Microbial degradation of polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in the environment: a review.
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...For details and examples of POSF- and fluorotelomer-based precursors of PFCAs, see Frömel and Knepper (2010), Liu and Avendaño (2013), Young and Mabury (2010), and the references therein....
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...A large number of polyfluorinated PFAA precursor compounds biotransform to produce shorter chain PFAAs (Harding-Marjanovic et al., 2015; Liu & Mejia Avendano, 2013) than the length of the perfluoroalkyl chain in the original polyfluorinated compounds....
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...Biodegradation of PFASs has not yet been demonstrated (Colosi et al., 2009; Liu & Mejia Avendano, 2013; Luo et al., 2015; OchoaHerrera, Field, Luna-Velasco, & Sierra-Alvarez, 2016)....
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...Detection of perfluoroalkyl acids in the environment, human and wildlife has been widely documented (Ahrens, 2011; Davis et al., 2007; Giesy and Kannan, 2001; Hansen et al., 2001, 2002; Higgins et al., 2005; Houde et al., 2011; Yamashita et al., 2005)....
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...…C8F17SO3H] and perfluorooctanoic acid [PFOA, C7F15COOH] are among the most prominent organic pollutants in the environment, biota and human serum (Ahrens, 2011; Davis et al., 2007; Giesy and Kannan, 2001; Hansen et al., 2001, 2002; Higgins et al., 2005; Houde et al., 2011; Yamashita et al., 2005)....
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...Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid [PFOS, C8F17SO3H] and perfluorooctanoic acid [PFOA, C7F15COOH] are among the most prominent organic pollutants in the environment, biota and human serum (Ahrens, 2011; Davis et al., 2007; Giesy and Kannan, 2001; Hansen et al., 2001, 2002; Higgins et al., 2005; Houde et al., 2011; Yamashita et al., 2005)....
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...The bioaccumulation potential and toxicity demonstrated in laboratory animals suggest a cause of great concern for the environment and human health (Conder et al., 2008; Lau et al., 2007)....
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...), which functionalize the intermediates into the surfactants or polymers present in commercial products (Kissa, 2001)....
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...Of equal importance is the understanding of the environmental stability of key chemical linkages (ester, ether, urethane, etc.), which functionalize the intermediates into the surfactants or polymers present in commercial products (Kissa, 2001)....
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