MLchartDataset catalogue

Perfluorooctanoic Acid

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020539

A fully fluorinated or perfluorinated chemical is one in which all the carbon-hydrogen bonds in a chain have been replaced by carbon-fluorine ones. All fully fluorinated chemicals are man-made. Example include perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-020539
FieldEnvironment
AbbreviationPFOA
ReferencesEPA OPPT Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020539",
  "term": "Perfluorooctanoic Acid",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A fully fluorinated or perfluorinated chemical is one in which all the carbon-hydrogen bonds in a chain have been replaced by carbon-fluorine ones. All fully fluorinated chemicals are man-made. Example include perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)",
  "abbreviation": "PFOA",
  "references": [
    "EPA OPPT Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/perfluorooctanoic-acid/"
}

Record 20,539 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.