Fluorotechnology is critical to modern life: The fluorocouncil counterpoint to the madrid statement

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 112-113

  Bowman, Jessica S ^a  

^a FluoroCouncil   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANOFLUORINE DERIVATIVE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROALKYL CARBOXYLIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALKANESULFONIC ACID; FLUOROCARBON;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 84929470612     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1509910     Document Type: Article

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