Current Work

Lesser known polyfluorinated compounds demonstrate potential pollution risks

Recently, there has been increased awareness of perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) pollution by agencies throughout the United States in the forms of research, monitoring, and discussion. This has led to a greater body of knowledge of said substances, especially of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid. Unfortunately, there is a lack of information regarding the fate and transport of related substances which have the potential to degrade into PFASs and produce similar effects. Thus, more efforts need to be directed towards the understanding of these PFAS precursors.