PFOS

Abbreviation of perfluorooctane sulfonate.

Noun

  1. Abbreviation of perfluorooctane sulfonate.
    • PFOS is moderately water soluble, non-volatile, and thermally stable. The potassium salt of PFOS has a reported mean solubility of 680 mg/L in pure water. - 2006, Ronald A. Hites, Persistent Organic Pollutants in the...
    • The new maximum contaminant level goal for PFOA and PFOS — a non-enforceable, health-based goal — will be zero. - 2024 April 10, Jen Christiensen, “Biden administration sets first national standard to limit ‘forever...

    Coordinate Terms: PFOA PFOSA

Hypernyms

PFAS