Discoveries

Fluoropolymer production plants are an obvious source for PFAS emission into our environment. They have invested in abatement systems to curtail the emission of PFAS but their efficacy has not been reported in peer-reviewed literature. A recent study investigates their efficacy and reveals a more complex emission profile than previously understood. In a suspect screening approach using SIRIUS, they detected a homologous series of previously overlooked polymerization byproducts.