Abstract

Certain per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances [e.g., fluorotelomer alcohols (FtOHs), perfluorooctane sulfonamides (FOSAs), and perfluorooctane sulfonamidoethanols (FOSEs)] have sufficient volatility to merit investigation of the vapor intrusion pathway on a site-specific basis, when they occur as subsurface contaminants in sufficient concentrations near occupied buildings. This perspective summarizes some of the evidence that these categories of per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances are volatile and offers specific research questions and objectives, for purposes of further assessing whether FtOHs, FOSAs, and/or FOSEs can pose indoor exposures via soil vapor intrusion and under what circumstances.

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