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Critical Review

A review on perfluoroalkyl acids studies: Environmental behaviors, toxic effects, and ecological and health risks

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Pages 1-19 | Received 17 Aug 2018, Accepted 04 Dec 2018, Published online: 24 Jan 2019

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