Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances: current and future perspectives

Kurunthachalam Kannan

doi:10.1071/EN11053

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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances: current and future perspectives

Kurunthachalam Kannan

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^A Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, and Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany, Empire State Plaza, PO Box 509, Albany, NY 12201-0509, USA.

^B Email: kkannan@wadsworth.org

Dr Kurunthachalam Kannan is a Research Scientist at Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, in Albany, New York. He is the Chief of the Organic Analytical Laboratory at the Center and also holds a joint appointment as a Professor at the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, SUNY at Albany. Dr Kannan's research interests are in understanding sources, pathways and distribution of persistent organic pollutants in the environment.

Environmental Chemistry 8(4) 333-338 https://doi.org/10.1071/EN11053
Submitted: 21 April 2011 Accepted: 11 July 2011 Published: 19 August 2011

Journal Compilation © CSIRO Publishing 2011 Open Access CC BY-NC-ND

Environmental context. Perfluoroalkyl substances were recognised as global environmental pollutants 10 years ago. Although considerable advancements have been made in our understanding of the environmental distribution, fate and toxicity of perfluoroalkyl substances, several important issues remain to be resolved. This article identifies existing knowledge gaps that deserve further investigations to enable meaningful regulatory decisions.

Abstract. It has been over a decade since perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were discovered as global environmental contaminants. Considerable progress has been made in our understanding of the environmental fate and toxic effects of PFASs since then. Government regulations and voluntary emission reduction initiatives by industry have been effective in reducing environmental and human exposure to a major PFAS, perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), in the United States and several other western countries. Although significant advances have been made in our understanding of the environmental chemistry of PFASs, considerable knowledge gaps still exist in several areas of environmental fate and risk assessments. Owing to their complex chemistry, involving existence of multiple precursors with significant numbers of structural isomers and mixtures of homologues, multiple degradation pathways and unique physicochemical properties, challenges remain in elucidating sources and environmental fate. In this overview, some of the knowledge gaps in PFASs’ research have been identified and suggestions for future research have been made.

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