Distribution and sources of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the River Rhine watershed
| Autor: | Ralf Ebinghaus, Renate Surm, Lutz Ahrens, Joke W. Westerveld, Frans W.M. van der Wielen, Axel Möller, Pim de Voogt |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Earth Surface Science (IBED, FNWI) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Hydrology
Fluorocarbons Persistent organic pollutant Watershed Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis General Medicine Toxicology Pollution Perfluorooctane chemistry.chemical_compound Alkanesulfonic Acids Rivers chemistry Water Supply Environmental chemistry ddc:551 Environmental monitoring Perfluorooctanoic acid Water quality Caprylates Water pollution Surface water Water Pollutants Chemical Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Pollution, 158(10), 3243-3250. Elsevier Moeller, A.; Ahrens, L.; Sturm, R.; Westerveld, J.; Wielen, F.van der; Ebinghaus, R.; de Voogt, P.: Distribution and sources of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the River Rhine watershed . In: Environmental Pollution. Vol. 158 (2010) 10, 3243-3250. (DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.07.019) |
| ISSN: | 0269-7491 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.07.019) |
| Popis: | The concentration profile of 40 polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in surface water along the River Rhine watershed from the Lake Constance to the North Sea was investigated. The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of point as well as diffuse sources, to estimate fluxes of PFAS into the North Sea and to identify replacement compounds of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). In addition, an interlaboratory comparison of the method performance was conducted. The PFAS pattern was dominated by perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS) and perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) with concentrations up to 181 ng/L and 335 ng/L, respectively, which originated from industrial point sources. Fluxes of ΣPFAS were estimated to be not, vert, similar6 tonnes/year which is much higher than previous estimations. Both, the River Rhine and the River Scheldt, seem to act as important sources of PFAS into the North Sea. The short-chained polyfluoroalkyl substances PFBA and PFBS replace PFOA and PFOA as dominating PFAS in surface waters in the River Rhine watershed. |
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