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HERO ID
2919333
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Polyfluorinated compounds in waste water treatment plant effluents and surface waters along the River Elbe, Germany
Author(s)
Ahrens, L; Felizeter, S; Sturm, R; Xie, Z; Ebinghaus, R
Year
2009
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN:
0025-326X
EISSN:
1879-3363
Volume
58
Issue
9
Page Numbers
1326-1333
Language
English
PMID
19501845
DOI
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.04.028
Web of Science Id
WOS:000270124700019
Relationship(s)
is supplemented by
11373811
: Supporting information
Abstract
Polyfluorinated compounds (PFCs) were investigated in waste water treatment plant (WWTP) effluents and surface waters of the River Elbe from samples collected in 2007. Concentrations of various PFCs, including C(4)-C(8) perfluorinated sulfonates (PFSAs), C(6) and C(8) perfluorinated sulfinates, 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate, C(5)-C(13) perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs), C(4) and C(8) perfluoroalkyl sulfonamides and 6:2, 8:2 and 10:2 unsaturated fluorotelomercarboxylic acids were quantified. Sum PFC concentrations of the river water ranged from 7.6 to 26.4ngL(-1), whereas sum PFC concentrations of WWTP effluents were approximately 5-10 times higher (30.5-266.3ngL(-1)), indicating that WWTPs are potential sources of PFCs in the marine environment. PFC patterns of different WWTP effluents varied depending on the origin of the waste water, whereas the profile of PFC composition in the river water was relatively constant. In both kinds of water samples, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) was the major PFC, whereas perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS) was the predominant PFSA.
Keywords
Perfluorinated sulfonates; PFCs, Perfluorinated carboxylic acids; River Elbe; Surface water; Waste water treatment plants
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PFAS
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Additional PFAS (formerly XAgency)
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Expanded PFAS SEM (formerly PFAS 430)
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Not prioritized for screening
Potassium perfluorooctanoate
Sodium perfluorooctanoate
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^Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
PFBS (375-73-5)
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PFAS 150
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Ammonium perfluorooctanoate
Perfluorobutanesulfonate
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid
Perfluorobutanesulfonyl fluoride
Perfluorooctanoic acid
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PFBA
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PFBS
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