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Biodegradation of fluorine-free foams

Published by U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Metadata Last Checked: September 25, 2025 | Last Modified: 2025-04-01
Biodegradation data under aerobic and anaerobic conditions for: Total Carbon TC Inorganic Carbon IC Dissolved Organinc Carbon DOC Total Suspended Solids TSS Volatile Suspended Solids VSS triethylene glycol monododecyl ether TGDE N,N-dimethyldodecylamine N-oxide DDAO diethylene glycol monobutyl ether DGBE ethylene glycol monododecyl ether EGDE ethylene glycol butyl ether EGBE N,N-dimethyltetradecylamine-N-oxide DTAO sodium lauryl sulfate SLS sodium n-tridecyl sulfate STS. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Penrose, M., M. Modiri, V. Gomez-Alvarez, H. Ryu, M.N. Nadagouda, and M. Ateia. Fluorine-free foams exhibit incomplete aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation, create redox-specific byproducts and shift microbial communities. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 27(9): 2809-2820, (2025).

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