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HERO ID
5097915
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Temporal trends and sediment-water partitioning of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in lake sediment
Author(s)
Mussabek, D; Ahrens, L; Persson, KM; Berndtsson, R
Year
2019
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Chemosphere
ISSN:
0045-6535
EISSN:
1879-1298
Volume
227
Page Numbers
624-629
Language
English
PMID
31009869
DOI
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.074
Web of Science Id
WOS:000469903400069
Relationship(s)
is supplemented by
11374595
: Supporting information
Abstract
The use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) containing aqueous film forming foams (AFFF) at fire training facilities can have an adverse impact on the surrounding environment. The aim of the present study was to study the distribution and temporal trend of 26 PFAS in water and sediment cores for a lake and a pond affected by AFFF release from a fire training facility in Luleå, northern Sweden. In the aqueous phase, maximum ΣPFAS concentration was 1.700 ± 90 ng L-1. Dominant PFAS groups were perfluoroalkane sulfonates (PFSAs) with 70% of the ΣPFAS, followed by perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (PFCAs, 29%), whereas the contribution of 6:2 fluorotelomer carboxylate (FTSAs) was low (<1%). In the sediment core samples, ΣPFAS concentrations ranged between <1 μg kg-1 dry weight (dw) and 76 μg kg-1 dw, where perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) had an average contribution of ∼71% and ∼23% of the ΣPFAS. The sediment core analysis indicated that the PFAS contamination began about 1994 and the highest accumulation rate was observed for the period 2003-2009. The PFAS flux increased from 2.3 μg m-2 yr-1 dw in 1994 to 12 μg m-2 yr-1 dw by 2009. Over the accumulation period 1994-2009, the lake sediment surface received 213 μg m-2 dw for ƩPFAS, where PFOS contributed with 125 μg m-2 yr-1 dw and PFHxS with 65 μg m-2 dw. Results point to that sediment cores collected near PFAS hotspot areas can be used as a contamination record to reconstruct release history.
Keywords
PFAS; AFFFs; Water; Sediment; Sorption; Flux
Tags
PFAS
•
Additional PFAS (formerly XAgency)
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Expanded PFAS SEM (formerly PFAS 430)
Litsearch: September 2019
PubMed
Not prioritized for screening
Perfluorooctane
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PFAS 150
Literature Search Update December 2020
PubMed
Literature Search August 2019
PubMed
Not prioritized for screening
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid
Perfluorooctane
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
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PFHxS
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WOS
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TiAb
Environmental fate or occurrence (including food)
Literature Search Update April 2023
Supplemental
Environmental fate or occurrence (including food)
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PFOA (335-67-1) and PFOS (1763-23-1)
LitSearch: Feb 2019 - May 2020
PubMed
WoS
Literature Search Update (Apr 2019 - Sep 2020)
PubMed
WOS
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