CEC Spotlight: GenX and Other Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAs) in the Environment

GenX: A Polyfluoroalkyl Ether Carboxylic Acid

Chemistry:

Compound Name: Ammonium 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoro-2-(Heptafluoropropoxy)propanoate

Molecular Formula:  C₆H₄F₁₁NO₃

Compound Summary for CID 51342034
(PubChem Open Chemistry Database)
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/51342034#section=Top

Selected Research Articles:

Key Scientific issues in developping drinking water guidelines for perfluoroalkyl acids: Contaminants of emerging concern
(POST et al., 2017)
http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2002855&type=printable

Presence of Emerging Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAs) in River and Drinking Water near a Fluorochemical Production Plant in the Netherlands
(GEBBINK et al., 2017)
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.7b02488

A Never-Ending Story of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances?
(WANG et al., 2017)
https://chhe.research.ncsu.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Wang-DeWitt-PFASs.pdf

Legacy and Emerging Perfluoroalkyl Substances Are Important Drinking Water Contaminants in the Cape Fear Watershed of North Carolina
(SUN et al., 2016)
https://par.nsf.gov/servlets/purl/10040003

Alternative and Legacy Perfluoroalkyl Substances: Differences Between European and Chinese River/Estuary Systems
(HEYDEBRECK et al., 2015)
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jianhui_Tang/publication/279305285_Alternative_and_Legacy_Perfluoroalkyl_Substances_Differences_between_European_and_Chinese_RiverEstuary_Systems/links/59fbaa5b458515d070620510/Alternative-and-Legacy-Perfluoroalkyl-Substances-Differences-between-European-and-Chinese-River-Estuary-Systems.pdf

A modeling assessment of the physicochemical properties and environmental fate of emerging and novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(GOMIS et al., 2015)
https://chhe.research.ncsu.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Gomis2015-modellin-physicochemical.pdf

Websites:

The Teflon Toxin – 16 part series
(Sharon LERNER, The Intercept; August 11, 2015 – February 10, 2018 )
https://theintercept.com/2018/02/10/pfos-pfoa-epa-chemical-contamination/

N. B.: Individual parts can be perused by clicking “Expand All Parts” located directly below the main article series title.

PFCs
[Tap Water Database – Environmental Water Group (EWG); July 2017]
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/reviewed-pfcs.php#.WpwpE2rwbIU

Teflon™ and Tefzel™ MSDS                                                                                  (Fluorgistx.com)
http://www.fluorogistx.com/technical-support/material-safety-data-sheets-msds/