Distribution, behaviour, bioavailability and remediation of poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in solid biowastes and biowaste-treated soil

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment: Terminology, classification, and origins

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A review of the pathways of human exposure to poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and present understanding of health effects

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Perfluorooctanesulfonate and related fluorochemicals in human blood from several countries

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A review of the use of composted municipal solid waste in agriculture

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Role of organic amendments on enhanced bioremediation of heavy metal (loid) contaminated soils

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Destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with advanced reduction processes (ARPs): A critical review

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Accumulation of perfluoroalkyl substances in human tissues

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Recovery, regeneration and sustainable management of spent adsorbents from wastewater treatment streams: A review

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Integrating Biochar, Bacteria, and Plants for Sustainable Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Organic Pollutants

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Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Subsurface Environments: Occurrence, Fate, Transport, and Research Prospect

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Bioavailability, phytotoxicity and plant uptake of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): a review

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Contaminant containment for sustainable remediation of persistent contaminants in soil and groundwater

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Treatment processes to eliminate potential environmental hazards and restore agronomic value of sewage sludge: A review

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Distribution, transformation and remediation of poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater sources

O’Connor, J., Bolan, N. S., Kumar, M., Nitai, A. S., Ahmed, M. B., Bolan, S. S., Vithanage, M., Rinklebe, J., Mukhopadhyay, R., Srivastava, P., et al. (2022) · Process Safety and Environmental Protection · doi:10.1016/j.psep.2022.06.002 · Cited by 183

Sewage sludge treatment methods and P-recovery possibilities: Current state-of-the-art

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Natural and engineered clays and clay minerals for the removal of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances from water: State-of-the-art and future perspectives

Mukhopadhyay, R., Sarkar, B., Palansooriya, K. N., Dar, J. Y., Bolan, N. S., Parikh, S. J., Sonne, C., & Ok, Y. S. (2021) · Advances in Colloid and Interface Science · doi:10.1016/j.cis.2021.102537 · Cited by 145

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a health hazard: Current state of knowledge and strategies in environmental settings across Asia and future perspectives

Singh, K., Kumar, N., Yadav, A. K., Singh, R. D., & Kumar, K. (2023) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2023.145064 · Cited by 136

Treatment technologies for removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in biosolids

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Physical, chemical, and microbial contaminants in food waste management for soil application: A review

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Microbial and thermal treatment techniques for degradation of PFAS in biosolids: A focus on degradation mechanisms and pathways

Kumar, R., Dada, T. K., Whelan, A., Cannon, P., Sheehan, M., Reeves, L., & Antunes, E. (2023) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131212 · Cited by 116

Toward a mechanistic understanding of poly-and perfluoroalkylated substances and cancer

Boyd, R. I., Ahmad, S., Singh, R., Fazal, Z., Prins, G. S., Madak Erdogan, Z., Irudayaraj, J., & Spinella, M. J. (2022) · Cancers · doi:10.3390/cancers14122919 · Cited by 110

Associations of prenatal PFAS exposure and early childhood neurodevelopment: Evidence from the Shanghai Maternal-Child Pairs Cohort

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Treatment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A review of transformation technologies and mechanisms

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Prevalence and Source Tracing of PFAS in Shallow Groundwater Used for Drinking Water in Wisconsin, USA

Silver, M., Phelps, W., Masarik, K., Burke, K., Zhang, C., Schwartz, A., Wang, M., Nitka, A. L., Schutz, J., Trainor, T., et al. (2023) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c02826 · Cited by 76

Advances in bioremediation strategies for PFAS-contaminated water and soil

Bhattacharya, A., Fathima, J., Varghese, S., Chatterjee, P., & Gadhamshetty, V. R. (2024) · Soil & Environmental Health · doi:10.1016/j.seh.2024.100126 · Cited by 76

Phytoremediation prospects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: a review

Mayakaduwage, S., Ekanayake, A., Kurwadkar, S., Rajapaksha, A. U., & Vithanage, M. (2022) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2022.113311 · Cited by 65

Addressing the persistence of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): current challenges and potential solutions

Itumoh, E. J., Data, S., Chen, J. L. ‐., Kah, M., Padhye, L. P., & Leitao, E. M. (2024) · RSC Sustainability · doi:10.1039/d4su00152d · Cited by 82

A novel method for extraction, clean-up and analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in different plant matrices using LC-MS/MS

Nassazzi, W., Lai, F. Y., & Ahrens, L. (2022) · Journal of Chromatography B · doi:10.1016/j.jchromb.2022.123514 · Cited by 68

A Comprehensive Statewide Spatiotemporal Stream Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in an Agricultural Region of the United States

Kolpin, D. W., Hubbard, L. E., Cwiertny, D. M., Meppelink, S. M., Thompson, D. A., & Gray, J. L. (2021) · Environmental Science & Technology Letters · doi:10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00750 · Cited by 67

Recent progress and challenges on the removal of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from contaminated soil and water

Ambaye, T. G., Vaccari, M., Prasad, S., & Rtimi, S. (2022) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-022-21513-2 · Cited by 69

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Presence, Pathways, and Cycling through Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment

Winchell, L. J., Wells, M. J. M., Ross, J. J., Fonoll, X., Norton, J., Kuplicki, S., Khan, M., & Bell, K. Y. (2021) · Journal of Environmental Engineering · doi:10.1061/(asce)ee.1943-7870.0001943 · Cited by 64

Removal of PFAS by Biological Methods

Karimi Douna, B., & Yousefi, H. (2023) · Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer · doi:10.31557/apjec.2023.6.1.53-68 · Cited by 62

Influence of grain size, organic carbon and organic matter residue content on the sorption of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in aqueous film forming foam contaminated soils - Implications for remediation using soil washing

Hubert, M., Arp, H. P. H., Hansen, M. C., Castro, G., Meyn, T., Asimakopoulos, A. G., & Hale, S. E. (2023) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162668 · Cited by 63

Removing polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from wastewater with mixed matrix membranes

Zahmatkesh, S., Chen, Z., Khan, N. A., & Ni, B. (2023) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168881 · Cited by 57

Mobilization of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Soils: A Review

Khalil, C. A., Sarkar, D., Braykaa, P., & Boufadel, M. C. (2022) · Current Pollution Reports · doi:10.1007/s40726-022-00241-8 · Cited by 58

Abiotic transformation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons via interaction with soil components: A systematic review

Liu, J., Zhang, C., Jia, H., Lichtfouse, E. A., & Sharma, V. K. (2022) · Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology · doi:10.1080/10643389.2022.2083897 · Cited by 53

Phytoextraction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and the influence of supplements on the performance of short–rotation crops

Nassazzi, W., Wu, T.-C., Jaß, J., Lai, F. Y., & Ahrens, L. (2023) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122038 · Cited by 58

Insights into Photo/Electrocatalysts for the Degradation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) by Advanced Oxidation Processes

Chen, X.-Y., Yuan, T., Yang, X., Ding, S., & Ma, M. (2023) · Catalysts · doi:10.3390/catal13091308 · Cited by 54

PFASs in Soil: How They Threaten Human Health through Multiple Pathways and Whether They Are Receiving Adequate Concern

Xing, Y., Li, Q., Chen, X., Huang, B., Ji, L., Zhang, Q., Fu, X., Li, T., & Wang, J. (2023) · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.2c06283 · Cited by 51

Current understanding on the transformation and fate of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances before, during, and after thermal treatment of biosolids

Hakeem, I. G., Halder, P. K., Patel, S., Selezneva, E., Rathnayake, N., Marzbali, M. H., Veluswamy, G., Sharma, A., Kundu, S. K., Surapaneni, A., et al. (2024) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.152537 · Cited by 52

Dietary exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: Potential health impacts on human liver

Zhang, J., Hu, L., & Xu, H. (2023) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167945 · Cited by 47

Use of a horizontal ball mill to remediate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in soil

Battye, N., Patch, D. J., Roberts, D. M. D., O'Connor, N., Turner, L. P., Kueper, B. H., Hulley, M. E., & Weber, K. P. (2022) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155506 · Cited by 44

PFAS profiles in biosolids, composts, and chemical fertilizers intended for agricultural land application in Quebec (Canada)

Saliu, T. D., Liu, M., Habimana, E., Fontaine, J., Dinh, Q. T., & Sauvé, S. (2024) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136170 · Cited by 45

Transformation and fate of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances during aerobic digestion of anaerobically digested sludge

Li, Y., Thompson, J., Wang, Z., Bräunig, J., Zheng, Q., Thai, P. K., Mueller, J. F., & Yuan, Z. (2022) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2022.118568 · Cited by 43

Solvent-Free, Ambient Temperature and Pressure Destruction of Perfluorosulfonic Acids under Mechanochemical Conditions: Degradation Intermediates and Fluorine Fate

Gobindlal, K., Zujovic, Z. D., Jaine, J., Weber, C. C., & Sperry, J. (2022) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c06673 · Cited by 45

A review of sample collection and analytical methods for detecting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in indoor and outdoor air

Wallace, M. A. G., Smeltz, M. G., Mattila, J. M., Liberatore, H. K., Jackson, S. R., Shields, E. P., Xhani, X., Li, E. Y., & Johansson, J. H. (2024) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142129 · Cited by 45

In Situ Insight into the Availability and Desorption Kinetics of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Soils with Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films

Huang, Y.-R., Liu, S., Zi, J., Cheng, S., Li, J., Ying, G., & Chen, C.-E. (2023) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c09348 · Cited by 41

Sources and Pathways of PFAS Occurrence in Water Sources: Relative Contribution of Land-Applied Biosolids in an Agricultural Dominated Watershed

Peter, L. G., & Lee, L. S. (2025) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.4c09490 · Cited by 40

The Dynamics of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) at Interfaces in Porous Media: A Computational Roadmap from Nanoscale Molecular Dynamics Simulation to Macroscale Modeling

Lari, K. S., Davis, G. B., Kumar, A., Rayner, J. L., Kong, X., & Saar, M. O. (2024) · ACS Omega · doi:10.1021/acsomega.3c09201 · Cited by 42

Behavior of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Pilot-Scale vertical flow constructed wetlands treating landfill leachate

Lott, D. J., Robey, N. M., Fonseca, R., Bowden, J. A., & Townsend, T. G. (2023) · Waste Management · doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2023.03.001 · Cited by 38

Investigation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soils and sewage sludges by fluorine K-edge XANES spectroscopy and combustion ion chromatography

Roesch, P., Vogel, C., Huthwelker, T., Wittwer, P., & Simon, F. (2021) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-021-17838-z · Cited by 39

Innovative techniques for combating a common enemy forever chemicals: A comprehensive approach to mitigating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination

Bayode, A. A., Emmanuel, S. S., Akinyemi, A. O., Ore, O. T., Akpotu, S. O., Koko, D. T., Momodu, D. E., & López‐Maldonado, E. A. (2024) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2024.119719 · Cited by 40

Soil Remediation: Current Approaches and Emerging Bio-Based Trends

Santos, M. S., Rebola, S. M., & Evtuguin, D. V. (2025) · Soil Systems · doi:10.3390/soilsystems9020035 · Cited by 46

Juncus sarophorus, a native Australian species, tolerates and accumulates PFOS, PFOA and PFHxS in a glasshouse experiment

Zhu, J., Wallis, I., Guan, H., Ross, K., Whiley, H., & Fallowfield, H. (2022) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154184 · Cited by 35

Can porous carbons be a remedy for PFAS pollution in water? A perspective

Saha, D., Khan, S., & Bramer, S. E. V. (2021) · Journal of environmental chemical engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2021.106665 · Cited by 35

Enhanced Adsorption of Pfoa with Nano Mgal2o4@Cnts: Influence of Ph and Dosage, and Environmental Conditions

Yin, S., López, J. F., Solís, J. J. C., Wong, M. S., & Villagrán, D. (2022) · Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances · doi:10.1016/j.hazadv.2023.100252 · Cited by 36

Linking microbiomes with per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in soil ecosystems: Microbial community assembly, stability, and trophic phylosymbiosis

Wu, J.-Y., Ding, F.-G., Shen, Z.-W., Hua, Z., & Gu, L. (2022) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135403 · Cited by 34

Association of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with sex hormones in children and adolescents 6–19 Years of age

He, Y., Hu, C., Zhang, Y., Fan, X., Gao, W., Fang, J., Wang, Y., Xu, Y., & Jin, L. (2023) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121707 · Cited by 31

Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Sewage Sludge – Effect of Four Reagents on Relevant Parameters Related to Biocrude and PFASPreprint

Zhang, W., & Liang, Y. (2021) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2021.107092 · Cited by 32

Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in agricultural contexts and mitigation of their impacts using biochar: A review

Ramos, P., & Ashworth, D. J. (2024) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172275 · Cited by 31

Combustion of high-calorific industrial waste in conventional brick kilns: An emerging source of PFAS emissions to agricultural soils

Baqar, M., Saleem, R., Zhao, M., Zhao, L., Cheng, Z., Chen, H., Yao, Y., & Sun, H. (2023) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167612 · Cited by 31

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in agriculture and its potential conflict with circular economy

Islam, M. A., Parvin, M. I., Nguyen, C., Alam, M. R., Kwong, P. C. W., Zhou, J. L., Hessel, V., & Ahmed, M. B. (2025) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127036 · Cited by 31

Thermal decomposition of heptafluoropropylene-oxide-dimer acid (GenX)

Adi, M. A., & Altarawneh, M. (2021) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133118 · Cited by 29

Occurrence, fate, and remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in soils: A review

Li, H., & Koosaletse-Mswela, P. (2023) · Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health · doi:10.1016/j.coesh.2023.100487 · Cited by 30

Current per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) research points to a growing threat in animals

Brake, H. D., Langfeldt, A., Kaneene, J. B., & Wilkins, M. J. (2023) · Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · doi:10.2460/javma.22.12.0582 · Cited by 32

Contamination of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in agricultural soils: A review

Biswas, B., Joseph, A., Parveen, N., Ranjan, V. P., Goel, S., Mandal, J., & Srivastava, P. (2025) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124993 · Cited by 27

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as contaminants in groundwater resources – A comprehensive review of subsurface transport processes

Rasmusson, K., & Fagerlund, F. (2024) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142663 · Cited by 31

Development of chemical categories for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and the proof-of-concept approach to the identification of potential candidates for tiered toxicological testing and human health assessment

Patlewicz, G. Y., Judson, R., Williams, A. J., Butler, T., Barone, S., Carstens, K. E., Cowden, J., Dawson, J. L., Degitz, S. J., Fay, K., et al. (2024) · Computational Toxicology · doi:10.1016/j.comtox.2024.100327 · Cited by 32

A critical review on occurrence, speciation, mobilization, and toxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the soil-microbe-plant system and bioremediation strategies

Goswami, L., Dikshit, P. K., Prakash, A., Vidanage, P. W., Verma, J. P., & Oh, S. (2025) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138743 · Cited by 30

Streamlining the Removal of Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) From Environment: A Comprehensive Approach

Arora, S., & Verma, N. (2026) · ChemistrySelect · doi:10.1002/slct.202502016 · Cited by 26

Exploring the Potential Link between PFAS Exposure and Endometrial Cancer: A Review of Environmental and Sociodemographic Factors

Ayodele, A. E., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2024) · Cancers · doi:10.3390/cancers16050983 · Cited by 29

PFAS in biosolids: Accumulation characteristics and fate profiles after land application

Tansel, B., Katsenovich, Y. P., Quinete, N., Ocheje, J. O., Nasir, Z., & Manzano, M. M. (2024) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122395 · Cited by 28

Residential Wastewater as a Major Source of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances to Municipal Wastewater

Lin, D., Méndez, M., Paterson, K., Wong, A., Yee, D., Sutton, R., Houtz, E. F., Cousins, M., & Fono, L. J. (2024) · ACS ES&T Water · doi:10.1021/acsestwater.4c00507 · Cited by 31

Advanced destruction technologies for PFAS in soils: Progress and challenges

Kang, Y.-G., Birch, Q., Nadagouda, M., & Dionysiou, D. (2023) · Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health · doi:10.1016/j.coesh.2023.100459 · Cited by 22

Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid Alters the Plant’s Phosphate Transport Gene Network and Exhibits Antagonistic Effects on the Phosphate Uptake

Kim, J. H., Kroh, G. E., Chou, H.-A., Yang, S.-H., Frese, A., Lynn, M., Chu, K., & Shan, L. (2024) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c10930 · Cited by 23

Linking drivers of plant per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) uptake to agricultural land management decisions

Scearce, A. E., Goossen, C. P., Schattman, R. E., Mallory, E. B., & MacRae, J. D. (2023) · Biointerphases · doi:10.1116/6.0002772 · Cited by 26

Challenges and Remediation Strategies for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Contamination in Composting

Biek, S. K., Khudur, L. S., & Ball, A. S. (2024) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su16114745 · Cited by 23

Recent advances in the remediation of perfluoroalkylated and polyfluoroalkylated contaminated sites

Marquínez-Marquínez, A. N., Loor-Molina, N. S., Quiroz-Fernández, L. S., Maddela, N. R., Luque, R., & Rodríguez-Díaz, J. M. (2022) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2022.115152 · Cited by 23

Iron–Nitrogen Amendment Reduced Perfluoroalkyl Acids’ Phyto-Uptake in the Wheat–Soil Ecosystem: Contributions of Dissolved Organic Matters in Soil Solution and Root Extracellular Polymeric Substances

Wu, J.-Y., Hua, Z., & Gu, L. (2023) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c04788 · Cited by 22

Analysis of perfluorinated compounds in sewage sludge and hydrochar by UHPLC LTQ/Orbitrap MS and removal assessment during hydrothermal carbonization treatment

Miserli, K., Boti, V. I., & Konstantinou, I. (2024) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172650 · Cited by 23

Hunting Metabolic Biomarkers for Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: A Review

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