PFOA

Noun

Meaning

PFOA (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) Abbreviation of perfluorooctanoic acid.
Coordinate term: PFOS

Examples

PFOA main Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, or C8) has been used as a surfactant in the emulsion polymerization of PTFE, although several manufacturers have entirely discontinued its use. Source: Internet

Forced by a court order to reveal everything it had on PFOA, DuPont sent Bilott dozens of boxes containing documents that ran to 110,000 pages. Source: Internet

PFOA has been detected in the blood of more than 98% of the general US population in the low and sub- parts per billion range, and levels are higher in chemical plant employees and surrounding subpopulations. Source: Internet

PFOA has been used for more than 70 years in products that include non-stick pans, stain-resistant clothes and carpets, dental floss and food packaging such as pizza boxes. Source: Internet

Andrews said New Jersey is moving ahead with drinking water standards of 14- and 13- ppt for PFOA and PFOS respectively, and a safe level of exposure may be less than 1-ppt. Source: Internet

DuPont and seven other companies agreed to phase out the use and production of PFOA in the United States by 2015, after lawsuits and protracted with the EPA. Source: Internet

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