Identification of Unsaturated and 2H Polyfluorocarboxylate Homologous Series and Their Detection in Environmental Samples and as Polymer Degradation Products

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 13256-13263

  Washington, John W ^a   Jenkins, Thomas M ^b   Weber, Eric J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Senior Environmental Employment Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; DEGRADATION; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYMERS; UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS;

BIODEGRADATION PATHWAYS; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; FLUOROTELOMER ALCOHOLS; MULTIPLE REACTION MONITORING; OXIDATION MECHANISMS; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES;

UNSATURATED POLYMERS;

ALCOHOL; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FLUORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; 8-2 FLUOROTELOMER ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKANESULFONIC ACID; CARBON; FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; FLUOROCARBON; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ALCOHOL; BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHEMICAL BONDING; DECARBOXYLATION; DEGRADATION; DETECTION METHOD; FODDER; OXIDATION; POLYMER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL BOND; DECARBOXYLATION; DEGRADATION; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GRASS; IONIZATION; MICROCOSM; OXIDATION; SLUDGE; SOIL ANALYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BIOREMEDIATION; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BOS; POACEAE;

ALCOHOLS; ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; CATTLE; FLUOROCARBONS; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; POLYMERS; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84947238050     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03379     Document Type: Article

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