Contamination of perfluorooctane sulfonated (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in air

• Main Authors: Jirarat Pattanasuttichonlakul, Narin Boontanon, Suwanna Kitpati Boontanon, นรินทร์ บุญตานนท์
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: PFOS; PFOA; dust; airborne
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/48403
• Institution: Mahidol University

PFOS and PFOA are widely used in industrial and commercial products. There are consisting of (C-F bonds) with a sulfonated group and carboxylic group, which make its persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic. PFOS and PFOA are introduced into environment by several processes such as wastewater, leaching...