Microbial Cleavage of C—F Bond

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Are imported consumer products an important diffuse source of PFASs to the Norwegian environment?

“…7) and perfluoroalkane sulfonic acids (PFSAs, C n F 2nþ1 SO 3 H, n ! 6) are of special concern due to their persistence (Kissa, 2001;Natarajana et al, 2005), bioaccumulation potential (Conder et al, 2008) and toxicology (Lau et al, 2007). Concern regarding the hazard profile of PFCAs and PFSAs has led to a series of actions by regulators and the producing industry.…”

Analysis of Two Gene Clusters Involved in the Degradation of 4-Fluorophenol by Arthrobacter sp. Strain IF1

“…Pathways for the biodegradation of fluorinated compounds and the enzymes catalyzing defluorination have scarcely been examined, although some routes are known (34). The cleavage of the carbon-fluorine bond is especially interesting in view of its kinetic stability and high bond energy.…”

Distribution and fate of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in a pilot constructed wetland

“…The removal mechanisms of PFOA and PFOS in constructed wetland were believed to be mainly through sorption onto soil and phytoextraction. Some previous reports stated that PFOA and PFOS could not be effectively removed via volatilization, photolysis, hydrolysis, biodegradation and phytodegradation [33][34][35]. The loss through volatilization of PFOS was expected to be negligible due to their low Henry's law constants (<2 × 10 −6 atm-m 3 /mole).…”