Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Perfluoroalkyl Substances

Ignacio A. Rodriguez-Jorquera, Gurpal S. Toor, and Alexander J. Reisinger

Release Date: 5/16/2018

Reviewed At: 9/12/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ss631-2015

Water Resources

Abstract

This publication is part of a series titled Contaminants in the Urban Environment. This series is intended to give state and local government officials, soil scientists, consulting engineers, Extension agents, and citizens (1) a basic understanding of the occurrence, toxic effects, and source of various contaminants in the environment and (2) guidance on ways to protect human and environmental health.

About this Publication

This document is SL418, one of a series of the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date December 2014. Revised May 2018. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

About the Authors

Ignacio A. Rodriguez-Jorquera, former postdoctoral researcher, Wildlife Conservation and Ecology Department; Gurpal S. Toor, former associate professor, Soil and Water Quality Laboratory, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center; and Alexander J. Reisinger, assistant professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Rodriguez-Jorquera, I. A., & Toor, G. S. (2015). Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Perfluoroalkyl Substances. EDIS, 2015(3), 6. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss631-2015

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Gurpal Toor

former associate professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

Alexander Reisinger

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University of Florida

associate professor of urban soil and water quality, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, and state Extension specialist, Center for Land Use Efficiency, Program for Resource Efficient Communities

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