Topic · Environmental Chemistry
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research is a research topic within Environmental Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 10k research works in it since 1951. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the environmental contamination, global distribution, monitoring, and toxicological findings of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). It explores their sources, fate, transport, bioaccumulation, and potential health effects on humans and wildlife. The papers also discuss exposure pathways, biological monitoring, and the presence of PFASs in various environmental compartments.
- Perfluoroalkyl Substances
- Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds
- PFASs
- Environmental Contamination
- Toxicological Findings
- Global Distribution
- Health Effects
- Exposure Pathways
- Biological Monitoring
- Wastewater Treatment
- Research works
- 10k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +103% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
China
39% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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