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dc.contributor.authorCousins, Ian T.
dc.contributor.authorDewitt, Jamie C.
dc.contributor.authorGlüge, Juliane
dc.contributor.authorGoldenman, Gretta
dc.contributor.authorHerzke, Dorte
dc.contributor.authorLohmann, Rainer
dc.contributor.authorNg, Carla A.
dc.contributor.authorScheringer, Martin
dc.contributor.authorWang, Zhanyun
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-12T09:00:23Z
dc.date.available2021-01-12T09:00:23Z
dc.date.created2021-01-11T08:00:27Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Science: Processes & Impacts. 2020, 22, 2307-2312.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2050-7887
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2722470
dc.description.abstractPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic organic substances with diverse structures, properties, uses, bioaccumulation potentials and toxicities. Despite this high diversity, all PFAS are alike in that they contain perfluoroalkyl moieties that are extremely resistant to environmental and metabolic degradation. The vast majority of PFAS are therefore either non-degradable or transform ultimately into stable terminal transformation products (which are still PFAS). Under the European chemicals regulation this classifies PFAS as very persistent substances (vP). We argue that this high persistence is sufficient concern for their management as a chemical class, and for all “non-essential” uses of PFAS to be phased out. The continual release of highly persistent PFAS will result in increasing concentrations and increasing probabilities of the occurrence of known and unknown effects. Once adverse effects are identified, the exposure and associated effects will not be easily reversible. Reversing PFAS contamination will be technically challenging, energy intensive, and costly for society, as is evident in the efforts to remove PFAS from contaminated land and drinking water sources.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse-Ikkekommersiell 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleThe high persistence of PFAS is sufficient for their management as a chemical classen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderThis journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2020en_US
dc.source.pagenumber2307-2312en_US
dc.source.volume22en_US
dc.source.journalEnvironmental Science: Processes & Impactsen_US
dc.source.issue12en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1039/d0em00355g
dc.identifier.cristin1868490
dc.relation.projectNILU: 117031en_US
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: Arctic, the herald of Chemical Substances of Environmental Concern, CleanArcticen_US
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