A North American and global survey of perfluoroalkyl substances in surface soils: Distribution patterns and mode of occurrence

K Rankin, SA Mabury, TM Jenkins, JW Washington - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
The distribution of 32 per/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in surface soils was
determined at 62 locations representing all continents (North America n= 33, Europe n= 10 …

Pilot scale application of a method for the analysis of perfluorinated compounds in surface soils

MJ Strynar, AB Lindstrom, SF Nakayama, PP Egeghy… - Chemosphere, 2012 - Elsevier
A growing number of studies now indicate that perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are
globally distributed in the environment. Their widespread distribution and presence in …

Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in groundwater and aqueous soil extracts: using inline SPE-LC-MS/MS for screening and sorption characterisation of …

R Enevoldsen, RK Juhler - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2010 - Springer
Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) have been recognised as emerging pollutants of global
relevance. A fully automated method with inline solid-phase extraction coupled to …

Concentration profiles of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in major sources to the environment

K Dasu, X Xia, D Siriwardena, TP Klupinski… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
A review of published literature was conducted to present the concentrations and
composition profiles of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from significant sources …

Perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs) in household dust in Central Europe and North America

P Karásková, M Venier, L Melymuk, J Bečanová… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Concentrations of 20 perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs) were measured in dust
samples from 41 homes in Canada, the Czech Republic, and United States in the spring …

Distribution and partitioning of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids in surface soil, plants, and earthworms at a contaminated site

H Zhu, K Kannan - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
A field study was conducted to elucidate distribution and partitioning of perfluoroalkyl
carboxylic acids (PFCAs; C7–12) in a terrestrial ecosystem that was contaminated with …

Quantitative determination of perfluorochemicals in sediments and domestic sludge

CP Higgins, JA Field, CS Criddle… - Environmental science & …, 2005 - ACS Publications
Perfluorochemicals (PFCs) are the subject of increasingly intense environmental research.
Despite their detection both in biota and in aqueous systems, little attention has been paid to …

Concentrations, distribution, and persistence of perfluoroalkylates in sludge-applied soils near Decatur, Alabama, USA

JW Washington, H Yoo, JJ Ellington… - … science & technology, 2010 - ACS Publications
Sludges generated at a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Decatur, Alabama have been
applied to agricultural fields for more than a decade. Waste-stream sources to this WWTP …

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in surface water and sediments from two urban watersheds in Nevada, USA

X Bai, Y Son - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
This study measured 17 perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in surface water and sediments
collected from six locations along the Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead and eight locations …

Atmospheric deposition and annual flux of legacy perfluoroalkyl substances and replacement perfluoroalkyl ether carboxylic acids in Wilmington, NC, USA

MS Shimizu, R Mott, A Potter, J Zhou… - … & Technology Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Wet deposition and dry deposition of legacy per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and
perfluoroalkyl ether carboxylic acids (PFECAs) were assessed on the southeastern coast of …