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2851241 

Journal Article 

Stockholm Arlanda Airport as a source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to water, sediment and fish 

Ahrens, L; Norström, K; Viktor, T; Cousins, AP; Josefsson, S 

2015 

Yes 

Chemosphere
ISSN: 0045-6535
EISSN: 1879-1298 

Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom 

129 

33-38 

English 

24821232 

10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.03.136 

WOS:000353732600005 

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653514005281
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Fire training facilities are potential sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) to the nearby environment due to the usage of PFAS-containing aqueous fire-fighting foams (AFFFs). The multimedia distribution of perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (PFCAs), perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSAs), perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA) and 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate (FTSA) was investigated near a fire training facility at Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sweden. The whole body burden of PFASs in European perch (Perca fluviatilis) was 334±80μg absolute and was distributed as follows: Gonad>liver≈muscle>blood>gill. The bioconcentration factor (BCF) and sediment/water partition coefficient (Kd) increased by 0.6-1.7 and 0.2-0.5 log units, respectively, for each additional CF2 moiety for PFCAs and PFSAs. PFAS concentrations in water showed no significant decreasing trend between 2009 and 2013 (p>0.05), which indicates that Stockholm Arlanda Airport may be an important source for long-term contamination of the nearby environment with PFASs. 

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs); Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Aqueous fire-fighting foams (AFFFs); Bioconcentration factor (BCF); Sediment/water partition coefficient (K-d)