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. 2021 Jan 20;22(3):995. doi: 10.3390/ijms22030995
PFAS Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
PFAA Perf luoroalkyl acid
PFCA Perfluorocarboxylic acid
PFSA Perfluorosulfonic acid
FTOH Fluorotelomer alcohol
FTCA Fluorotelomer carboxylic acid
FTS Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid
PFECA Perfluoroethercarboxylic acid
Cl-PFECA Chlorinated polyfluoroethercarboxylic acid
PFESA Perfluoroethersulfonic acid
Cl-PFESA Chlorinated polyfluoroethersulfonic acid
PAP Perfluoroalkyl phosphate ester
diPAP Perfluoroalkyl phosphate diester
LC–MS/MS Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
GC–MS Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
HRMS High resolution mass spectrometry
ESI Electrospray ionization
LOD Limit of detection
LOQ Limit of quantitation
ECF Electrochemical fluorination
AFFF Aqueous firefighting foam
FPP Fluorochemical production plant
WWTP Wastewater treatment plant
PPARα Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α
mPPARα Murine peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α
hPPARα Human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α