Real-Time Measurements of Gas-Phase Medium-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins Reveal Daily Changes in Gas-Particle Partitioning Controlled by Ambient Temperature.

ABSTRACT: Chlorinated paraffins (CPs) are synthetic polychlorinated n-alkanes produced as mixtures of a range of C _x Cl _y H_2x-y+2 formulas. CPs have numerous industrial applications but are toxic, long-lived, and environmentally ubiquitous with environmental releases occurring throughout their production, use, and disposal. Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs, C_10-13) have been regulated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency since 2009 and by the Stockholm Convention since 2017. SCCP regulation is expected to cause increased production of medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs; C_14-17), which are currently under consideration for Stockholm Convention regulations. Thus, there is a need to

SUBMITTER: Katz DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12272276 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature