Global Biomonitoring of Perfluorinated Organics

The environmental distribution of fluorinated organic compounds (FOCs) has been less well described than the other halogenated hydrocarbons such as chlorinated and brominated compounds. This is despite the fact that FOCs have been used in a wide variety of products and applications for more than 50...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: John P. Giesy, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Paul D. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2001-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2001.342
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850163553902788608
author John P. Giesy
Kurunthachalam Kannan
Paul D. Jones
author_facet John P. Giesy
Kurunthachalam Kannan
Paul D. Jones
author_sort John P. Giesy
collection DOAJ
description The environmental distribution of fluorinated organic compounds (FOCs) has been less well described than the other halogenated hydrocarbons such as chlorinated and brominated compounds. This is despite the fact that FOCs have been used in a wide variety of products and applications for more than 50 years. FOCs are resistant to hydrolysis, photolysis, microbial degradation, or metabolism by vertebrates due to the high energy of carbon–fluorine bond. In particular, perfluorinated (fully fluorinated) compounds (PFCs) have the potential to persist in the environment. But, until recently, the extent and magnitude of environmental distribution of PFCs was unknown. Recent development of an analytical technique for PFCs using high performance liquid chromatography-negative ion electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESMSMS)[1] permitted the survey of PFCs in livers and blood plasma of wildlife on a global scale[2].
format Article
id doaj-art-e95e453af6d04d4c99c8ff334b2eb3ed
institution OA Journals
issn 1537-744X
language English
publishDate 2001-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series The Scientific World Journal
spelling doaj-art-e95e453af6d04d4c99c8ff334b2eb3ed2025-08-20T02:22:15ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2001-01-01162762910.1100/tsw.2001.342Global Biomonitoring of Perfluorinated OrganicsJohn P. Giesy0Kurunthachalam Kannan1Paul D. Jones2National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USANational Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USANational Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USAThe environmental distribution of fluorinated organic compounds (FOCs) has been less well described than the other halogenated hydrocarbons such as chlorinated and brominated compounds. This is despite the fact that FOCs have been used in a wide variety of products and applications for more than 50 years. FOCs are resistant to hydrolysis, photolysis, microbial degradation, or metabolism by vertebrates due to the high energy of carbon–fluorine bond. In particular, perfluorinated (fully fluorinated) compounds (PFCs) have the potential to persist in the environment. But, until recently, the extent and magnitude of environmental distribution of PFCs was unknown. Recent development of an analytical technique for PFCs using high performance liquid chromatography-negative ion electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESMSMS)[1] permitted the survey of PFCs in livers and blood plasma of wildlife on a global scale[2].http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2001.342
spellingShingle John P. Giesy
Kurunthachalam Kannan
Paul D. Jones
Global Biomonitoring of Perfluorinated Organics
The Scientific World Journal
title Global Biomonitoring of Perfluorinated Organics
title_full Global Biomonitoring of Perfluorinated Organics
title_fullStr Global Biomonitoring of Perfluorinated Organics
title_full_unstemmed Global Biomonitoring of Perfluorinated Organics
title_short Global Biomonitoring of Perfluorinated Organics
title_sort global biomonitoring of perfluorinated organics
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2001.342
work_keys_str_mv AT johnpgiesy globalbiomonitoringofperfluorinatedorganics
AT kurunthachalamkannan globalbiomonitoringofperfluorinatedorganics
AT pauldjones globalbiomonitoringofperfluorinatedorganics