Investigation of perfluoroalkyl substances in proglacial rivers and permafrost seep in a high Arctic watershed
| Autor: | John MacInnis, Amila O. De Silva, Igor Lehnherr, Derek C. G. Muir, Kyra A. St. Pierre, Vincent L. St. Louis, Christine Spencer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Fluorocarbons
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Arctic Regions Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Permafrost General Medicine 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law 01 natural sciences 6. Clean water Lakes 13. Climate action Environmental Chemistry Environmental Monitoring 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. 24:42-51 |
| ISSN: | 2050-7895 2050-7887 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/d1em00349f |
| Popis: | We measured perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in proglacial rivers and along a non-glacial freshwater continuum to investigate the role of snow and ice melting in their transport and fate within the Lake Hazen watershed (82° N). PFAS concentrations in glacial rivers were higher than those in surface waters of Lake Hazen, suggesting melting glacial ice increased PFAS concentrations in the lake. Stream water derived from subsurface soils along a non-glacial (permafrost thaw and snowmelt) freshwater continuum was a source of PFAS to Lake Hazen. Lower concentrations were found downstream of a meadow wetland relative to upstream locations along the continuum, suggesting PFAS partitioning into vegetation and soil as water flowed downstream towards Lake Hazen. Our estimations indicate that total PFAS inputs from glacial rivers and snowmelt were 1.6 kg (78%) and 0.44 kg (22%), respectively, into Lake Hazen, totalling 2.04 kg, and the output of PFAS from Lake Hazen was 0.64 kg. A positive net annual change of 1.4 kg indicates PFAS had notable residence times and/or net storage in Lake Hazen. |
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