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. 2022 Jan 18;10(2):44. doi: 10.3390/toxics10020044

Table 3.

List of PFAS extended chemical names and acronyms.

PFAS Chemical Name PFAS Acronym PFAS Chemical Name PFAS Acronym
Perfluorooctanoic acid PFOA N-ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamide Et-FOSA
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid PFOS N-methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamide Me-FOSA
Perfluorooctanesulfonamide PFOSA/FOSA N-ethyl-perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid N-Et-FOSAA
Perfluorooctane sulfinic acid PFOSI N-methyl-perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid N-Me-FOSAA
Perfluorononanoic acid PFNA 2-(N-Methyl-perfluorooctane sulfonamido) acetic acid Me-FOSAA/Me-PFOSA-AcOH)
Perfluorononanal PFNAL 2-(N-Ethyl-perfluorooctane sulfonamido) acetic acid Et-FOSAA/Et-PFOSA-AcOH
Perfluorononane sulfonic acid PFNS perfluorooctane sulfonamido ethanol FOSE
Perfluoroundecanoic acid PFUnDA N-ethyl perfluorooctane sulfonamido ethanol Et-FOSE
Perfluoroundecanoate PFUnA perfluorohexane sulfonamide FHxSA
Perfluorodecanoic acid PFDA bis(perfluorooctyl)phosphinic acid C8/C8-PFPiA
Perfluorododecanoic acid PFDoA 6:2 Fluorotelomer olefin 6:2 FTO
Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid PFDS 6:2,8:2,10:2 fluorotelomer alcohol 6:2,8:2,10:2 FTOH
Perfluorobutanoic acid PFBA 6:2,8:2 fluorotelomer sulfonic acid 6:2,8:2 FTSA
Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid PFBS 6:2 fluorotelomer thioether amido sulfonate 6:2 FtTAoS
Perfluorophosphonic acid PFPA 8:2 fluorotelomer iodide 8:2 FTI
Perfluoropentanoic acid PFPeA 8:2 fluorotelomer unsaturated carboxylic acid 8:2 FTUCA
Perfluoropolyether-benzophenone PFPE-BP 9-chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid 6:2 Cl-PFESA (F-53B)
Perfluorohexanoic acid PFHxA 1-chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid 8:2 Cl-PFESA
Perfluorohexyl iodide PFHxI Polyvinylidene fluoride PVDF
Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid PFHxS Fluorinated ethylene propylene FEP
Perfluoroheptanoic acid PFHpA Perfluoroalkoxy polymer PFA
Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid PFHpS Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene ETFE
Perfluorotridecanoic acid PFTrDA Polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE
Perfluorooctanoyl fluoride POF Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid HFPO-DA/GenX
Perfluorobutane sulfonyl fluoride PBSF 3H-perfluoro-3-[(3-methoxy-propoxy)] propanoic acid ADONA
Perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride POSF Ammonium pentadecafluorooctanoate APFO
Ammonium perfluoro(2-methyl-3-oxahexanoate) PMOH