An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

Abstract

Systematic description of more than 200 uses of PFAS and the individual substances associated with each of them (over 1400 PFAS in total).

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 22
Issue: 12
Pages: 2345-2373
Citations: 1893
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                                    Juliane Glüge, 
                                
                                    Martin Scheringer, 
                                
                                    Ian T. Cousins
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). 
                            Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
                            , 22
                            (12)
                            , 2345-2373.
                            https://doi.org/10.1039/d0em00291g
                        

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DOI: 10.1039/d0em00291g