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POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE [2 records]

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Record 1 2024-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Pollutants
CONT

Polyfluoroalkyl substances are distinguished from perfluoroalkyl substances by not being fully fluorinated. Instead, they have a non-fluorine atom (typically hydrogen or oxygen) attached to at least one, but not all, carbon atoms, while at least two or more of the remaining carbon atoms in the carbon chain tail are fully fluorinated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Agents de pollution
CONT

Le nom «substance polyfluoroalkylée» [...] est donné aux molécules pour lesquelles les atomes d'hydrogène d'au moins un atome de carbone ont été [remplacés] par des atomes de fluor.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
CONT

Perfluorooctanoic acid, also known as PFOA, is a man-made substance belonging to a class of chemicals known as perfluorocarboxylic acids(PFCAs) that fall under a broader class of chemicals known as per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances(PFASs).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
CONT

L'acide perfluorooctanoïque, aussi connu sous le nom d'APFO, est une substance synthétique appartenant à une catégorie de substances chimiques du nom d'acides perfluorocarboxyliques (APFC), eux-mêmes faisant partie d'une catégorie plus générale de substances chimiques dites substances perfluoroalkyliques et polyfluoroalkyliques (SPFA).

Spanish

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