WATER; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; RAIN; SNOW; SURFACE WATER; ALKANESULFONIC ACID; FLUOROCARBON; POLLUTANT;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK; INDUSTRIALIZATION; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; URBANIZATION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOTA; CHINA; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; POLLUTANT; TOXICITY;

CHINA;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84926286631     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.09.021     Document Type: Article

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