Treatment technologies for aqueous perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA): A critical review with an emphasis on field testing

Environmental Technology and Innovation

Volumn 4, Issue , 2015, Pages 168-181

  Arias Espana, Victor Andres ^a   Mallavarapu, Megharaj ^a   Naidu, Ravi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b University of South Australia and CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Filtration; Oxidation; Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Sonochemical decomposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951265984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23521864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2015.06.001     Document Type: Review

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