Transport of perfluoroalkyl acids in a water-saturated sediment column investigated under near-natural conditions

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Transport of perfluoroalkyl acids in a water-saturated sediment column investigated under near-natural conditions. / Vierke, L.; Möller, A.; Klitzke, Sondra.
In: Environmental Pollution, Vol. 186, 01.03.2014, p. 7-13.

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title = "Transport of perfluoroalkyl acids in a water-saturated sediment column investigated under near-natural conditions",
abstract = "The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of the transport of C4-10 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) and C4,6,8 perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids (PFSAs) in a water-saturated sediment column representing a riverbank filtration scenario under near-natural conditions. Short-chain PFCAs and PFSAs with up to six C-atoms showed complete tracer-like breakthrough. Longer chain ones were retarded due to sorption to the sediment or due to other processes in the aqueous phase. The study reports the first column derived sediment-water partition coefficients ranging from 0.01 cm3 g-1 to 0.41 cm3 g-1 for C4,6 PFSAs and from 0.0 cm3 g-1 to 6.5 cm3 g-1 for C4,5,6,8,9 PFCAs. The results clearly indicate that short-chain PFCAs and PFSAs may pose a problem if contaminated surface waters are used for drinking water production via riverbank filtration.",
keywords = "Sustainability Science, Column study, PFCAs, PFOA, PFSAs, Riverbank filtration, Sediment-water partition coefficient",
author = "L. Vierke and A. M{\"o}ller and Sondra Klitzke",
year = "2014",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.envpol.2013.11.011",
language = "English",
volume = "186",
pages = "7--13",
journal = "Environmental Pollution",
issn = "0269-7491",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",

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AU - Klitzke, Sondra

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Y1 - 2014/3/1

N2 - The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of the transport of C4-10 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) and C4,6,8 perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids (PFSAs) in a water-saturated sediment column representing a riverbank filtration scenario under near-natural conditions. Short-chain PFCAs and PFSAs with up to six C-atoms showed complete tracer-like breakthrough. Longer chain ones were retarded due to sorption to the sediment or due to other processes in the aqueous phase. The study reports the first column derived sediment-water partition coefficients ranging from 0.01 cm3 g-1 to 0.41 cm3 g-1 for C4,6 PFSAs and from 0.0 cm3 g-1 to 6.5 cm3 g-1 for C4,5,6,8,9 PFCAs. The results clearly indicate that short-chain PFCAs and PFSAs may pose a problem if contaminated surface waters are used for drinking water production via riverbank filtration.

AB - The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of the transport of C4-10 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) and C4,6,8 perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids (PFSAs) in a water-saturated sediment column representing a riverbank filtration scenario under near-natural conditions. Short-chain PFCAs and PFSAs with up to six C-atoms showed complete tracer-like breakthrough. Longer chain ones were retarded due to sorption to the sediment or due to other processes in the aqueous phase. The study reports the first column derived sediment-water partition coefficients ranging from 0.01 cm3 g-1 to 0.41 cm3 g-1 for C4,6 PFSAs and from 0.0 cm3 g-1 to 6.5 cm3 g-1 for C4,5,6,8,9 PFCAs. The results clearly indicate that short-chain PFCAs and PFSAs may pose a problem if contaminated surface waters are used for drinking water production via riverbank filtration.

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KW - Column study

KW - PFCAs

KW - PFOA

KW - PFSAs

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