Physicochemical properties and aquatic toxicity of poly- and Perfluorinated compounds
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Because of their global distribution, environmental persistence, and potential risk to human beings and ecosystems, poly- and perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are of particular concern to scientific and regulatory communities. Despite this concern, data about the physicochemical properties and aquatic toxicity of PFCs are still limited, and there are big debates regarding the actual values of some properties investigated. In order to have a clear overview of the data available, the authors summarize the data available for the physicochemical properties and aquatic toxicity of PFCs.
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PFBA is a volatile and mobile compound capable of quickly moving through sediment and into groundwater.
“In particular, PFBA is a volatile and mobile compound capable of quickly moving through sediment and into groundwater (Ding and Peijnenburg, 2013; Wang et al., 2022).”
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- Authors
- Ding, G., & Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M.
- Affiliations
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
- Leiden University (NL)
- Venue
- Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2013-01
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 598-678
- ISSN
- 1064-3389 (ISSN-L)
- 1547-6537
- OpenAlex
- W2051171730
- Cited by
- 241
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2026: 17 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 7.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- zenodo.org
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (publishedVersion)
- Rivm Repository (Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) (submittedVersion)
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Keywords
- physicochemical properties, aquatic toxicity, environmental persistence, environmental risk, perfluorinated compounds
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