Polyfluorinated compounds in waste water treatment plant effluents and surface waters along the River Elbe, Germany
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In: Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 58, No. 9, 01.09.2009, p. 1326-1333.
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T1 - Polyfluorinated compounds in waste water treatment plant effluents and surface waters along the River Elbe, Germany
AU - Ahrens, Lutz
AU - Felizeter, Sebastian
AU - Sturm, Renate
AU - Xie, Zhiyong
AU - Ebinghaus, Ralf
PY - 2009/9/1
Y1 - 2009/9/1
N2 - 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 C4-C8 perfluorinated sulfonates (PFSAs), C6 and C8 perfluorinated sulfinates, 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate, C5-C13 perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs), C4 and C8 perfluoroalkyl sulfonamides and 6:2, 8:2 and 10:2 unsaturated fluorotelomercarboxylic acids were quantified. ∑PFC concentrations of the river water ranged from 7.6 to 26.4 ng L-1, whereas ∑PFC concentrations of WWTP effluents were approximately 5-10 times higher (30.5-266.3 ng L-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.
AB - 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 C4-C8 perfluorinated sulfonates (PFSAs), C6 and C8 perfluorinated sulfinates, 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate, C5-C13 perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs), C4 and C8 perfluoroalkyl sulfonamides and 6:2, 8:2 and 10:2 unsaturated fluorotelomercarboxylic acids were quantified. ∑PFC concentrations of the river water ranged from 7.6 to 26.4 ng L-1, whereas ∑PFC concentrations of WWTP effluents were approximately 5-10 times higher (30.5-266.3 ng L-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.
KW - Chemistry
KW - Perfluorinated sulfonates
KW - PFCs
KW - Perfluorinated carboxylic acids
KW - River Elbe
KW - Surface water
KW - Waste water treatment plants
UR - https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-68949164926&origin=inward&txGid=0
U2 - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.04.028
DO - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.04.028
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 19501845
VL - 58
SP - 1326
EP - 1333
JO - Marine Pollution Bulletin
JF - Marine Pollution Bulletin
SN - 0025-326X
IS - 9
ER -