Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFCs) - Contaminants of Concern

This new volume provides a timely study on the environmental challenges from a specific class of perfluorinated chemical compounds (PFCs) that are now being recognized as a worldwide health threat. Recent studies report that levels of classes of PFCs known as polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl (PFAS...

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Main Author Cheremisinoff, Nicholas P
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Newark John Wiley & Sons 2017
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Wiley-Blackwell
John Wiley & Sons (US)
Edition1
Subjects
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Chemical engineering
Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
Fluoropolymers
General References
Organofluorine compounds
Perfluorinated chemicals
Plastics & Rubber
Polyfluorenes
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Summary:This new volume provides a timely study on the environmental challenges from a specific class of perfluorinated chemical compounds (PFCs) that are now being recognized as a worldwide health threat. Recent studies report that levels of classes of PFCs known as polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl (PFASs) exceed federally recommended safety levels in public drinking-water supplies for 6 million people in the United States and that as many as 100 million people could be at risk from exposure to these chemicals. This new volume provides a timely explanation of the chemicals, provides a detailed review of the regulations both in the US and European Community, explains the health risk literature, and then explores in great detail available treatment technologies. The volume is a must for public water supply facilities, industrial operations that have historically used these chemicals and face legacy pollution issues, policy makers and the general public.
ISBN:9781119363538
1119363535