Based on confirming that the linear perfluorohexanesulfonate (L-PFHxS) could be degraded and defluorinated in a biomimetic system, the degradation products of isotope-labelled (13C) L-PFHxS (MPFHxS) were qualitatively analyzed, and the degradation mechanisms of L-PFHxS were then clarified. Two 13C-labeled perfluorocarboxylates (PFCAs, i.e. 13C3-perfluorohexanoate and 13C3-perfluorononanoate), eight native PFCAs (perfluorocarbon chain length ranged from C1 to C8), and seven native perfluoroalkylsulfonates (PFSAs, perfluorocarbon chain length ranging from C3 to C8, including linear and branched PFHxS), had been identified as the biomimetic degradation products of MPFHxS. The degradation pathways of L-PFHxS were proposed as follows: L-PFHxS were firstly reduced to C6F13· radical by cleavage of C-S bond, and then transformed to perfluorohexanoate through a series of hydrolysis. C6F13· radical or/and L-PFHxS were further reduced to form CnF2n+1· (n = 1, 2or 3) radicals, and these radicals were chain-lengthened by stepwise addition of 0 ~ 2C3F6 moieties and eventually transformed to various degradation products with different perfluorocarbon chain length via a series of hydrolysis (PFCAs) or combination reaction with sulfonyl hydroxide radical (PFSAs).
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |