PFOS

English

Noun

PFOS (uncountable)

  1. Abbreviation of perfluorooctane sulfonate.
    Coordinate terms: PFOA, PFOSA
    • 2006, Ronald A. Hites, Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 398:
      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.
    • 2024 April 10, Jen Christiensen, “Biden administration sets first national standard to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water”, in CNN‎[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 18 May 2026:
      The new maximum contaminant level goal for PFOA and PFOS — a non-enforceable, health-based goal — will be zero.

Hypernyms

  • (perfluorooctane sulfonate): PFAS

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