Distribution and sources of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the River Rhine watershed |
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Authors: | Axel Mö ller,Lutz Ahrens,Renate Surm,Frans van der Wielen,Pim de Voogt |
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Affiliation: | a GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht GmbH, Institute for Coastal Research, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany b University of Amsterdam, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands c KWR Watercycle Research Institute, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | 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 ∼6 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. |
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Keywords: | Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) Rhine |
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