Do perfluoropolymers biodegrade into PFOA?

Environ Sci Technol. 2008 Feb 1;42(3):648-50. doi: 10.1021/es087093l.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • News
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Aerobiosis
  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Caprylates / metabolism*
  • Fluorocarbons / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Polymers / metabolism*
  • Soil

Substances

  • Caprylates
  • Fluorocarbons
  • Polymers
  • Soil
  • perfluorooctanoic acid