Per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a contaminant of emerging concern in surface water: A transboundary review of their occurrences and toxicity effects

Electrochemical degradation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) using low-cost graphene sponge electrodes

“…From 2019 onwards, PFOS was completely restricted under the EU POPs Regulation (EU Commission, 2019). Yet, both PFOS and PFOA are still frequently encountered in our water cycle (Podder et al, 2021).…”

Comparative bibliometric trends of microplastics and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances: how these hot environmental remediation research topics developed over time

“…Several bibliometric studies have investigated various topics related to these pollutants and attempted to visualise the development of PFAS and MPs topics. 23–28 These studies frequently make use of the most comprehensive literature databases, such as Web of Science and Scopus. Such studies are also common to span several decades and cover topics ranging from regional to global in scope.…”

“…, simply “microplastics”) can result in an incomplete search record. For example, Zhang et al 28 utilized [“microplastic” OR “microplastics” OR “micro-plastic” OR “micro-plastics” OR “micro-sized plastic” OR “micro-sized plastics”]; Pauna et al 27 utilized [“microplastic* AND “marine”]; Sorensen et al 29 utilized [((microplastic* OR nanoplastic* OR “plastic particle*” OR microbead* OR microfibre* OR microfiber*) AND (marine OR litter OR pollution OR toxic* OR environment* OR health* OR ingestion OR debris OR waste OR sediment*))]; Podder et al 23 utilized [“pfas”, “perfluorinated” OR “polyfluorinated” AND “sources” AND “occurrences” AND “fate AND transport” AND “remediation”]. The search in the study of Zhang et al 28 was more general and comprehensive than others; they covered the geographical distribution and published sources of MPs research and elaborated the hotspots in this field.…”

Spatial distribution of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in waters from Central and South Florida

“…They have been manufactured for over 60 years and have wide applications in industrial and consumer products, such as non-stick cookware, waterproof fabrics, stain-resistant products, surfactants, protective coatings, cosmetics, re ghting foams, food packaging, wire manufacturing, paints, and more (Baran, 2001). PFAS possess incredible chemical and thermal stability due to their strong C-F bonds (Buck et al, 2011;Podder et al, 2021), and are consequently extremely persistent in the environment and can bioaccumulate through the food chain, which is often referred to as "forever chemicals" (Skutlarek et al, 2006). Even at low parts-per-billion level exposure, PFAS have proven to be associated with reproductive, developmental, hepatic, neurological, immunosuppressive, and endocrine disruptive toxicity (Grandjean & Clapp, 2015;Kato et al, 2018;Lopez-Espinosa et al, 2012;Vieira et al, 2013).…”