18 Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), Its Occurrence, Fate …
427
Bj¨ orklund JA, Thuresson K, De Wit CA (2009) Perfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) in indoor dust:
concentrations, human exposure estimates, and sources. Environ Sci Technol 43(7):2276–2281
Borah R, Kumari D, Gogoi A, Biswas S, Goswami R, Shim J, Begum NA, Kumar M (2018) Efficacy
and field applicability of Burmese grape leaf extract (BGLE) for cadmium removal: an implication
of metal removal from natural water. Ecotoxicol Environ Safety 147:585–593
Bossi R, Strand J, Sortkjær O, Larsen M (2008) Perfluoroalkyl compounds in Danish wastewater
treatment plants and aquatic environments. Environ Int 34:443–450
Boulanger B, Vargo J, Schnoor JL, Hornbuckle KC (2004) Detection of perfluorooctane surfactants
in Great Lakes water. Environ Sci Technol 38(15):4064–4070
Boulanger B, Vargo JD, Schnoor JL, Hornbuckle KC (2005) Evaluation of perfluorooctane surfactants in a wastewater treatment system and in a commercial surface protection product. Environ
Sci Technol 39(15):5524–5530
Brieger A, Bienefeld N, Hasan R, Goerlich R, Haase H (2011) Impact of perfluorooctanesulfonate
and perfluorooctanoic acid on human peripheral leukocytes. Toxicol In Vitro 25(4):960–968
Butenhoff JL, Chang SC, Olsen GW, Thomford PJ (2012) Chronic dietary toxicity and carcinogenicity study with potassium perfluorooctanesulfonate in Sprague Dawley rats. Toxicology
293(1–3):1–15
Cai M, Zhao Z, Yang H, Yin Z, Hong Q, Sturm R, Ebinghaus R, Ahrens L, Cai M, He J (2012)
Spatial distribution of per-and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in coastal waters from the East to
South China Sea. Environ Pollut 161:162–169
Calafat AM, Kuklenyik Z, Caudill SP, Reidy JA, Needham LL (2006) Perfluorochemicals in pooled
serum samples from United States residents in 2001 and 2002. Environ Sci Technol 40(7):2128–
2134
Campo J, Masiá A, Picó Y, Farré M, Barceló D (2014) Distribution and fate of perfluoroalkyl
substances in mediterranean Spanish sewage treatment plants. Sci Total Environ 472:912–922
Cao MH, Wang BB, Yu HS, Wang LL, Yuan SH, Chen J (2010) Photochemical decomposition of
perfluorooctanoic acid in aqueous periodate with VUV and UV light irradiation. J Hazard Mater
179(1–3):1143–1146
Carter KE, Farrell J (2008) Oxidative destruction of perfluorooctane sulfonate using boron-doped
diamond film electrodes. Environ Sci Technol 42(16):6111–6115
Case MT, York RG, Christian MS (2001) Rat and rabbit oral developmental toxicology studies with
two perfluorinated compounds. Int J Toxicol 20(2):101–109
Castiglioni S, Valsecchi S, Polesello S, Rusconi M, Melis M, Palmiotto M, Manenti A, Davoli E,
Zuccato E (2015) Sources and fate of perfluorinated compounds in the aqueous environment and
in drinking water of a highly urbanized and industrialized area in Italy. J Hazard Mater 282:51–60
Chen X, Xia X, Wang X, Qiao J, Chen H (2011) A comparative study on sorption of perfluorooctane
sulfonate (PFOS) by chars, ash and carbon nanotubes. Chemosphere 83:1313–1319
Chen J, Zhang P (2006) Photodegradation of perfluorooctanoic acid in water under irradiation of
254 nm and 185 nm light by use of persulfate. Water ScieTechnol 54(11–12):317–325
Cheng J, Vecitis CD, Park H, Mader BT, Hoffmann MR (2008) Sonochemical degradation of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) in landfill groundwater: environmental
matrix effects. Environ Sci Technol 42(21):8057–8063
Cheng J, Vecitis CD, Park H, Mader BT, Hoffmann MR (2010) Sonochemical degradation of
perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) in groundwater: kinetic effects
of matrix inorganics. Environ Sci Technol 44(1):445–450
Corsini E, Sangiovanni E, Avogadro A, Galbiati V, Viviani B, Marinovich M, Galli CL, Dell’Agli
M, Germolec DR (2012) In vitro characterization of the immunotoxic potential of several
perfluorinated compounds (PFCs). Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 258(2):248–255
de Voogt P, Sáez M (2006) Analytical chemistry of perfluoroalkylated substances. TrAC Trends
Anal Chem 25(4):326–342
Danish Ministry of the Environment (2015) Perfluoroalkylated substances: PFOA, PFOS and
PFOSA: Evaluation of health hazards and proposal of a health based quality criterion for drinking
water, soil and ground water. Environmental project No. 1665, authors: Larsen PB, E Giovalle.
427
Bj¨ orklund JA, Thuresson K, De Wit CA (2009) Perfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) in indoor dust:
concentrations, human exposure estimates, and sources. Environ Sci Technol 43(7):2276–2281
Borah R, Kumari D, Gogoi A, Biswas S, Goswami R, Shim J, Begum NA, Kumar M (2018) Efficacy
and field applicability of Burmese grape leaf extract (BGLE) for cadmium removal: an implication
of metal removal from natural water. Ecotoxicol Environ Safety 147:585–593
Bossi R, Strand J, Sortkjær O, Larsen M (2008) Perfluoroalkyl compounds in Danish wastewater
treatment plants and aquatic environments. Environ Int 34:443–450
Boulanger B, Vargo J, Schnoor JL, Hornbuckle KC (2004) Detection of perfluorooctane surfactants
in Great Lakes water. Environ Sci Technol 38(15):4064–4070
Boulanger B, Vargo JD, Schnoor JL, Hornbuckle KC (2005) Evaluation of perfluorooctane surfactants in a wastewater treatment system and in a commercial surface protection product. Environ
Sci Technol 39(15):5524–5530
Brieger A, Bienefeld N, Hasan R, Goerlich R, Haase H (2011) Impact of perfluorooctanesulfonate
and perfluorooctanoic acid on human peripheral leukocytes. Toxicol In Vitro 25(4):960–968
Butenhoff JL, Chang SC, Olsen GW, Thomford PJ (2012) Chronic dietary toxicity and carcinogenicity study with potassium perfluorooctanesulfonate in Sprague Dawley rats. Toxicology
293(1–3):1–15
Cai M, Zhao Z, Yang H, Yin Z, Hong Q, Sturm R, Ebinghaus R, Ahrens L, Cai M, He J (2012)
Spatial distribution of per-and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in coastal waters from the East to
South China Sea. Environ Pollut 161:162–169
Calafat AM, Kuklenyik Z, Caudill SP, Reidy JA, Needham LL (2006) Perfluorochemicals in pooled
serum samples from United States residents in 2001 and 2002. Environ Sci Technol 40(7):2128–
2134
Campo J, Masiá A, Picó Y, Farré M, Barceló D (2014) Distribution and fate of perfluoroalkyl
substances in mediterranean Spanish sewage treatment plants. Sci Total Environ 472:912–922
Cao MH, Wang BB, Yu HS, Wang LL, Yuan SH, Chen J (2010) Photochemical decomposition of
perfluorooctanoic acid in aqueous periodate with VUV and UV light irradiation. J Hazard Mater
179(1–3):1143–1146
Carter KE, Farrell J (2008) Oxidative destruction of perfluorooctane sulfonate using boron-doped
diamond film electrodes. Environ Sci Technol 42(16):6111–6115
Case MT, York RG, Christian MS (2001) Rat and rabbit oral developmental toxicology studies with
two perfluorinated compounds. Int J Toxicol 20(2):101–109
Castiglioni S, Valsecchi S, Polesello S, Rusconi M, Melis M, Palmiotto M, Manenti A, Davoli E,
Zuccato E (2015) Sources and fate of perfluorinated compounds in the aqueous environment and
in drinking water of a highly urbanized and industrialized area in Italy. J Hazard Mater 282:51–60
Chen X, Xia X, Wang X, Qiao J, Chen H (2011) A comparative study on sorption of perfluorooctane
sulfonate (PFOS) by chars, ash and carbon nanotubes. Chemosphere 83:1313–1319
Chen J, Zhang P (2006) Photodegradation of perfluorooctanoic acid in water under irradiation of
254 nm and 185 nm light by use of persulfate. Water ScieTechnol 54(11–12):317–325
Cheng J, Vecitis CD, Park H, Mader BT, Hoffmann MR (2008) Sonochemical degradation of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) in landfill groundwater: environmental
matrix effects. Environ Sci Technol 42(21):8057–8063
Cheng J, Vecitis CD, Park H, Mader BT, Hoffmann MR (2010) Sonochemical degradation of
perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) in groundwater: kinetic effects
of matrix inorganics. Environ Sci Technol 44(1):445–450
Corsini E, Sangiovanni E, Avogadro A, Galbiati V, Viviani B, Marinovich M, Galli CL, Dell’Agli
M, Germolec DR (2012) In vitro characterization of the immunotoxic potential of several
perfluorinated compounds (PFCs). Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 258(2):248–255
de Voogt P, Sáez M (2006) Analytical chemistry of perfluoroalkylated substances. TrAC Trends
Anal Chem 25(4):326–342
Danish Ministry of the Environment (2015) Perfluoroalkylated substances: PFOA, PFOS and
PFOSA: Evaluation of health hazards and proposal of a health based quality criterion for drinking
water, soil and ground water. Environmental project No. 1665, authors: Larsen PB, E Giovalle.