PFC

Examples

• All

• Earlier this year, the group received results of an analysis of perfluorocarbon (PFC) in polar bears.

  Academic text (2012)

• The small size of PFC units is well-suited to space-constrained sites and modular construction.

  Academic text (1990)

• Regardless of the underlying cause, women appear to accumulate PFCs more rapidly after they are no longer menstruating.

  Academic text (2014)

• East Greenland polar bears have 100 times more PFC in their blood than the Greenlandic human population in Ittoqqortoormiit.

  Academic text (2012)

• Higher body burdens of PFCs were associated with earlier onset of natural menopause.

  Academic text (2014)

• Thus, we examined the relation between PFCs and semen quality among 501 male partners of couples planning pregnancy.

  Academic text (2015)

• The aluminum factory emitted high levels of PFC, contributing to greenhouse gas effects.

• Researchers are studying the impact of PFC exposure during aluminum production on the environment.

• Scientists warned that the increased presence of PFC in industrial processes is harmful to climate change.

Synonyms

P

perfluorocarbon

vsPFC

• Specialized

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Man-made chemicals made of carbon and fluorine that can warm the planet and come from factories

refers to one specific compound that is a potent greenhouse gas from aluminum production

Surface Forms

Etymology