Formation of C7F15COOH (PFOA) and other perfluorocarboxylic acids during the atmospheric oxidation of 8:2 fluorotelomer alcohol

T. J. Wallington; M. D. Hurley; J. Xia; D. J. Wuebbles; S. Sillman; A. Ito; J. E. Penner; D. A. Ellis; J. Martin; S. A. Mabury; Ole John Nielsen; Mads Peter Sulbæk Andersen

doi:10.1021/es051858x

Formation of C₇F15COOH (PFOA) and other perfluorocarboxylic acids during the atmospheric oxidation of 8:2 fluorotelomer alcohol

T. J. Wallington, M. D. Hurley, J. Xia, D. J. Wuebbles, S. Sillman, A. Ito, J. E. Penner, D. A. Ellis, J. Martin, S. A. Mabury, Ole John Nielsen, Mads Peter Sulbæk Andersen

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Abstract

Calculations using a three-dimensional global atmospheric chemistry model (IMPACT) indicate that n-C8F17CH2CH2-OH (widely used in industrial and consumer products) degrades in the atmosphere to give perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and other perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs). PFOA is persistent, bioaccumulative, and potentially toxic Molar yields of PFOA depend on location and season, are in the range of 1-10 and are of the correct order of magnitude to explain the observed levels in Arctic fauna. Fluorotelomer alcohols such as n-C8F17CH2CH2OH appear to be a significant global source of persistent bioaccumulative perfluorocarboxylic acid pollution. This is the first modeling study of the atmospheric chemistry of a fluorotelomer alcohol.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Journal	Environmental Science & Technology
Volume	40
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	924-930
Number of pages	7
ISSN	0013-936X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/es051858x
Publication status	Published - 2006

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Wallington, T. J., Hurley, M. D., Xia, J., Wuebbles, D. J., Sillman, S., Ito, A., Penner, J. E., Ellis, D. A., Martin, J., Mabury, S. A., Nielsen, O. J., & Andersen, M. P. S. (2006). Formation of C₇F15COOH (PFOA) and other perfluorocarboxylic acids during the atmospheric oxidation of 8:2 fluorotelomer alcohol. Environmental Science & Technology, 40(3), 924-930. https://doi.org/10.1021/es051858x

Wallington, TJ, Hurley, MD, Xia, J, Wuebbles, DJ, Sillman, S, Ito, A, Penner, JE, Ellis, DA, Martin, J, Mabury, SA, Nielsen, OJ & Andersen, MPS 2006, 'Formation of C₇F15COOH (PFOA) and other perfluorocarboxylic acids during the atmospheric oxidation of 8:2 fluorotelomer alcohol', Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 924-930. https://doi.org/10.1021/es051858x

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