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Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Runoff Water and Wastewater Sampled at a Firefighter Training Area

Dauchy, Xavier, Boiteux, Virginie, Colin, Adeline, Bach, Cristina, Rosin, Christophe, Munoz, Jean-François·2019·Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Abstract

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are key ingredients of firefighting foams designed to suppress fires involving flammable and combustible liquids. Such foams are used by firefighters during fire training at dedicated sites. Because PFASs are very persistent chemicals, substantial soil and groundwater contamination has been observed in the vicinity of firefighter training areas. However, very few data are available on PFAS contamination of wastewater and runoff water on such sites. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of more than 50 PFASs in 43 water samples (effluent from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), lagoon, runoff water, and wastewater drained from firefighter training areas) collected from a large firefighter training site, using target and suspect screening. A comparison of the PFAS classes analyzed revealed the overwhelming contribution of fluorotelomers. This indicates that the PFAS emission from the use of firefighting foams cannot be monitored only by measuring perfluoroalkyl acids. Based on the PFAS concentrations measured through target screening, the PFAS mass discharged into the river receiving WWTP effluent and the lagoon was on average 387 ± 183 kg and 56 ± 15 kg per year respectively. Due to the unavailability of standards, it was impossible to take into account the PFASs detected with suspect screening. The present study emphasizes that, above and beyond soil and groundwater contamination, such sites also contribute to the PFAS burden of surface water.

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  • Industrial wastewater from firefighting exercises in France showed higher concentrations of PFAS (5.3×10^6 to 1.2×10^8 ng L-1) than those reported in this study, with fluorotelomers most abundant followed by PFOS.

    “However, industrial wastewater from fi re fi ghting exercises located in France showed higher concentrations of PFAS (5.3 × 10 6 to 1.2 × 10 8 ng L -1 ) than those reported in our study with fl uorotelomers the most abundant followed by PFOS (Dauchy et al., 2019).”

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Authors
Dauchy, X., Boiteux, V., Colin, A., Bach, C., Rosin, C., & Munoz, J.-F.
Affiliations
Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l’Alimentation, de l’Environnement et du Travail (FR)
Corresponding author
Dauchy, Xavier
Venue
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Published
2018-12-04
Volume
76
Issue
2
Pages
206-215
ISSN
  • 0090-4341 (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-0703
OpenAlex
W2903266228
Cited by
69
References
36
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 1
FWCI
2.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Keywords
per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, firefighting foam, runoff water, wastewater treatment plant effluent, fluorotelomers, perfluoroalkyl acids, lagoons, surface water contamination, suspect screening, target screening
MeSH terms
Fluorocarbons, Humans, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Firefighters, Wastewater

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