Organic carbon and salinity affect desorption of PFAS from estuarine sediments

Sorption of Perfluorinated Surfactants on Sediments

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Sorption behaviour of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) as affected by the properties of coastal estuarine sediments

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Effect of physicochemical parameters on the occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in aquatic environment.

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Exploring Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Microestuaries: Occurrence, Distribution, and Risks

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Spatiotemporal Trend of PFAS in Estuarine Sediments: Insights into Chlorinated Polyfluoroalkyl Ether Sulfonate Transformation

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Spatiotemporal patterns of PFAS in water and crop tissue at a beneficial wastewater reuse site in central Pennsylvania

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Unregulated Active and Closed Textile Mills Represent a Significant Vector of PFAS Contamination into Coastal Rivers

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Zwitterionic, cationic, and anionic PFAS in freshwater sediments from AFFF-impacted and non-impacted sites of Eastern Canada

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Freshwater faces a warmer and saltier future from headwaters to coasts: climate risks, saltwater intrusion, and biogeochemical chain reactions

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Unveiling the emerging concern of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their potential impacts on estuarine ecosystems

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Comparing the removal and fate of long and short chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during surface water treatment via specialty adsorbents

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Mixture Effects of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances on Embryonic and Larval Sheepshead Minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus)

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Layer-specific mechanisms of perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAA) transport and partition in estuarine environments: Unveiling the depth-dependent differences

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Mobilization of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from heterogeneous soils: Desorption by ethanol/xanthan gum mixture

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From Sources to Environmental Risks: Research Progress on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in River and Lake Environments

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Modeling the Influence of Coastal Site Characteristics on PFAS in Situ Remediation

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Combined Toxicity of PFAS and Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystems: Synergistic, Additive, and Antagonistic Interactions

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Sorption of Anionic and Zwitterionic Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Present in Legacy Aqueous Film-Forming Foams

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Bridging Science and Practice: Literature Review and Expert Insights on Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Transport Modeling

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PFAS Dynamics in a Macrotidal Estuary: Insights from Fractionated Particle Components

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A clustering approach based on high-resolution ecological vulnerability index reveals spatial patterns of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances pollution in lakes on the Tibetan Plateau

Han, X., Pan, B., Pan, Z., Xu, N., Wu, J., Sun, W., Hou, B., & Dong, Y. (2025) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2025.123461 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

A comprehensive review of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in estuaries and coasts of China: Distributions, sources, ecological risk assessment, and interfacial processes.

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Active Biomonitoring of PFAS in Asian Clams: Associations With Oxidative stress, Respiration and Condition index.

Byns, C., Newell, K., AbdElgawad, H., Beemster, G. T. S., Bervoets, L., & Groffen, T. (2025) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127067 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Toxicity of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in elutriates prepared with estuarine and freshwater sediments.

Krupa, P. M., Lotufo, G., Boyda, J., Melby, N. L., & Kimble, A. N. (2024) · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.117483 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Characterization of the Potential Long-Term Impact from Sedimentary PFAS at a Historically Contaminated Textile Waste Site

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Tracing legacy and emerging PFAS contamination in mangrove ecosystems across South China: Insights into partitioning and socioeconomic influences

Hu, Y., Sun, J., Sun, Y., Li, H., Li, Z., Chen, D., & Yu, Y. (2026) · Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology · doi:10.1016/j.enceco.2026.06.005 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Partitioning, mobility and persistence of PFAS in biosolids-based compost products across solid and aqueous matrices

Tansel, B., Katsenovich, Y. P., Manzano, M. M., Nasir, J., Fuentes-Rodriguez, G., Sierra, J. D. L., Brill, C., Puntura, P., & Quinete, N. (2026) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.142344 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Development of Bioaccessibility-Based Soil Environmental Criteria for PFAS through the Establishment of In Vitro Methods and Machine Learning Models

Yang, X., Ren, M., Juhasz, A., Kong, Y., Zhou, P., Song, C., & Cui, X. (2026) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.6c01678 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Effect of industrial plants on adsorbable organofluorine concentrations in water and surface sediments of the Danube River in Hungary

Orenibi, E., Sandil, S., Dobosy, P., & Záray, G. (2026) · Journal of environmental chemical engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2026.121572 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Field assessment of a constructed wetland for stormwater treatment: A focus on PFAS management

Awad, J., Silva, H. C., Navarro, D., Blotevogel, E., Juhasz, A., & Kirby, J. (2026) · Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances · doi:10.1016/j.hazadv.2026.101092 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Fate and transport of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) across the groundwater-to-estuary continuum in an aqueous film forming foam (AFFF)-impacted watershed

Shaffer, K. W., Lee, C., Ye, X., Graffam, M., Paulsen, R. J., McDonough, C. A., Venkatesan, A. K., & Gobler, C. J. (2025) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127486 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

In situ XANES study of PFAS impacted soils filled with aqueous and non-aqueous phases

Kumar, A., Alam, M. K., Qian, B., Donn, M. J., Navarro, D. A., Rayner, J. L., Davis, G. B., Cowie, B. C. C., Pejcic, B., & Fisher, S. (2025) · Journal of Contaminant Hydrology · doi:10.1016/j.jconhyd.2025.104820 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Surface Water and Fluvial Sediments of a Rural Gulf Coast Watershed: A Year-long Spatiotemporal Assessment

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Individual and synergetic adsorption of PFOS and PFOA on ferrihydrite

Hazrati, S., Antelo, J. M., Fiol, S., Kumpienė, J., & Carabante, I. (2026) · Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects · doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2026.141738

Stabilisation of PFAS in biosolids by activated carbon and biochar: Implications for leaching control.

Arab, M., Navarro, D., Smernik, R., & Kabiri, S. (2026) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.143685

Distribution of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and metals in United States municipal solid waste incineration fly ash

Brecko, S. M., Lin, A. M., Weiksnar, K. D., Bowden, J. A., & Townsend, T. G. (2026) · Waste Management · doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2026.115756

Evaluating the saturated paste extraction method for determining PFAS solid-liquid partitioning coefficients (Kd) in low-organic-carbon sand aquifers.

Liljeström, O., Berggren-Kleja, D., Ellbrant, M., Pettersson, M., Enell, A., & Ahrens, L. (2026) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128851

Evaluation of per & polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) immobilization during bound recycling of aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) impacted pavements

Brecko, S. M., Cerlanek, A. R., Lin, A. M., Hartzog, Z., Moraes, R., West, R., Ferraro, C. C., Bowden, J. A., & Townsend, T. G. (2026) · Journal of Hazardous Materials: Organics · doi:10.1016/j.hazmo.2026.100037

Polymer-dependent accumulation of PFASs on microplastics in Xiamen Bay: field evidence and laboratory partitioning

Lin, H., Kuang, W., Sun, J., Du, R., Wu, W., Chen, Z., Wang, L., & Pan, Z. (2026) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2026.126161

A national-scale preliminary overview study of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) occurrence in aquatic environments of England, UK

Patel, R. J., Gooddy, D. C., Marchant, B. P., Lapworth, D. J., James, A., Cook, M., Darby, K., & Besien, T. (2025) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144804

No Discrepancy in Solid–Liquid Distribution of Perfluorooctanoic Acid Between Field‐Contaminated and Lab‐Spiked Soils

Vangansbeke, A., Vermeiren, C., Vos, D. D., Vanderborght, J., & Smolders, E. (2025) · European Journal of Soil Science · doi:10.1111/ejss.70205

Association between ω-3 PUFAs and PFAS Bioaccumulation in Benthic Animals across a Watershed

Liu, H.-Z., Fujibayashi, M., Kai, K., Arima, Y., Migita, Y., Ueda, M., Li, W., & Kuba, T. (2025) · Journal of Water and Environment Technology · doi:10.2965/jwet.25-045