Liquid Crystal Monomers (LCMs): A New Generation of Persistent Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT) Compounds?

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEViewpointNEXTLiquid Crystal Monomers (LCMs): A New Generation of Persistent Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT) Compounds?Jianhua LiJianhua LiJiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, P. R. ChinaMore by Jianhua Li, Guanyong Su*Guanyong SuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, P. R. China*Phone: 86-13951763661; e-mail: [email protected]More by Guanyong Suhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4356-5194, Robert J. LetcherRobert J. LetcherEcotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division, Science and Technology Branch Environment and Climate Change Canada, National Wildlife Research Centre, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3, CanadaMore by Robert J. Letcherhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8232-8565, Wanqing XuWanqing XuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, P. R. ChinaMore by Wanqing Xu, Mengyun YangMengyun YangJiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, P. R. ChinaMore by Mengyun Yang, and Yayun ZhangYayun ZhangJiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, P. R. ChinaMore by Yayun ZhangCite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2018, 52, 9, 5005–5006Publication Date (Web):April 12, 2018Publication History Received3 April 2018Published online12 April 2018Published inissue 1 May 2018https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.8b01636https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b01636newsACS PublicationsCopyright © 2018 American Chemical Society. This publication is available under these Terms of Use. Request reuse permissions This publication is free to access through this site. Learn MoreArticle Views6510Altmetric-Citations63LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail PDF (1 MB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Chemical structure,Liquid crystals,Partition coefficient,Toxicity,Water Get e-Alerts