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dc.contributor.authorLohmann, Rainer
dc.contributor.authorCousins, Ian T.
dc.contributor.authorDeWitt, Jamie
dc.contributor.authorGlüge, Juliane
dc.contributor.authorGoldenman, Gretta
dc.contributor.authorHerzke, Dorte
dc.contributor.authorLindstrom, Andrew B.
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Mark F.
dc.contributor.authorNg, Carla A.
dc.contributor.authorPatton, Sharyle
dc.contributor.authorScheringer, Martin
dc.contributor.authorTrier, Xenia
dc.contributor.authorWang, Zhanyun
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-22T11:10:13Z
dc.date.available2021-02-22T11:10:13Z
dc.date.created2020-11-11T12:59:01Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Science and Technology. 2020, 54, 12820-12828.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0013-936X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2729477
dc.description.abstractFluoropolymers are a group of polymers within the class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the evidence regarding the environmental and human health impacts of fluoropolymers throughout their life cycle(s). Production of some fluoropolymers is intimately linked to the use and emissions of legacy and novel PFAS as polymer processing aids. There are serious concerns regarding the toxicity and adverse effects of fluorinated processing aids on humans and the environment. A variety of other PFAS, including monomers and oligomers, are emitted during the production, processing, use, and end-of-life treatment of fluoropolymers. There are further concerns regarding the safe disposal of fluoropolymers and their associated products and articles at the end of their life cycle. While recycling and reuse of fluoropolymers is performed on some industrial waste, there are only limited options for their recycling from consumer articles. The evidence reviewed in this analysis does not find a scientific rationale for concluding that fluoropolymers are of low concern for environmental and human health. Given fluoropolymers’ extreme persistence; emissions associated with their production, use, and disposal; and a high likelihood for human exposure to PFAS, their production and uses should be curtailed except in cases of essential uses.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.titleAre Fluoropolymers Really of Low Concern for Human and Environmental Health and Separate from Other PFAS?en_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionacceptedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2020 American Chemical Societyen_US
dc.source.pagenumber12820-12828en_US
dc.source.volume54en_US
dc.source.journalEnvironmental Science and Technologyen_US
dc.source.issue20en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1021/acs.est.0c03244
dc.identifier.cristin1846940
dc.relation.projectNILU - Norsk institutt for luftforskning: 117031en_US
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: CleanArcticen_US
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