In Vitro Metabolic Formation of Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonamides from Copolymer Surfactants of Pre- and Post-2002 Scotchgard Fabric Protector Products

Currently there is a scientific debate on whether fluorinated polymers (or copolymers) are a source, as a result of their degradation and subsequent formation, of perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs) and perfluorinated alkanesulfonates (PFSAs). The present study investigated whether commercial…