Polyfluorinated chemicals and transformation products
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Polyfluorinated chemicals and transformation products
(The handbook of environmental chemistry, v. 17)
Springer, c2012
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Due to their unparalleled effectiveness and efficiency, polyfluorinated chemicals (PFC) have become essential in numerous technical applications. However, many PFCs brought to market show limited biodegradability, and their environmental persistence combined with toxic and bioaccumulative potential have become a matter of concern in some instances. This volume highlights the synthesis of PFCs, focusing on substances with improved application and environmental properties, which are a challenge for synthetic chemists. Further, modern mass spectrometric techniques for the detection and identification of biotransformation products of PFCs are described. The sorption and leaching behavior of PFC in soil is also addressed in order to predict their fate in the environment. Several contributions discuss the monitoring of PFCs in European surface, ground and drinking waters, treatment options for PFC removal from drinking water, occurrence in food, and the human biomonitoring of PFCs.
Table of Contents
Chemistry, Properties and Uses of Commercial Fluorinated Surfactants
Robert C. Buck, Peter M. Murphy and Martial Pabon
Perfluorinated Compounds - Occurrence and Uses in Products
Stefan Posner
Mass Spectrometric Approaches to Reveal Biotransformation Products from Per- and Polyfluorinated Chemicals
Tobias Froemel and Thomas P. Knepper
Sorption and Leaching Behavior of Perfluorinated Compounds in Soil
Vanessa Gellrich and Thomas P. Knepper,
Polyfluorinated Chemicals in European Surface Waters, Ground- and Drinking Waters
Christian Eschauzier, Pim de Voogt, Heinz-Jurgen Brauch, Frank Thomas Lange
Treatment Options for the Removal and Degradation of Polyfluorinated Chemicals
Holger Lutze, Stefan Panglisch, Axel Bergmann, and Torsten C. Schmidt
Perfluorinated Compounds in Food
Marinella Farre, Marta Llorca, Sandra Perez, and Damia Barcelo
Human Biomonitoring of Perfluorinated Compounds
Michael Wilhelm and Jurgen Hoelzer
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