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Li C, Bian H, Ding D, Huang F, Zhu Z. Enhancing safety in small confined spaces with thermally triggered fire-extinguishing microcapsules from microfluidics. LAB ON A CHIP 2024. [PMID: 38263799 DOI: 10.1039/d3lc00911d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Fires in small confined spaces have problems such as difficulty extinguishing, fast burning speed, long duration, strong concealment, and untimely warning. Perfluorohexanone-based fire-extinguishing microcapsule technology provides an important solution to overcome these problems. However, due to the poor solubility and high volatility of perfluorohexanone, the preparation of perfluorohexanone fire-extinguishing microcapsules (FEMs) with a high encapsulation rate, good homogeneity, and low processing costs is still a great challenge. Here, we propose a microfluidic flow-focusing technique to realize efficient encapsulation of perfluorohexanone. It is shown that FEMs can spray fire-extinguishing agents at high speeds in the presence of external heat, and only one FEM is needed to extinguish a candle flame much larger than its size. Meanwhile, the extension of FEMs to two-dimensional fire-extinguishing patches (FEPs) has achieved significant results in suppressing fire and preventing fire spread, which is expected to further expand its application in various fire suppression scenarios.
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- Chen Li
- Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
- Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China.
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- Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China.
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- Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China.
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- Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
- Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China.
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- Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China.
- Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Scientific Instrumentation of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Zhong W, Zhao M, Zhao J, Wang F, Gao Z, Bian H. Exploring the kinetics and mechanism of C2F5C(O)CF(CF3)2 reaction with hydrogen radical. Chem Phys Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2022.140130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lin H, Taniyasu S, Yamazaki E, Wu R, Lam PKS, Eun H, Yamashita N. Fluorine mass balance analysis and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the atmosphere. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 435:129025. [PMID: 35523095 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Given that only a small number of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are routinely monitored, levels of PFAS in the atmosphere may be underestimated. A protocol including analyses of target PFAS (n = 50), water-soluble fluoride, and total fluorine has been proposed and applied to atmospheric samples. The whole method recovery (including extraction recovery and sampling efficiency) of 90-110% were obtained for the majority of compounds (48/50) with low deviations between replicates (< 20%). Fluorotelomer alcohols were the most prevalent PFAS in the indoor air, while the outdoor air was dominated by the ultrashort-chain ionic PFAS (e.g., trifluoroacetic acid and perfluoropropanoic acid). Concentrations of organofluorine (OF) compounds calculated from the fluorine mass balance ranged from 1.74 ng F/m3 to 14.3 ng F/m3 and from 52.0 ng F/m3 to 1100 ng F/m3 in the particulate and gaseous phases, respectively, whereas only a minor proportion (around 1%) could be explained by target PFAS. In indoor air, OF compounds were observed in relatively high levels and with a shift to the fine particles (PM<1) . Our results reveal a large proportion of unidentified OF signatures in the atmosphere and suggest the need to use multiple approaches to improve our understanding of airborne fluorinated substances.
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- Huiju Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP) and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Analysis, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 3-1-3 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8604, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP) and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP) and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China; Office of the President, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, 30 Good Shepherd Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Research Center for Advanced Analysis, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 3-1-3 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8604, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan.
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Flegiel F, Windmeier C, Wiezorek M, Döß A, Schubert M, Hampel U, Schleicher E. Capacity and Sizing of Wire Mesh Mist Eliminators at Critical Fluid Properties. CHEM-ING-TECH 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.202000222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Felix Flegiel
- Linde GmbH Linde Engineering Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Straße 6–14 82049 Pullach Germany
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- Linde GmbH Linde Engineering Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Straße 6–14 82049 Pullach Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V. Institute of Fluid Dynamics Bautzner Landstraße 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V. Institute of Fluid Dynamics Bautzner Landstraße 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V. Institute of Fluid Dynamics Bautzner Landstraße 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V. Institute of Fluid Dynamics Bautzner Landstraße 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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Windmeier C, Flegiel F, Döß A, Franz R, Schleicher E, Wiezorek M, Schubert M, Hampel U. A New Research Infrastructure for Investigating Flow Hydraulics and Process Equipment at Critical Fluid Properties. CHEM-ING-TECH 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.202000202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Christoph Windmeier
- Linde GmbH, Engineering Division Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Straße 6–14 82049 Pullach Germany
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- Linde GmbH, Engineering Division Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Straße 6–14 82049 Pullach Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V. Institute of Fluid Dynamics Bautzner Landstraße 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V. Institute of Fluid Dynamics Bautzner Landstraße 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- HZDR Innovation GmbH Bautzner Landstraße 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- HZDR Innovation GmbH Bautzner Landstraße 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- HZDR Innovation GmbH Bautzner Landstraße 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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Wu Z, Ji Y, Li H, Bi F, Yanqin R, Gao R, Liu C, Li L, Zhang H, Zhang X, Wang X. Study on the pyrolysis characteristics of a series of fluorinated cyclopentenes and implication of their environmental influence. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2020.138213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Wang P, Zhang M, Li Q, Lu Y. Atmospheric diffusion of perfluoroalkyl acids emitted from fluorochemical industry and its associated health risks. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2021; 146:106247. [PMID: 33276313 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The fluorochemical industry is an important emission source of atmospheric perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs). In this study, air samples were collected through active high-volume air samplers coupled with Tissuquartz™ filters around a fluorochemical manufacturer, and analyzed for PFAAs levels. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) was dominant with concentrations as high as 9730 pg/m3, followed by short chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs). The PFAAs in the air were compared to those measured in outdoor dust and rain collected in the same area. Short chain PFCAs had a greater distribution in air, while PFOA was more distributed in dust and rain. With increasing concentrations, a significant decreasing trend for PFOA was observed in rain (P < 0.05). The estimated daily intake (EDI) of PFOA via indoor air inhalation by five age groups were calculated in two scenarios, and compared to the strictest tolerable daily intake (TDI) of PFOA (≤0.63 ng/kg bw/day). Potential health risk occurred in the best-case scenario, while the EDI from the worst-case scenario was comparable to that via indoor dust ingestion, indicating a notable health risk. This suggests that in terms of PFOA exposure and health risks, air inhalation may be as important as dust ingestion. These results highlight the impacts of PFAAs emissions from the fluorochemical industry to the atmosphere and ultimately, human health.
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- Pei Wang
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Fujian 361102, China; State Key Lab of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Lab of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Lab of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Innovation Academy for Green Manufacture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Fujian 361102, China; State Key Lab of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Zhang H, Wang Y, Wang X, Zhou S, Yu R, Liao Y, Li J, Tan Z. Thermal Decomposition Mechanism and Fire-Extinguishing Performance of trans-1,1,1,4,4,4-Hexafluoro-2-butene: A Potential Candidate for Halon Substitutes. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:5944-5953. [PMID: 32567315 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c04036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In view of the appropriate physicochemical characteristics and environmental friendliness of the trans-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (HFO-1336mzz(E)) substance, the thermal-decomposition mechanism as well as the fire-extinguishing mechanism and performance of this agent were systematically studied by employing both experimental and theoretical methods in this work. We found that the HFO-1336mzz(E) agent not only has promising thermal stability at room temperature but also exhibits pronounced fire-extinguishing performance, which is comparable to that of HFC-236fa and even better than that of HFC-125 extinguishant. Additionally, the promising fire-extinguishing performance of HFO-1336mzz(E) may result from the physical and chemical extinguishing effect of its thermal-decomposition products including HFO-1336mzz(Z), HC≡CCF3, CF3C≡CCF3, and CF3H, which makes a significant contribution to capturing the free radicals in the flame, as well as cooling and diluting the combustible fuel-air mixture. Both experimental and theoretical results suggest that the HFO-1336mzz(E) agent is a highly recommendable candidate for Halon extinguishant, which is worthy of further investigation and evaluation of its practical applicability in fire-suppression utilization.
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- Haijun Zhang
- Center for Aircraft Fire and Emergency, Department of Safety Engineering, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
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- Center for Aircraft Fire and Emergency, Department of Safety Engineering, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, P. R. China
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- Center for Aircraft Fire and Emergency, Department of Safety Engineering, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
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- Center for Aircraft Fire and Emergency, Department of Safety Engineering, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China
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Challenges in the analytical determination of ultra-short-chain perfluoroalkyl acids and implications for environmental and human health. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:4785-4796. [PMID: 32399685 PMCID: PMC7334270 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02692-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ultra-short-chain perfluoroalkyl acids have recently gained attention due to increasing environmental concentrations being observed. The most well-known ultra-short-chain perfluoroalkyl acid is trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) which has been studied since the 1990s. Potential sources and the fate of ultra-short-chain perfluoroalkyl acids other than TFA are not well studied and data reporting their environmental occurrence is scarce. The analytical determination of ultra-short-chain perfluoroalkyl acids is challenging due to their high polarity resulting in low retention using reversed-phase liquid chromatography. Furthermore, recent studies have reported varying extraction recoveries in water samples depending on the water matrix and different methods have been suggested to increase the extraction recovery. The present review gives an overview of the currently used analytical methods and summarizes the findings regarding potential analytical challenges. In addition, the current state of knowledge regarding TFA and other ultra-short-chain perfluoroalkyl acids, namely perfluoropropanoic acid, trifluoromethane sulfonic acid, perfluoroethane sulfonic acid, and perfluoropropane sulfonic acid‚ are reviewed. Both known and potential sources as well as environmental concentrations are summarized and discussed together with their fate and the environmental and human implications.
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Björnsdotter MK, Yeung LWY, Kärrman A, Jogsten IE. Ultra-Short-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Acids Including Trifluoromethane Sulfonic Acid in Water Connected to Known and Suspected Point Sources in Sweden. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:11093-11101. [PMID: 31496234 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Data presenting the environmental occurrence of ultra-short-chain perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) are scarce and little is known about the potential sources. In this study, ultra-short-chain PFAAs were analyzed in water connected to potential point sources using supercritical fluid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. Samples (n = 34) were collected in connection with firefighting training sites, landfills, and a hazardous waste management facility. Ultra-short-chain PFAAs were detected in all samples at concentrations up to 84 000 ng/L (∑C1-C3), representing up to 69% of the concentration of 29 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), perfluoropropanoic acid (PFPrA), trifluoromethane sulfonic acid (TFMS), perfluoroethane sulfonic acid (PFEtS), and perfluoropropane sulfonic acid (PFPrS) were detected at concentrations up to 14 000, 53 000, 940, 1700, and 15 000 ng/L, respectively. Principal component analysis suggests that TFA is associated with landfills. PFPrS was associated with samples collected close to the source at all types of sites included in this study. These findings reveal the presence of high concentrations of ultra-short-chain PFAAs released into the environment from various sources and emphasize the large fraction of ultra-short-chain PFAAs to the total concentration of PFASs in water.
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- Maria K Björnsdotter
- Man-Technology-Environment Research Centre (MTM) , Örebro University , 701 82 Örebro , Sweden
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- Man-Technology-Environment Research Centre (MTM) , Örebro University , 701 82 Örebro , Sweden
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- Man-Technology-Environment Research Centre (MTM) , Örebro University , 701 82 Örebro , Sweden
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- Man-Technology-Environment Research Centre (MTM) , Örebro University , 701 82 Örebro , Sweden
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Ren Y, Bernard F, Daële V, Mellouki A. Atmospheric Fate and Impact of Perfluorinated Butanone and Pentanone. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:8862-8871. [PMID: 31291100 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Perfluoroketones, used as replacement to halons and CFCs, are excluded from the Montreal Protocol because they are considered as nonozone depleting substances. However, their chemical structure makes them possible greenhouse gases if their atmospheric lifetimes are long enough. To assess that possibility, we investigated the photolysis of perfluoro-2-methyl-3-pentanone (PF-2M3P), and perfluoro-3-methyl-2-butanone (PF-3M2B) using outdoor atmospheric simulation chambers. In addition, the photolysis of a non fluorinated pentanone (2-methyl-3-pentanone, 2M3P) was studied. The results showed that photolysis is the dominant loss pathway of PF-2M3P and PF-3M2B in the troposphere whereas 2M3P is lost by both photolysis and gas phase reaction with atmospheric oxidants. The photolysis effective quantum yields of PF-2M3P, PF-3M2B, and 2M3P were estimated and some of the main products identified. The photolysis of PF-2M3P and PF-3M2B was found to have a minor impact on the atmospheric burden of fluorinated acids. The atmospheric lifetimes of PF-2M3P, PF-3M2B, and 2M3P were estimated to 3-11 days, ∼13 days, and 1-2 days, respectively. Combining the obtained data, it has been concluded that with 100-year time horizon global warming potentials (GWP100) equivalent to <0.21, ∼0.29, and ≤1.3 × 10-7 for PF-2M3P, PF-3M2B, and 2M3P, respectively, these compounds will have a negligible impact on global warming.
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- Yangang Ren
- Institut de Combustion Aérothermique, Réactivité et Environnement, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (ICARE-CNRS) , Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers en région Centre (OSUC) , CS 50060 , 45071 cedex02 Orléans , France
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- Institut de Combustion Aérothermique, Réactivité et Environnement, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (ICARE-CNRS) , Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers en région Centre (OSUC) , CS 50060 , 45071 cedex02 Orléans , France
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- Institut de Combustion Aérothermique, Réactivité et Environnement, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (ICARE-CNRS) , Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers en région Centre (OSUC) , CS 50060 , 45071 cedex02 Orléans , France
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- Institut de Combustion Aérothermique, Réactivité et Environnement, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (ICARE-CNRS) , Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers en région Centre (OSUC) , CS 50060 , 45071 cedex02 Orléans , France
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Berrueta Martínez Y, Bava YB, Cavasso Filho RL, Erben MF, Romano RM, Della Védova CO. Valence and Inner Electronic Excitation, Ionization, and Fragmentation of Perfluoropropionic Acid. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:9842-9850. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b09252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yanina Berrueta Martínez
- CEQUINOR (UNLP-CONICET-CIC), Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Blvd. 120 N° 1465, 1900 La Plata, República Argentina
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- CEQUINOR (UNLP-CONICET-CIC), Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Blvd. 120 N° 1465, 1900 La Plata, República Argentina
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- CEQUINOR (UNLP-CONICET-CIC), Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Blvd. 120 N° 1465, 1900 La Plata, República Argentina
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- CEQUINOR (UNLP-CONICET-CIC), Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Blvd. 120 N° 1465, 1900 La Plata, República Argentina
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- CEQUINOR (UNLP-CONICET-CIC), Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Blvd. 120 N° 1465, 1900 La Plata, República Argentina
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Chen H, Yao Y, Zhao Z, Wang Y, Wang Q, Ren C, Wang B, Sun H, Alder AC, Kannan K. Multimedia Distribution and Transfer of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) Surrounding Two Fluorochemical Manufacturing Facilities in Fuxin, China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:8263-8271. [PMID: 29947229 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Industrial facilities can be point sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) emission to the surrounding environment. In this study, 25 neutral and ionizable PFASs were analyzed in 94 multimedia samples including air, rain, outdoor settled dust, soil, plant leaves, river water, surface sediment, and shallow groundwater from two fluorochemical manufacturing parks (FMPs) in Fuxin, China, to elucidate the multimedia distribution and transfer pattern of PFASs from a point source. The concentrations of individual PFASs in air, outdoor settled dust, and surface river water decreased exponentially as the distance increases from the FMPs, whereas the concentrations of short-chain (C2-C4) perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) remained high (3000 ng/L) in the surface water 38 km away. At FMPs, air concentrations of fluorotelomer alcohols and iodides were found dominant with levels of up to 7900 pg/m3 and 920 pg/m3, respectively. Trifluoroacetic acid was directly released from FMPs and occurred in all the environmental matrices at levels 1-2 orders of magnitude higher than other PFCAs. Higher air-water concentration ratios of short-chain PFCAs (C2-C4) suggested their transfer tendency from air to water. Both short-chain (C2) and long-chain (>C6) PFCAs have greater sediment-water distribution coefficients and deposit dust-air coefficients, which have great influences on the long-range transport potential of different analogues.
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- Hao Chen
- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, and Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health , State University of New York at Albany , Albany , New York 12201 , United States
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Lam NH, Cho CR, Kannan K, Cho HS. A nationwide survey of perfluorinated alkyl substances in waters, sediment and biota collected from aquatic environment in Vietnam: Distributions and bioconcentration profiles. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2017; 323:116-127. [PMID: 27106518 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2015] [Revised: 04/02/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Water, sediment, various tissues of fish, crustacean, gastropod and bivalve were collected from major river basins in Vietnam and analyzed for the presence of perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs). Furthermore, the occurrence of PFASs in coastal, tap and well waters collected from eight different regions in Vietnam was investigated. PFOA and PFOS were consistently detected as the dominant PFASs in surface waters. The greatest concentrations of PFOA (53.5ngL-1) and PFOS (40.2ngL-1) were found in a surface water sample collected from a channel that receives wastewater treatment plant discharges. PFOS and PFHxS were found as the predominant PFASs in sediments. The greatest PFAS concentration in biota was 16.9ng PFUnDA g-1 wet weight found in a fish liver. Some long-chain PFCAs including PFNA, PFUnDA and PFTrDA as well as PFHxS were more abundant than short-chain PFASs in biota tissues. The measured concentrations of PFOS and PFOA in surface and tap waters were below the provisional health advisory. The rank order of mean bioconcentration factor of PFOS in biota was; crustacean (115L/kg), gastropod (1117L/kg), fish (1120L/kg) and bivalve (2110L/kg). This study provides baseline information for a better understanding of PFASs contamination in Vietnam.
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- Nguyen Hoang Lam
- College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Chonnam National University, Yeosu 550-749, Republic of Korea
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- College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Chonnam National University, Yeosu 550-749, Republic of Korea
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health and Department of Environmental Toxicology and Health, State University of New York, Empire State Plaza, PO Box 59, Albany, NY 12202-0509, USA
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- College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Chonnam National University, Yeosu 550-749, Republic of Korea.
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Yao Y, Sun H, Gan Z, Hu H, Zhao Y, Chang S, Zhou Q. Nationwide Distribution of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Outdoor Dust in Mainland China From Eastern to Western Areas. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:3676-3685. [PMID: 26966787 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b00649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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From eastern to western areas, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were detected at substantial levels in the outdoor dust across mainland China. Urban samples generally showed higher levels compared with those of rural samples. Compared with neutral PFASs, ionizable PFASs (C4-C12 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids and C4/C8 perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids) were more abundant, with the highest total concentration up to 1.6 × 10(2) ng/g and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) being a predominant analogue. Fluorotelomer alcohols (FTOHs) and polyfluoroalkyl phosphoric acid diesters (DiPAPs) were both detected in most samples with total concentrations of 0.12-32 and 0.030-20 ng/g, respectively. Perfluorooctane sulfonamidoethanols/sulfonamides (FOSE/As) were detected at low frequencies (<30%). In addition to partitioning to organic moiety, specific adsorption onto mineral particles can be important for PFASs to bind onto outdoor dust, especially for short-chain ionizable PFASs. The eastern plain areas were characterized by a higher contribution of long-chain ionizable PFASs; whereas the western high plateau areas were characterized by the dominating contribution of short-chain analogues. The difference suggests that the long-range atmospheric transport potential of PFASs from source regions to the inland is probably limited by the increase in altitude, and different sources from adjacent regions may influence the western border area of China.
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- Yiming Yao
- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sichuan University , Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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Yamazaki E, Falandysz J, Taniyasu S, Hui G, Jurkiewicz G, Yamashita N, Yang YL, Lam PKS. Perfluorinated carboxylic and sulphonic acids in surface water media from the regions of Tibetan Plateau: Indirect evidence on photochemical degradation? JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2015; 51:63-69. [PMID: 26540117 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2015.1079113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Perfluorinated surfactants and repellents are synthetic substances that have found numerous industrial and customer applications. Due to their persistence, at least two groups of these substances-perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs) and perfluorinated sulfonic acids (PFSAs)-are diffused widely in the environment. It is hypothesized that the Tibetan Plateau, is one of few unique places on the Earth, due to its topography, specifically the vast space and high elevation above sea level, geographic location, climate, high solar radiation, lack of industry, little urbanization and general lack of significant direct sources of pollution. There it is believed possible to gain an insight into atmospheric fate (possible photochemical degradation of higher molecular mass and formation of lower molecular mass PFCAs and PFSAs) of PFASs under un-disturbed environmental conditions. Ultratrace analytical method for PFCAs and PFSAs and use of transportation and field blanks, laboratory blanks and isotopically labelled surrogates for recovery control has allowed the determination of nine perfluorinated carboxylic acids and six perfluorinated sulfonic acids at ultra-trace levels in water based samples from the alpine dimension regions of the Tibetan Plateau, the eastern slope of Minya Konka peak at the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, and also from the city of Chengdu from the lowland of the Sichuan Province in China. The specific compositional pattern of PFCAs and PFSAs and low levels of pollution with those compounds were observed in the central region of the Tibetan Plateau and in the region adjacent to the peaks of Minya Konka in the Eastern Tibetan Plateau. The fingerprint of the compositional pattern of PFCAs and PFSAs in water samples in the central region of the Tibetan Plateau and in the alpine region adjacent to the peaks of Minya Konka in the Eastern Tibetan Plateau may be explained by the result of photochemical degradation with dealkylation of longer chain compounds and formation of shorter chain compounds, which are more resistant to photochemical degradation.
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- Eriko Yamazaki
- a Department of Environmental Science , National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Ibaraki , Japan
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- b Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology, Gdańsk University , Gdańsk , Poland
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- a Department of Environmental Science , National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Ibaraki , Japan
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- a Department of Environmental Science , National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Ibaraki , Japan
- c Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University , Kanazawa, Ishikawa , Japan
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- b Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology, Gdańsk University , Gdańsk , Poland
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- a Department of Environmental Science , National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Ibaraki , Japan
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- d National Research Center for Geoanalysis (NRCGA) , Beijing , China
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- e Department of Biology and Chemistry , State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong , Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR , China
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Gomis MI, Wang Z, Scheringer M, Cousins IT. A modeling assessment of the physicochemical properties and environmental fate of emerging and novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 505:981-91. [PMID: 25461098 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Revised: 10/09/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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Long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) and perfluoroalkane sulfonic acids (PFSAs) are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic contaminants that are globally present in the environment, wildlife and humans. Phase-out actions and use restrictions to reduce the environmental release of long-chain PFCAs, PFSAs and their precursors have been taken since 2000. In particular, long-chain poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are being replaced with shorter-chain homologues or other fluorinated or non-fluorinated alternatives. A key question is: are these alternatives, particularly the structurally similar fluorinated alternatives, less hazardous to humans and the environment than the substances they replace? Several fluorinated alternatives including perfluoroether carboxylic acids (PFECAs) and perfluoroether sulfonic acids (PFESAs) have been recently identified. However, the scarcity of experimental data prevents hazard and risk assessments for these substances. In this study, we use state-of-the-art in silico tools to estimate key properties of these newly identified fluorinated alternatives. [i] COSMOtherm and SPARC are used to estimate physicochemical properties. The US EPA EPISuite software package is used to predict degradation half-lives in air, water and soil. [ii] In combination with estimated chemical properties, a fugacity-based multimedia mass-balance unit-world model - the OECD Overall Persistence (POV) and Long-Range Transport Potential (LRTP) Screening Tool - is used to assess the likely environmental fate of these alternatives. Even though the fluorinated alternatives contain some structural differences, their physicochemical properties are not significantly different from those of their predecessors. Furthermore, most of the alternatives are estimated to be similarly persistent and mobile in the environment as the long-chain PFASs. The models therefore predict that the fluorinated alternatives will become globally distributed in the environment similar to their predecessors. Although such in silico methods are coupled with uncertainties, this preliminary assessment provides enough cause for concern to warrant experimental work to better determine the properties of these fluorinated alternatives.
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- Melissa Ines Gomis
- Department of Applied Environmental Science (ITM), Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Applied Environmental Science (ITM), Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Díaz-de-Mera Y, Aranda A, Notario A, Rodríguez A, Rodríguez D, Bravo I. Photolysis study of fluorinated ketones under natural sunlight conditions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:22991-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp03527a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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UV and IR spectra of CF3COCH3 and CF3COC2H5 are provided, with photolysis being their dominant fate in the atmosphere.
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- Yolanda Díaz-de-Mera
- Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas
- Universidad de Castilla La Mancha
- 13071 – Ciudad Real
- Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas
- Universidad de Castilla La Mancha
- 13071 – Ciudad Real
- Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas
- Universidad de Castilla La Mancha
- 13071 – Ciudad Real
- Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica
- Universidad de Castilla La Mancha
- 45071 Toledo
- Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica
- Universidad de Castilla La Mancha
- 45071 Toledo
- Spain
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- Facultad de Farmacia
- Universidad de Castilla La Mancha
- 02071 Albacete
- Spain
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Rayne S, Forest K. Prediction of the air-water partition coefficient for perfluoro-2-methyl-3-pentanone using high-level Gaussian-4 composite theoretical methods. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2014; 49:1228-1235. [PMID: 24967555 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2014.910033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The air-water partition coefficient (Kaw) of perfluoro-2-methyl-3-pentanone (PFMP) was estimated using the G4MP2/G4 levels of theory and the SMD solvation model. A suite of 31 fluorinated compounds was employed to calibrate the theoretical method. Excellent agreement between experimental and directly calculated Kaw values was obtained for the calibration compounds. The PCM solvation model was found to yield unsatisfactory Kaw estimates for fluorinated compounds at both levels of theory. The HENRYWIN Kaw estimation program also exhibited poor Kaw prediction performance on the training set. Based on the resulting regression equation for the calibration compounds, the G4MP2-SMD method constrained the estimated Kaw of PFMP to the range 5-8 × 10(-6) M atm(-1). The magnitude of this Kaw range indicates almost all PFMP released into the atmosphere or near the land-atmosphere interface will reside in the gas phase, with only minor quantities dissolved in the aqueous phase as the parent compound and/or its hydrate/hydrate conjugate base. Following discharge into aqueous systems not at equilibrium with the atmosphere, significant quantities of PFMP will be present as the dissolved parent compound and/or its hydrate/hydrate conjugate base.
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- Sierra Rayne
- a Chemologica Research , Mortlach , Saskatchewan , Canada
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Wang Z, Cousins IT, Scheringer M, Buck RC, Hungerbühler K. Global emission inventories for C4-C14 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid (PFCA) homologues from 1951 to 2030, part II: the remaining pieces of the puzzle. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2014; 69:166-76. [PMID: 24861268 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2013] [Revised: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/11/2014] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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We identify eleven emission sources of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) that have not been discussed in the past. These sources can be divided into three groups: [i] PFCAs released as ingredients or impurities, e.g., historical and current use of perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA), perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) and their derivatives; [ii] PFCAs formed as degradation products, e.g., atmospheric degradation of some hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and hydrofluoroethers (HFEs); and [iii] sources from which PFCAs are released as both impurities and degradation products, e.g., historical and current use of perfluorobutane sulfonyl fluoride (PBSF)- and perfluorohexane sulfonyl fluoride (PHxSF)-based products. Available information confirms that these sources were active in the past or are still active today, but due to a lack of information, it is not yet possible to quantify emissions from these sources. However, our review of the available information on these sources shows that some of the sources may have been significant in the past (e.g., the historical use of PFBA-, PFHxA-, PBSF- and PHxSF-based products), whereas others can be significant in the long-term (e.g., (bio)degradation of various side-chain fluorinated polymers where PFCA precursors are chemically bound to the backbone). In addition, we summarize critical knowledge and data gaps regarding these sources as a basis for future research.
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- Zhanyun Wang
- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Applied Environmental Science (ITM), Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
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- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Inc., DuPont Chemicals and Fluoroproducts, 974 Centre Road, CRP 702-2211B, Wilmington, DE 19880-0702, USA
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Jackson DA, Young CJ, Hurley MD, Wallington TJ, Mabury SA. Response to Comment on "Atmospheric degradation of perfluoro-2-methyl-3-pentanone: photolysis, hydrolysis, and hydration". ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2013; 47:4954-4955. [PMID: 23550975 DOI: 10.1021/es4012965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Rayne S. Comment on "Atmospheric degradation of perfluoro-2-methyl-3-pentanone: photolysis, hydrolysis, and hydration". ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2013; 47:4953. [PMID: 23551150 DOI: 10.1021/es4009344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Zaggia A, Ameduri B. Recent advances on synthesis of potentially non-bioaccumulable fluorinated surfactants. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2012.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Buck RC, Franklin J, Berger U, Conder JM, Cousins IT, de Voogt P, Jensen AA, Kannan K, Mabury SA, van Leeuwen SPJ. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment: terminology, classification, and origins. INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT 2011; 7:513-41. [PMID: 21793199 PMCID: PMC3214619 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2127] [Impact Index Per Article: 163.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2011] [Revised: 05/26/2011] [Accepted: 07/05/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The primary aim of this article is to provide an overview of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) detected in the environment, wildlife, and humans, and recommend clear, specific, and descriptive terminology, names, and acronyms for PFASs. The overarching objective is to unify and harmonize communication on PFASs by offering terminology for use by the global scientific, regulatory, and industrial communities. A particular emphasis is placed on long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids, substances related to the long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids, and substances intended as alternatives to the use of the long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids or their precursors. First, we define PFASs, classify them into various families, and recommend a pragmatic set of common names and acronyms for both the families and their individual members. Terminology related to fluorinated polymers is an important aspect of our classification. Second, we provide a brief description of the 2 main production processes, electrochemical fluorination and telomerization, used for introducing perfluoroalkyl moieties into organic compounds, and we specify the types of byproducts (isomers and homologues) likely to arise in these processes. Third, we show how the principal families of PFASs are interrelated as industrial, environmental, or metabolic precursors or transformation products of one another. We pay particular attention to those PFASs that have the potential to be converted, by abiotic or biotic environmental processes or by human metabolism, into long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic or sulfonic acids, which are currently the focus of regulatory action. The Supplemental Data lists 42 families and subfamilies of PFASs and 268 selected individual compounds, providing recommended names and acronyms, and structural formulas, as well as Chemical Abstracts Service registry numbers.
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- Robert C Buck
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., DuPont Chemicals and FluoroproductsWilmington, Delaware, USA
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- CLF-Chem Consulting3 Clos du Châtaignier, BE-1390 Grez-Doiceau, Belgium
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- Department of Applied Environmental Science (ITM), Stockholm UniversityStockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Applied Environmental Science (ITM), Stockholm UniversityStockholm, Sweden
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- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Nordic Institute for Product Sustainability, Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (NIPSECT)Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, and Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, State University of New York at AlbanyAlbany, New York, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of TorontoToronto, Ontario, Canada
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