Characterizing direct emissions of perfluoroalkyl substances from ongoing fluoropolymer production sources: A spatial trend study of Xiaoqing River, China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 206, Issue , 2015, Pages 104-112

  Shi, Yali ^a   Vestergren, Robin ^b   Xu, Lin ^a   Song, Xiaowei ^a   Niu, Xiameng ^a,c   Zhang, Chunhui ^c   Cai, Yaqi ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Isomer fractionation; Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs); PFOA isomers; Source tracking

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; MANUFACTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY); RESERVOIRS (WATER); SUPPLY CHAINS;

EMISSION CALCULATION; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RIVERINE DISCHARGE; SOURCE TRACKING; STEPWISE INCREASE;

ISOMERS;

FLUOROPOLYMER; ORGANIC CARBON; PERFLUBUTANE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROPENTANE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FLUOROCARBON; OCTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PERFLUOROBUTYRIC ACID; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; FRACTIONATION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; POLYMER; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER WATER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRACKING; TRIBUTARY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; SHANDONG; XIAOQING RIVER;

CAPRYLATES; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROCARBONS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84935483903     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.035     Document Type: Article

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