A Review: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances—Biological Degradation

• Published in: Toxics (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 5; p. 446
• Main Authors: Grgas, Dijana, Petrina, Ana, Štefanac, Tea, Bešlo, Drago, Landeka Dragičević, Tibela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 09.05.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Acids; bacteria; Bioaccumulation; Biodegradation; Carbon; Chemical bonds; Chemical degradation; Chromatography; Contaminants; Degradation; Enzymes; Fluorides; Fluorine; fungi; Government regulations; Methods; Mineralization; Organic compounds; perfluoroalkyl; Perfluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl substances; Phosphate esters; polyfluoroalkyl; Polymers; Review; Surfactants; Textiles; Toxicity; Croatia; biodegradation; enzymes; perfluoroalkyl; bacteria; fungi; polyfluoroalkyl

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), highly stable synthetic organic compounds with multiple carbon-fluorine bonds, are emerging as environmental contaminants, toxic, bioaccumulative, and environmentally persistent. PFASs are strongly resistant to biological and chemical degradation, and the...