F Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl

Table 1. From Buck et al. (2011): Examples of the correct and incorrect (or undesirable) uses of the proposed nomenclature for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs).

proposed nomenclature for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Figure F.1: proposed nomenclature for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

References

Buck, Robert C., James Franklin, Urs Berger, Jason M. Conder, Ian T Cousins, Pim de Voogt, Allan Astrup Jensen, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Scott Andrew Mabury, and Stefan P J van Leeuwen. 2011. “Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Environment: Terminology, Classification, and Origins.” Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 7: 513–41. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1002/ieam.258.
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