Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class

F. Kwiatkowski, Carol; Q. Andrews, David; S. Birnbaum, Linda; A. Bruton, Thomas; C. DeWitt, Jamie; R.U. Knappe, Detlef; V. Maffini, Maricel; F. Miller, Mark; E. Pelch, Katherine; Reade, Anna; Soehl, Anna; Trier, Xenia; Venier, Marta; C. Wagner, Charlotte; Wang, Zhanyun; Blum, Arlene

doi:10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00255

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Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class

Published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters • Jun 30, 2020

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Carol F. Kwiatkowski

David Q. Andrews

Linda S. Birnbaum

Abstract

This commentary presents a scientific basis for managing as one chemical class the thousands of chemicals known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). The class includes perfluoroalkyl acids, perfluoroalkylether acids, and their precursors; fluoropolymers and perfluoropolyethers; and other P...

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