Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in soil and sediments: Occurrence, fate, remediation and future outlook

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Behaviour and fate of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in drinking water treatment: A review

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Controlling harmful cyanobacterial blooms in a hyper-eutrophic lake (Lake Taihu, China): The need for a dual nutrient (N & P) management strategy

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Persistence of Perfluoroalkyl Acid Precursors in AFFF-Impacted Groundwater and Soil

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Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Exposures and Incident Cancers among Adults Living Near a Chemical Plant

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PFAS and their substitutes in groundwater: Occurrence, transformation and remediation

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

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Fate and transport of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the vadose zone

Sharifan, H., Bagheri, M., Wang, D., Burken, J. G., Higgins, C. P., Liang, Y., Liu, J., Schaefer, C. E., & Blotevogel, J. (2021) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145427 · Cited by 180

Translocation, Bioaccumulation, and Distribution of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Plants

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Sewage Sludge Biochars as Effective Pfas-Sorbents

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Legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in sediments from the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea: Occurrence, source apportionment and environmental risk assessment

Zhong, H., Zheng, M., Liang, Y., Wang, Y., Gao, W., Wang, Y., & Jiang, G. (2021) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131042 · Cited by 124

Occurrences and fates of per- and polyfluoralkyl substances in textile dyeing wastewater along full-scale treatment processes

Jia, Y., Shan, C., Fu, W., Wei, S., & Pan, B. (2023) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2023.120289 · Cited by 116

Associations between Novel and Legacy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Human Serum and Thyroid Cancer: A Case and Healthy Population in Shandong Province, East China

Liu, M., Zhang, G., Meng, L., Han, X., Li, Y., Shi, Y., Li, A., Turyk, M. E., Zhang, Q., & Jiang, G. (2021) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c02850 · Cited by 98

Perfluoroalkyl acids on suspended particles: Significant transport pathways in surface runoff, surface waters, and subsurface soils

Borthakur, A., Wang, M., He, M., Ascencio, K., Blotevogel, J., Adamson, D. T., Mahendra, S., & Mohanty, S. K. (2021) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126159 · Cited by 87

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Chinese surface water: Temporal trends and geographical distribution

Wang, J., Shen, C., Zhang, J., Lou, G., Shan, S., Zhao, Y., Man, Y. B., & Li, Y. (2024) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170127 · Cited by 82

Environmental occurrence and remediation of emerging organohalides: A review

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Effects of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on soil structure and function

Xu, B., Yang, G., Lehmann, A., Riedel, S., & Rillig, M. C. (2022) · Soil Ecology Letters · doi:10.1007/s42832-022-0143-5 · Cited by 76

Transport behavior difference and transport model of long- and short-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in underground environmental media: A review

Li, H., Dong, Q., Zhang, M., Gong, T., Zan, R., & Wang, W. (2023) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121579 · Cited by 80

A review of responses of terrestrial organisms to perfluorinated compounds

Cai, Y., Wang, Q., Zhou, B., Yuan, R., Wang, F., Chen, Z., & Chen, H. (2021) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148565 · Cited by 72

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

Insights into the effects of salinity on the sorption and desorption of legacy and emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) on marine sediments

Yin, C., Pan, C., Xiao, S.-K., Wu, Q., Tan, H., & Yu, K. (2022) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118957 · Cited by 76

Occurrence of legacy and emerging poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in water: A case study in Tianjin (China)

Li, Y., Niu, Z., & Zhang, Y. (2021) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132409 · Cited by 70

Effect of heavy metal co-contaminants on the sorption of thirteen anionic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soils

Cai, W., Navarro, D. A., Du, J. C., Srivastava, P., Cao, Z., Ying, G., & Kookana, R. S. (2023) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167188 · 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

Recent advancements in PFAS adsorptive removal using MOFs and COFs: a review

Liu, Z., Liao, M., Wang, L., & Zhuang, S. (2024) · Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology · doi:10.1007/s11157-024-09715-1 · Cited by 60

Performance of different sorbents toward stabilizing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soil

Zhang, W., & Liang, Y. (2022) · Environmental Advances · doi:10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100217 · Cited by 55

Nanostructure Modified Electrodes for Electrochemical Detection of Contaminants of Emerging Concern

Adeniji, T. M., & Stine, K. J. (2023) · Coatings · doi:10.3390/coatings13020381 · Cited by 56

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

Nontarget Analysis of Legacy and Emerging PFAS in a Lithium-Ion Power Battery Recycling Park and Their Possible Toxicity Measured Using High-Throughput Phenotype Screening

Qi, Z., Cao, Y., Li, D., Wu, C., Wu, K., Song, Y., Huang, Z., Luan, H., Meng, X., Yang, Z., et al. (2024) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.4c03552 · Cited by 56

Sorption and partitioning of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) onto sediments of Diep and Plankenburg river systems Western Cape, South Africa

Fagbayigbo, B. O., Opeolu, B. O., Fatoki, O. S., Olatunji, O. S., Akharame, M. O., & Human, I. S. (2022) · Environmental Technology & Innovation · doi:10.1016/j.eti.2021.102110 · Cited by 53

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

Perfluoroalkyl substances in precipitation from the Tibetan Plateau during monsoon season: Concentrations, source regions and mass fluxes

Chen, M., Wang, C., Gao, K., Wang, X., Fu, J., Gong, P., & Wang, Y. (2021) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131105 · Cited by 46

Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in the aquatic food web of a temperate urban lake in East China: Bioaccumulation, biomagnification, and probabilistic human health risk

Chu, K., Lü, Y., Hua, Z., Liu, Y., Ma, Y., Gu, L., Gao, C., Yu, L. H., & Wang, Y. (2021) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118748 · Cited by 48

Unveiling the Contribution of Hydrogen Radicals to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) Defluorination: Applicability and Degradation Mechanisms

Qi, Y., Yang, Y., Yu, X., Wu, S., Wang, W., Qin, Y., Wang, C., Liang, Y., & Sun, H. (2025) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.4c10411 · Cited by 47

Enhanced removal of short- and long-chain per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances from aqueous phase using crushed grafted chitosan beads: Performance and mechanisms

Shahrokhi-Shahraki, R., & Park, J. (2023) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122836 · Cited by 47

Perfluoroalkyl acids in surface sediments from the lower Yangtze River: Occurrence, distribution, sources, inventory, and risk assessment

Hua, Z., Yu, L. H., Liu, X., Zhang, Y., Ma, Y., Lü, Y., Wang, Y., Yang, Y., & Xue, H. (2021) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149332 · Cited by 47

Toward systematic understanding of adsorptive removal of legacy and emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) by various activated carbons (ACs)

Tan, H., Pan, C., Yin, C., & Yu, K. (2023) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2023.116495 · Cited by 47

Photocatalysis of aqueous PFOA by common catalysts of In2O3, Ga2O3, TiO2, CeO2 and CdS: influence factors and mechanistic insights

Fu, C., Xu, X., Zheng, C., Liu, X., Zhao, D., & Qiu, W. (2022) · Environmental Geochemistry and Health · doi:10.1007/s10653-021-01127-2 · Cited by 43

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

A Review of Immobilisation-Based Remediation of Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Soils

Sleep, J. A., & Juhasz, A. L. (2021) · Current Pollution Reports · doi:10.1007/s40726-021-00199-z · Cited by 42

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

Short-chain PFAS: A global challenge - Environmental fate, health risks, and promising removal technologies

Kannan, U., Ravichandran, M. K., Monisha, M., Krishnasamy, S., Valliammai, Prabakar, P. C. J., Darshini, D., & Sunantha, G. (2025) · Results in Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.rechem.2025.103000 · Cited by 49

Confirming sulfluramid (EtFOSA) application as a precursor of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in Brazilian agricultural soils

Guida, Y., Torres, F. B. M., Barizon, R. R. M., Assalin, M. R., & Rosa, M. A. (2023) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138370 · Cited by 39

Legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in agricultural soils affected by fluorochemical manufacturing facilities, North China: Occurrence, region-specific distribution, substitution trend and source appointment

Xing, Z., Wang, G., Liu, S., Chen, H., Xu, D., Wang, H., & Liu, Y. (2024) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134770 · Cited by 37

Occurrence, source apportionment and risk assessment of perfluorinated compounds in sediments from the longest river in Asia

Li, T., Chen, Y., Wang, Y., Tan, Y., Jiang, C., Yang, Y., & Zhang, Z. (2024) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133608 · Cited by 38

Strong bioaccumulation of a wide variety of PFAS in a contaminated terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem

Gkika, I. S., Arie Vonk, J., ter Laak, T. L., van Gestel, C. A. M., Dijkstra, J., Groffen, T., Bervoets, L., & Kraak, M. H. S. (2025) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2025.109629 · Cited by 38

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

Enhanced removal of perfluoroalkyl substances using MMO-TiO2 visible light photocatalyst

Yang, H., Park, S.-J., & Lee, C.-G. (2024) · Alexandria Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.aej.2023.12.008 · Cited by 31

Global quantification of emerging and legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in indoor dust: Levels, profiles and human exposure

Tan, H., Tang, S., Yang, L., Li, J., Deng, Y., Shen, H., Dai, Q., Gao, Y., Wu, P., Zhu, L., et al. (2024) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172132 · Cited by 35

Removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by activated hydrochar derived from food waste: Sorption performance and desorption hysteresis

Chen, F., Chen, J., Liu, X., Zhi, Y., Qian, S., Li, W., & Wang, X. (2023) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122820 · Cited by 31

Agricultural activities impact on soil and sediment fluorine and perfluorinated compounds in an endemic fluorosis area

Gan, C., Gan, Z., Cui, S.-F., Fan, R.-J., Fu, Y.-Z., Peng, M.-Y., & Yang, J. (2021) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144809 · Cited by 34

Assessment of Reed Grasses (Phragmites australis) Performance in PFAS Removal from Water: A Phytoremediation Pilot Plant Study

Ferrario, C., Peruzzi, C., Cislaghi, A., Polesello, S., Valsecchi, S. M., Lava, R., Zanon, F., Santovito, G., Barausse, A., & Bonato, M. (2022) · Water · doi:10.3390/w14060946 · Cited by 31

Surface confinement of per-fluoroalkyl substances on an iron-decorated clay-cyclodextrin composite enables rapid oxidation by hydroxyl radicals

Kundu, S., & Radian, A. (2021) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2021.134187 · Cited by 30

Comparative assessment of activated carbon and anion exchange resin for short- and long-chain per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances sorption: Insight into performance and mechanism

Shahrokhi-Shahraki, R., Hubbe, M. A., & Park, J. (2024) · Journal of Water Process Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.105703 · Cited by 31

Determination of OCPs, OPPs, and 21 SVOCs in water and sediment samples in five rivers of Shenzhen, China, during the period of 2017 and 2018

Qiu, W., Shao, H., Jin, W., Xiong, Y., Xu, B., & Chen, B. (2021) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-021-13717-9 · Cited by 30

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

Effects of subchronic exposure of perfluorooctane sulfonate on cognitive function of mice and its mechanism

Zhang, H., Zhang, C., Xu, D., Wang, Q., & Xu, D. (2023) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121650 · Cited by 29

Incidence of pollution, bioaccumulation, biomagnification, and toxic effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in aquatic ecosystems: A review

Wang, C., Magnuson, J. T., Zheng, C., & Qiu, W. (2025) · Aquatic Toxicology · doi:10.1016/j.aquatox.2025.107469 · Cited by 36

Amino-functionalized metal–organic frameworks for efficient solid-phase microextraction of perfluoroalkyl acids in environmental water

Gong, X., Xu, L., Kou, X., Zheng, J., Kuang, Y., Zhou, S., Huang, S., Zheng, Y., Ke, W., Chen, G., et al. (2022) · Microchemical Journal · doi:10.1016/j.microc.2022.107661 · Cited by 29

Mechanisms of propeller jet-induced migration, release, and distribution of perfluoroalkyl acids in sediment–water systems

Ma, Y., Hua, Z., Wang, P., Yang, Y., Dong, Y., & Yu, L. H. (2023) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2023.120048 · Cited by 28

Iron slag permeable reactive barrier for PFOA removal by the electrokinetic process.

Ganbat, N., Hamdi, F., Ibrar, I., Altaee, A., Alsaka, L., Samal, A., Zhou, J. L., & Hawari, A. H. (2023) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132360 · Cited by 26

Characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Chinese river and lake sediments

Tulcan, R. X. S., Yarlequé, C. M. H., Lü, X., Yeerkenbieke, G., Ochoa‐Herrera, V., Gunarathne, V., & Yánez-Jácome, G. S. (2025) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137680 · Cited by 28

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

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles for rapid removal of PFOA: Impact of surface functional groups on adsorption efficiency and adsorbent regeneration

Abdelsamad, A. M. A., Saeidi, N., & Mackenzie, K. (2025) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126796 · Cited by 27

Ship navigation disturbance alters multiphase distribution of perfluoroalkyl acids and increases their ecological risk in waterways

Ma, Y., Wang, P., Hua, Z., Lü, Y., & Yang, Y. (2021) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148576 · Cited by 27

Stabilization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in sewage sludge using different sorbents

Zhang, W., Jiang, T., & Liang, Y. (2022) · Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances · doi:10.1016/j.hazadv.2022.100089 · Cited by 28

Effect of electron shuttles on typical perfluoroalkyl substance removal via iron oxide reduction in wetland sediment

Kang, Y., Li, M., Guo, Z., Zhang, Y., Li, W., Wu, H., & Zhang, J. (2022) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132821 · Cited by 27

PFOA accumulation in the leaves of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) and its effects on plant growth, oxidative status, and photosynthetic performance

Pietrini, F., Wyrwicka, A., Passatore, L., Nogués, I., Zacchini, M., & Donati, E. (2024) · BMC Plant Biology · doi:10.1186/s12870-024-05269-0 · Cited by 26

Bioturbation Affects Bioaccumulation: PFAS Uptake from Sediments by a Rooting Macrophyte and a Benthic Invertebrate

Gkika, I. S., Kraak, M. H. S., van Gestel, C. A. M., ter Laak, T. L., van Wezel, A. P., Hardy, R., Sadia, M., & Vonk, J. A. (2024) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.4c03868 · Cited by 30

PFAS removal from water using quaternary amine functionalized porous polymers

Tighe, M., Thum, M. D., Weise, N. K., & Daniels, G. C. (2024) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.156280 · Cited by 25

Phytoremediation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Insights on plant uptake, omics analysis, contaminant detection and biomass disposal

Marzi, D., Valente, F., Luche, S., Caissutti, C., Sabia, A., Capitani, I., Capobianco, G., Serranti, S., Masi, A., Panozzo, A., et al. (2025) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.178323 · Cited by 25

Pollutant source or sink? Adsorption and mobilization of PFOS and PFOA from sediments in a large shallow lake with extended reed belt

Reif, D., Zoboli, O., Wolfram, G., Amann, A., Saračević, E., Riedler, P., Hainz, R., Hintermaier, S., Krampe, J., & Zessner, M. (2022) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115871 · Cited by 28

Perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid inhibit plant growth through the modulation of phytohormone signalling pathways: Evidence from molecular and genetic analysis in Arabidopsis

Zhang, P., Sun, L., Liu, F., Gao, Q., Wang, R., Ju, Q., & Xu, J. (2022) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158287 · Cited by 27

Enhanced electrokinetic remediation by magnetic induction for the treatment of co-contaminated soil

Chen, F., Li, Y., Zhu, Y., Sun, Y., Ma, J., & Wang, L. (2023) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131264 · Cited by 25

Perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid induce immunotoxicity through the NF-κB pathway in black-spotted frog (Rana nigromaculata)

Liu, Z., Lin, H., Zheng, Y., Feng, Y., Shi, C., Zhu, R., Shen, X., Han, Y., Zhang, H., & Zhong, Y. (2022) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137622 · Cited by 24

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

Long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids removal by biochar: Experimental study and uncertainty based data-driven predictive model

Nasrollahpour, S., Tanhadoust, A., Pulicharla, R., & Brar, S. K. (2024) · iScience · doi:10.1016/j.isci.2024.111140 · Cited by 22

Caspase-3/GSDME dependent pyroptosis contributes to offspring lung injury induced by gestational PFOS exposure via PERK/ATF4 signaling

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