Distribution of polyfluoroalkyl compounds in water, suspended particulate matter and sediment from Tokyo Bay, Japan
Abstract
This study examined the environmental behaviour and fate of polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) found in water, suspended particulate matter (SPM) and sediment. The sampling of the sediment was performed at two stations from Tokyo Bay, Japan, in 2008. In addition, a depth profile of seawater was collected at three water layers from both sampling stations. The summation operatorPFC concentrations ranged from 16.7 to 42.3ngL(-1) in the water column, from 6.4 to 15.1ngg(-1) dry weight (dw) in the SPM fraction and from 0.29 to 0.36dw in surface sediment. The distribution of PFCs was found to depend on their physicochemical characteristics. While short-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) (C<7) were exclusively detected in the dissolved phase, longer-chain PFCAs (C7), perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSAs), ethylperfluorooctane sulfonamidoacetic acid (EtFOSAA), and perfluorooctane sulfonamide (PFOSA) appeared to bind more strongly to particles. Results showed that the sorption of PFCs on SPM increases by 0.52-0.75 log units for each additional CF(2) moiety and that the sorption of PFSAs was 0.71-0.76 log units higher compared to the PFCA analogs. In addition, the sorption of PFCs was influenced by the organic carbon content. These data are essential for modelling the transport and environmental fate of PFCs.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
Chain length is a primary determinant of PFAS partitioning, with short-chain PFAS preferably remaining in the aqueous phase and long-chain PFAS adsorbing to sediment or suspended particles.
“Chain length is a primary determinant, with short-chain PFAS preferably remaining in the aqueous phase and long-chain PFAS adsorbing to sediment or suspended particles.”
From Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Surface Water and Fluvial Sediments of a Rural Gulf Coast Watershed: A Year-long Spatiotemporal Assessment (2026) · cites this paper as [16]
Long-chain PFAS (PFOS and PFOA) were detected exclusively in fluvial sediments, consistent with their known affinity for particulate matter and sediment organic carbon.
“Long-chain PFAS (e.g., PFOS and PFOA) were detected exclusively in fluvial sediments, consistent with their known affinity for particulate matter and sediment organic carbon.”
From Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Surface Water and Fluvial Sediments of a Rural Gulf Coast Watershed: A Year-long Spatiotemporal Assessment (2026) · cites this paper as [16]
Sediments can act as both sinks and secondary sources of PFAS.
“Further, sediments can act as both sinks and secondary sources of PFAS (Ahrens et al., 2010; Chen et al., 2017).”
From Stormwater discharges affect PFAS occurrence, concentrations, and spatial distribution in water and bottom sediment of urban streams (2025) · cites this paper as Ahrens et al., 2010
Hydrophobic organic compounds tend to associate with sediment and suspended particulate matter, which control their fate and bioavailability in aquatic environments, especially in turbid rivers.
“Hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) tend to be associated with sediment and SPM, which play important roles in controlling the fate and bioavailability of HOCs in aquatic environment, especially in turbid rivers”
From Short- and long-chain perfluoroalkyl substances in the water, suspended particulate matter, and surface sediment of a turbid river (2016) · cites this paper as Ahrens et al., 2010
The total PFAS concentration in suspended particulate matter from Tokyo Bay, Japan, ranged from 6.4 to 15.1 ng per gram dry weight.
“This is comparable to the level reported by a previous research conducted in Tokyo Bay (Japan) that the total PFAS concentration ranged from 6.4 to 15.1 ng g -1 (dry weight) in the SPM fraction”
From Short- and long-chain perfluoroalkyl substances in the water, suspended particulate matter, and surface sediment of a turbid river (2016) · cites this paper as Ahrens et al., 2010
Short-chain PFCAs were exclusively detected in water, while longer-chain PFCAs and PFSAs appeared to bind more strongly to particles.
“which found that short-chain PFCAs were exclusively detected in water, while longer-chain PFCAs and PFSAs appeared to bind more strongly to particles”
From Short- and long-chain perfluoroalkyl substances in the water, suspended particulate matter, and surface sediment of a turbid river (2016) · cites this paper as Ahrens et al., 2010
The short-chain PFAS dominance in dry weather is probably due to their lower hydrophobicity, as indicated by their lower Kow values.
“probably due to their lower hydrophobicity, as indicated by their lower K ow values (Ahrens et al., 2010).”
From Stormwater discharges affect PFAS occurrence, concentrations, and spatial distribution in water and bottom sediment of urban streams (2025) · cites this paper as Ahrens et al., 2010
In suspended sediments, Koc values of PFSAs are 5.1-5.8 times greater than Koc of PFCAs for the same carbon chain length.
“In suspended sediments, K oc values of PFSAs is 5.1-5.8 times greater than K oc of PFCAs for the same carbon chain length (Ahrens et al., 2010), whereas, in sediments, the K oc values of PFSAs are 1.7 times greater than the K oc values of PFCAs (Higgins and Luthy, 2006).”
From Perfluoroalkyl acids on suspended particles: Significant transport pathways in surface runoff, surface waters, and subsurface soils (2021) · cites this paper as Ahrens et al., 2010
Bioaccumulation of PFAAs by algae and other organisms can increase PFAA concentrations in suspended particles.
“In addition, bioaccumulation of PFAAs by algae and other organisms can also increase the PFAA concentrations in suspended particles (Ahrens et al., 2010).”
From Perfluoroalkyl acids on suspended particles: Significant transport pathways in surface runoff, surface waters, and subsurface soils (2021) · cites this paper as Ahrens et al., 2010
Cationic and zwitterionic precursors are more susceptible to particle-facilitated transport due to their strong affinity to suspended particles that have a net negative surface charge.
“In particular, cationic and zwitterionic precursors are more susceptible to particle-facilitated transport due to their strong affinity to suspended particles that have a net negative surface charge (Ahrens et al., 2010;Chen et al., 2015).”
From Perfluoroalkyl acids on suspended particles: Significant transport pathways in surface runoff, surface waters, and subsurface soils (2021) · cites this paper as Ahrens et al., 2010
Cites
Environmental Organic Chemistry
Schwarzenbach, R. P., Gschwend, P. M., & Imboden, D. M. (2002) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/0471649643 · Cited by 4,889 · see citing works
Perfluoroalkyl Acids: A Review of Monitoring and Toxicological Findings
Lau, C., Anitole, K., Hodes, C., Lai, D., Pfahles-Hutchens, A., & Seed, J. (2007) · Toxicological Sciences · doi:10.1093/toxsci/kfm128 · Cited by 2,620 · see citing works
Sorption of Perfluorinated Surfactants on Sediments
Higgins, C. P., & Luthy, R. G. (2006) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es061000n · Cited by 1,563 · see citing works
Biological Monitoring of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: A Review
Houde, M., Martin, J. W., Letcher, R. J., Solomon, K. R., & Muir, D. C. G. (2006) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es052580b · Cited by 1,259 · see citing works
Perfluorooctanesulfonate and related fluorochemicals in human blood from several countries
Kannan, K., Corsolini, S., Falandysz, J., Fillmann, G., Kumar, K. S., Loganathan, B. G., Mohd, M. A., Olivero, J., Wouwe, N. V., Yang, J. H., et al. (2004) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es0493446 · Cited by 1,056 · see citing works
Martin, J. W., Mabury, S. A., Solomon, K. R., & Muir, D. C. G. (2003) · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry · doi:10.1002/etc.5620220126 · Cited by 960 · see citing works
A global survey of perfluorinated acids in oceans
Yamashita, N., Kannan, K., Taniyasu, S., Horii, Y., Petrick, G., & Gamo, T. (2005) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.026 · Cited by 639 · see citing works
Self-citationTaniyasu, S., Kannan, K., Horii, Y., Hanari, N., & Yamashita, N. (2003) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es0303440 · Cited by 509 · see citing works
Self-citationDIETARY ACCUMULATION OF PERFLUORINATED ACIDS IN JUVENILE RAINBOW TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS)
Martin, J. W., Mabury, S. A., Solomon, K. R., & Muir, D. C. G. (2003) · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry · doi:10.1002/etc.5620220125 · Cited by 475 · see citing works
Do Perfluoroalkyl Compounds Impair Human Semen Quality?
Joensen, U. N., Bossi, R., Leffers, H., Jensen, A. A., Skakkebæk, N. E., & Jørgensen, N. (2009) · Environmental Health Perspectives · doi:10.1289/ehp.0800517 · Cited by 413 · see citing works
Perfluorinated Compounds in Coastal Waters of Hong Kong, South China, and Korea
So, M. K., Taniyasu, S., Yamashita, N., Giesy, J. P., Zheng, J., Fang, Z., Im, S., & Lam, P. K. S. (2004) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es049441z · Cited by 402 · see citing works
Self-citationYamashita, N., Kannan, K., Taniyasu, S., Horii, Y., Okazawa, T., Petrick, G., & Gamo, T. (2004) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es0492541 · Cited by 367 · see citing works
Self-citationPerfluorinated acids as novel chemical tracers of global circulation of ocean waters
Yamashita, N., Taniyasu, S., Petrick, G., Wei, S., Gamo, T., Lam, P. K. S., & Kannan, K. (2008) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.07.079 · Cited by 364 · see citing works
Self-citationAhrens, L., Yamashita, N., Yeung, L. W. Y., Taniyasu, S., Horii, Y., Lam, P. K. S., & Ebinghaus, R. (2009) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es901213s · Cited by 259 · see citing works
Self-citationRiverine Discharge of Perfluorinated Carboxylates from the European Continent
McLachlan, M. S., Holmström, K. E., Reth, M., & Berger, U. (2007) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es071471p · Cited by 258 · see citing works
Taniyasu, S., Kannan, K., Yeung, L. W. Y., Kwok, K. Y., Lam, P. K. S., & Yamashita, N. (2008) · Analytica Chimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.aca.2008.04.064 · Cited by 246 · see citing works
Self-citationAhrens, L., Felizeter, S., Sturm, R., Xie, Z., & Ebinghaus, R. (2009) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.04.028 · Cited by 236 · see citing works
Self-citationTomy, G. T., Tittlemier, S. A., Palace, V. P., Budakowski, W. R., Braekevelt, E., Brinkworth, L., & Friesen, K. J. (2003) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es034550j · Cited by 231 · see citing works
Xu, L. S., Krenitsky, D. M., Seacat, A. M., Butenhoff, J. L., & Anders, M. W. (2004) · Chemical Research in Toxicology · doi:10.1021/tx034222x · Cited by 206 · see citing works
Levels of six estrogens in water and sediment from three rivers in Tianjin area, China
Lei, B., Huang, S., Zhou, Y., Wang, D., & Wang, Z. (2009) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.02.035 · Cited by 195 · see citing works
Ahrens, L., Barber, J. L., Xie, Z., & Ebinghaus, R. (2009) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es803507p · Cited by 172 · see citing works
Self-citationPolyfluorinated chemicals in a spatially and temporally integrated food web in the Western Arctic
Powley, C. R., George, S. W., Russell, M. H., Hoke, R. A., & Buck, R. C. (2007) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.06.067 · Cited by 170 · see citing works
Ju, X., Jin, Y., Sasaki, K., & Saito, N. (2008) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es703006d · Cited by 169 · see citing works
Higgins, C. P., McLeod, P. B., MacManus-Spencer, L. A., & Luthy, R. G. (2007) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es062792o · Cited by 162 · see citing works
Maruya, K. A., Risebrough, R. W., & Horne, A. J. (1996) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es950909v · Cited by 158 · see citing works
Sorption Behavior of Nonylphenol in Terrestrial Soils
Düring, R., Krahe, S., & Gäth, S. A. (2002) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es0103389 · Cited by 111 · see citing works
Solubility and Sorption by Soils of 8:2 Fluorotelomer Alcohol in Water and Cosolvent Systems
Liu, J., & Lee, L. (2005) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es051125c · Cited by 91 · see citing works
Spatial distribution of polyfluoroalkyl compounds in seawater of the German Bight.
Ahrens, L., Felizeter, S., & Ebinghaus, R. (2009) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.03.052 · Cited by 89 · see citing works
Self-citationStevenson, C. N., MacManus‐Spencer, L. A., Luckenbach, T., Luthy, R. G., & Epel, D. (2006) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es0602593 · Cited by 70 · see citing works
Inflow of oceanic water into Tokyo Bay and generation of a subsurface hypoxic water mass
Fujiwara, T., & Yamada, Y. (2002) · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · doi:10.1029/2000jc000749 · Cited by 50 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Buck, R. C., Franklin, J., Berger, U., Conder, J. M., Cousins, I. T., de Voogt, P., Jensen, A. A., Kannan, K., Mabury, S. A., & van Leeuwen, S. P. (2011) · Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management · doi:10.1002/ieam.258 · Cited by 4,641 · see citing works
Rahman, M. F., Peldszus, S., & Anderson, W. B. (2014) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2013.10.045 · Cited by 1,022 · see citing works
Wang, Z., Cousins, I. T., Scheringer, M., & Hungerbühler, K. (2013) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2013.08.021 · Cited by 924 · see citing works
Fate and Effects of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in the Aquatic Environment: A Review
Ahrens, L., & Bundschuh, M. (2014) · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry · doi:10.1002/etc.2663 · Cited by 817 · see citing works
Self-citationPolyfluoroalkyl compounds in the aquatic environment: a review of their occurrence and fate
Ahrens, L. (2011) · J. Environ. Monit. · doi:10.1039/c0em00373e · Cited by 759 · see citing works
Self-citationLi, F., Duan, J., Tian, S., Ji, H., Zhu, Y., Wei, Z., & Zhao, D. (2020) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2019.122506 · Cited by 707 · see citing works
Zareitalabad, P., Siemens, J., Hamer, M., & Amelung, W. (2013) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.02.024 · Cited by 618 · see citing works
A review of emerging technologies for remediation of PFASs
Ross, I., McDonough, J., Miles, J., Storch, P., Thelakkat Kochunarayanan, P., Kalve, E., Hurst, J., S. Dasgupta, S., & Burdick, J. (2018) · Remediation Journal · doi:10.1002/rem.21553 · Cited by 606 · see citing works
Sorption behaviour of perfluoroalkyl substances in soils
Milinovic, J., Lacorte, S., Vidal, M., & Rigol, A. (2015) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.12.017 · Cited by 387 · see citing works
Bolan, N., Sarkar, B., Yan, Y., Li, Q., Wijesekara, H., Kannan, K., Tsang, D. C. W., Schauerte, M., Bosch, J., Noll, H., et al. (2021) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123892 · Cited by 375 · see citing works
Li, Y., Oliver, D. P., & Kookana, R. S. (2018) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.167 · Cited by 331 · see citing works
Zhao, P., Xia, X., Dong, J., Xia, N., Jiang, X., Li, Y., & Zhu, Y. (2016) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.221 · Cited by 322 · see citing works
Wastewater Treatment Plant and Landfills as Sources of Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds to the Atmosphere
Ahrens, L., Shoeib, M., Harner, T., Lee, S. C., Guo, R., & Reiner, E. J. (2011) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es1036173 · Cited by 301 · see citing works
Self-citationCampos Pereira, H., Ullberg, M., Kleja, D. B., Gustafsson, J. P., & Ahrens, L. (2018) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.012 · Cited by 289 · see citing works
Self-citationAhrens, L., Norström, K., Viktor, T., Cousins, A. P., & Josefsson, S. (2015) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.03.136 · Cited by 288 · see citing works
Self-citationZhang, W., Pang, S., Lin, Z., Mishra, S., Bhatt, P., & Chen, S. (2021) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115908 · Cited by 280 · see citing works
Labadie, P., & Chevreuil, M. (2010) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2010.10.039 · Cited by 274 · see citing works
Dalahmeh, S., Tirgani, S., Komakech, A. J., Niwagaba, C. B., & Ahrens, L. (2018) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.024 · Cited by 262 · see citing works
Self-citationBelkouteb, N., Franke, V., McCleaf, P., Köhler, S., & Ahrens, L. (2020) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2020.115913 · Cited by 255 · see citing works
Self-citationWu, C., Klemes, M. J., Trang, B., Dichtel, W. R., & Helbling, D. E. (2020) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2020.115950 · Cited by 240 · see citing works
Ahrens, L., Yeung, L. W. Y., Taniyasu, S., Lam, P. K. S., & Yamashita, N. (2011) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.06.046 · Cited by 239 · see citing works
Self-citationWeber, A. K., Barber, L. B., LeBlanc, D. R., Sunderland, E. M., & Vecitis, C. D. (2017) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.6b05573 · Cited by 227 · see citing works
Wang, W., Maimaiti, A., Shi, H., Wu, R., Wang, R., Li, Z., Qi, D., Yu, G., & Deng, S. (2019) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2019.01.153 · Cited by 212 · see citing works
Kothawala, D. N., Köhler, S. J., Östlund, A., Wiberg, K., & Ahrens, L. (2017) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2017.05.047 · Cited by 211 · see citing works
Self-citationYu, N., Guo, H., Yang, J., Jin, L., Wang, X., Shi, W., Zhang, X., Yu, H., & Wei, S. (2018) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b02492 · Cited by 200 · see citing works
Perfluoroalkyl substances assessment in drinking waters from Brazil, France and Spain
Schwanz, T. G., Llorca, M., Farré, M., & Barceló, . (2015) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.08.034 · Cited by 200 · see citing works
D’Agostino, L. A., & Mabury, S. A. (2017) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b03994 · Cited by 198 · see citing works
Liu, Y., Zhang, Y., Li, J., Wu, N., Li, W., & Niu, Z. (2019) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.113 · Cited by 191 · see citing works
Wang, Q., Tsui, M. M. P., Ruan, Y., Lin, H., Zhao, Z., Ku, J. P. H., Sun, H., & Lam, P. K. S. (2019) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.162 · Cited by 190 · see citing works
Self-citationLiu, Z., Lü, Y., Wang, T., Wang, P., Li, Q., Johnson, A. C., Suriyanarayanan, S., & Sweetman, A. J. (2016) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2016.02.020 · Cited by 189 · see citing works
Ahmed, M. B., Johir, M. A. H., McLaughlan, R., Nguyen, L. N., Xu, B., & Nghiem, L. D. (2020) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141251 · Cited by 177 · see citing works
Sorption of PFOA onto different laboratory materials: Filter membranes and centrifuge tubes
Lath, S., Knight, E. R., Navarro, D. A., Kookana, R. S., & McLaughlin, M. J. (2019) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.01.096 · Cited by 169 · see citing works
Analytics of Surfactants in the Environment: Problems and Challenges
Olkowska, E., Polkowska, Ż., & Namieśnik, J. (2011) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/cr100107g · Cited by 168 · see citing works
Legacy and emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Bohai Sea and its inflow rivers
Meng, L., Song, B., Zhong, H., Ma, X., Wang, Y., Ma, D., Lu, Y., Gao, W., Wang, Y., & Jiang, G. (2021) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2021.106735 · Cited by 164 · see citing works
Cao, X., Wang, C., Lü, Y., Zhang, M., Khan, K., Song, S., Wang, P., & Wang, C. (2019) · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.02.058 · Cited by 164 · see citing works
Chen, X., Zhu, L., Pan, X., Fang, S., Zhang, Y., & Yang, L. (2015) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2015.04.032 · Cited by 163 · see citing works
Per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances and their alternatives in paper food packaging
Glenn, G. M., Shogren, R. L., Jin, X., Orts, W. J., Hart‐Cooper, W., & Olson, L. (2021) · Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety · doi:10.1111/1541-4337.12726 · Cited by 163 · see citing works
Wang, P., Lü, Y., Wang, T., Meng, J., Li, Q., Zhu, Z., Sun, Y., Wang, R., & Giesy, J. P. (2016) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.12.059 · Cited by 162 · see citing works
Sörengård, M., Östblom, E., Köhler, S. J., & Ahrens, L. (2020) · Journal of environmental chemical engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2020.103744 · Cited by 160 · see citing works
Self-citationBarzen-Hanson, K. A., Davis, S. E., Kleber, M., & Field, J. A. (2017) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b03452 · Cited by 158 · see citing works
Janda, J., Nödler, K., Brauch, H., Zwiener, C., & Lange, F. T. (2018) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-018-1731-x · Cited by 158 · see citing works
Li, Y., Feng, X., Zhou, J., & Zhu, L. Y. (2019) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2019.115145 · Cited by 157 · see citing works
Riegel, M., Haist-Gulde, B., & Sacher, F. (2023) · Environmental Sciences Europe · doi:10.1186/s12302-023-00716-5 · Cited by 155 · see citing works
Campo, J., Lorenzo, M., Pérez, F., Picó, Y., Farré, M. L., & Barceló, D. (2016) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2016.03.010 · Cited by 155 · see citing works
Occurrence of Perfluoroalkyl Compounds in Surface Waters from the North Pacific to the Arctic Ocean
Cai, M., Zhao, Z., Yin, Z., Ahrens, L., Huang, P., Cai, M., Yang, H., He, J., Sturm, R., Ebinghaus, R., et al. (2012) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es2026278 · Cited by 154 · see citing works
Self-citationFranke, V., Ullberg, M., McCleaf, P., Wålinder, M., Köhler, S. J., & Ahrens, L. (2021) · ACS ES&T Water · doi:10.1021/acsestwater.0c00141 · Cited by 154 · see citing works
Self-citationLin, H., Wang, Y., Niu, J., Yue, Z., & Huang, Q. (2015) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b02092 · Cited by 154 · see citing works
Occurrence of pharmaceuticals, hormones, and perfluorinated compounds in groundwater in Taiwan
Lin, Y.-C., Lai, W. W.-P., Tung, H.-H., & Lin, A. Y. (2015) · Environmental Monitoring and Assessment · doi:10.1007/s10661-015-4497-3 · Cited by 153 · see citing works
Perfluorinated compounds in Haihe River and Dagu Drainage Canal in Tianjin, China
Li, F., Sun, H., Hao, Z., He, N., Zhao, L., Zhang, T., & Sun, T. (2011) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.03.060 · Cited by 144 · see citing works
Perfluoroalkylated Substances in the Global Tropical and Subtropical Surface Oceans
González-Gaya, B., Dachs, J., Roscales, J. L., Caballero, G., & Jiménez, B. (2014) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es503490z · Cited by 143 · see citing works
Distribution and fate of perfluoroalkyl substances in Mediterranean Spanish sewage treatment plants
Campo, J., Masiá, A., Picó, Y., Farré, M., & Barceló, D. (2014) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.11.056 · Cited by 142 · see citing works
Sörengård, M., Kleja, D. B., & Ahrens, L. (2019) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.01.005 · Cited by 141 · see citing works
Self-citationNascimento, R. A., Nunoo, D. B. O., Bizkarguenaga, E., Schultes, L., Zabaleta, I., Benskin, J. P., Spanó, S., & Leonel, J. (2018) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.122 · Cited by 135 · see citing works
Lee, J.-W., Lee, H.-K., Lim, J., & Moon, H. (2020) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126633 · Cited by 135 · see citing works
A Review: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances—Biological Degradation
Grgas, D., Petrina, A., Štefanac, T., Bešlo, D., & Dragičević, T. L. (2023) · Toxics · doi:10.3390/toxics11050446 · Cited by 135 · see citing works
Cai, M., Yang, H., Xie, Z., Zhao, Z., Wang, F., Lu, Z., Sturm, R., & Ebinghaus, R. (2012) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.01.030 · Cited by 134 · see citing works
Self-citationSmith, S. J., Wiberg, K., McCleaf, P., & Ahrens, L. (2022) · ACS ES&T Water · doi:10.1021/acsestwater.2c00032 · Cited by 130 · see citing works
Self-citationSorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) on marine sediments
Chen, H., Zhang, C., Yu, Y., & Han, J. (2012) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.03.012 · Cited by 126 · see citing works
Liu, Y., Zhang, S., Ji, G., Wu, S., Guo, R., Cheng, J., Yan, Z., & Chen, J. (2016) · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.09.035 · Cited by 126 · see citing works
Feng, X., Ye, M., Li, Y., Zhou, J., Sun, B., Zhu, Y., & Zhu, L. Y. (2020) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122124 · Cited by 126 · see citing works
Chen, H., Han, J., Zhang, C., Cheng, J., Sun, R., Wang, X., Han, G., Yang, W., & He, X. (2017) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2017.08.068 · Cited by 125 · see citing works
Campo, J., Pérez, F., Masiá, A., Picó, Y., Farré, M. L., & Barceló, D. (2015) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.05.094 · Cited by 124 · see citing works
Tang, A., Zhang, X., Li, R., Tu, W., Guo, H., Zhang, Y., Li, Z., Liu, Y., & Mai, B. (2022) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133855 · Cited by 124 · see citing works
Sorption of perfluoroalkyl substances to two types of minerals
Hellsing, M. S., Josefsson, S., Hughes, A. V., & Ahrens, L. (2016) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.06.016 · Cited by 122 · see citing works
Self-citationChen, H., Reinhard, M., Yin, T., Nguyen, T. V., Tran, N. H., & Yew-Hoong Gin, K. (2019) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2019.02.009 · Cited by 122 · see citing works
Pan, C.-G., Ying, G.-G., Liu, Y.-S., Zhang, Q.-Q., Chen, Z.-F., Peng, F.-J., & Huang, G.-Y. (2014) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.04.005 · Cited by 121 · see citing works
Ahrens, L., Gashaw, H., Sjöholm, M., Gebrehiwot, S. G., Getahun, A., Derbe, E., Bishop, K., & Åkerblom, S. (2016) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.09.007 · Cited by 121 · see citing works
Self-citationDistribution and desorption of perfluorinated compounds in fractionated sediments
Zhao, L., Zhu, L., Yang, L., Liu, Z., & Zhang, Y. (2012) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.062 · Cited by 118 · see citing works
Munoz, G., Budzinski, H., & Labadie, P. (2017) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b03626 · Cited by 118 · see citing works
Perfluorinated alkyl acids in water, sediment and wildlife from Sydney Harbour and surroundings
Thompson, J., Roach, A. C., Eaglesham, G. K., Bartkow, M. E., Edge, K. J., & Mueller, J. F. (2011) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.09.002 · Cited by 114 · see citing works
Lee, S., Kim, S., Park, J., Kim, H., Choi, G., Choi, S., Kim, S., Kim, S. Y., Kim, S., Choi, K., et al. (2017) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.094 · Cited by 112 · see citing works
Liu, D., Liu, J., Guo, M., Xu, H., Zhang, S., Shi, L., & Yao, C. (2016) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.08.026 · Cited by 111 · see citing works
Mussabek, D., Ahrens, L., Persson, K. M., & Berndtsson, R. (2019) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.074 · Cited by 110 · see citing works
Self-citationShan, G., Wei, M., Zhu, L. Y., Liu, Z., & Zhang, Y. (2014) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.05.005 · Cited by 106 · see citing works
Vierke, L., Möller, A., & Klitzke, S. (2014) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2013.11.011 · Cited by 106 · see citing works
Ali, A., Sanden, M., Higgins, C. P., Hale, S. E., Alarif, W. M., Al-Lihaibi, S. S., Ræder, E. M., Langberg, H. A., & Kallenborn, R. (2021) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116935 · Cited by 105 · see citing works
Liu, W., Wu, J., He, W., & Xu, F. (2019) · Ecosystem Health and Sustainability · doi:10.1080/20964129.2018.1558031 · Cited by 104 · see citing works
Chen, H., Reinhard, M., Nguyen, V. T., & Gin, K. Y. (2015) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.10.055 · Cited by 104 · see citing works
Yong, Z. Y., Kim, K. Y., & Oh, J. (2020) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115395 · Cited by 103 · see citing works
Hong, S., Khim, J. S., Park, J., Kim, M., Kim, W.-K., Jung, J., Hyun, S., Kim, J., Lee, H., Choi, H. J., et al. (2013) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.12.040 · Cited by 103 · see citing works
Munoz, G., Duy, S. V., Labadie, P., Botta, F., Budzinski, H., Lestremau, F., Liu, J., & Sauvé, S. (2016) · Talanta · doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2016.02.021 · Cited by 100 · see citing works
Zhang, Y., Meng, W., Guo, C., Xu, J. F., Yu, T., Fan, W., & Li, L. (2012) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.03.103 · Cited by 99 · see citing works
Wang, S., Ma, L., Chen, C., Li, Y., Wu, Y., Liu, Y., Dou, Z., Yamazaki, E., Yamashita, N., Lin, B., et al. (2019) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124578 · Cited by 98 · see citing works
Self-citationLorenzo, M., Campo, J., Morales‐Suárez‐Varela, M., & Picó, Y. (2018) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.304 · Cited by 96 · see citing works
Properties and fate and transport of persistent and mobile polar organic water pollutants: A review
Christensen, E. R., Wang, Y., Huo, J., & Li, A. (2022) · Journal of environmental chemical engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2022.107201 · Cited by 96 · see citing works
Perfluoroalkyl substances in the Ebro and Guadalquivir river basins (Spain)
Lorenzo, M., Campo, J., Farré, M., Pérez, F., Picó, Y., & Barceló, D. (2016) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.07.045 · Cited by 95 · see citing works
Munoz, G., Budzinski, H., Babut, M., Lobry, J., Selleslagh, J., Tapie, N., & Labadie, P. (2019) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.281 · Cited by 94 · see citing works
Sörengård, M., Kleja, D. B., & Ahrens, L. (2019) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109345 · Cited by 93 · see citing works
Self-citationSörengård, M., Lindh, A.-S., & Ahrens, L. (2020) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0234476 · Cited by 93 · see citing works
Self-citationLiu, B., Zhang, H., Xie, L., Li, J., Wang, X., Zhao, L., Wang, Y., & Yang, B. (2015) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.004 · Cited by 93 · see citing works
Chen, H., Sun, R., Zhang, C., Han, J., Wang, X., Han, G., & He, X. (2016) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.05.017 · Cited by 92 · see citing works
Habibullah-Al-Mamun, M., Ahmed, M. K., Raknuzzaman, M., Islam, M. S., Negishi, J., Nakamichi, S., Sekine, M., Tokumura, M., & Masunaga, S. (2016) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.104 · Cited by 91 · see citing works
Wang, S., Cai, Y., Ma, L., Lin, X., Li, Q., Li, Y., & Wang, X. (2021) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132513 · Cited by 90 · see citing works
Wilkinson, J. L., Hooda, P. S., Swinden, J., Barker, J., & Barton, S. (2017) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.167 · Cited by 89 · see citing works
Viticoski, R. L., Wang, D., Feltman, M. A., Mulabagal, V., Rogers, S. R., Blersch, D. M., & Hayworth, J. S. (2022) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155524 · Cited by 89 · see citing works
Long-chain perfluorinated chemicals in digested sewage sludges in Switzerland
Sun, H., Gerecke, A. C., Giger, W., & Alder, A. C. (2010) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2010.09.020 · Cited by 88 · see citing works
Borthakur, A., Wang, M., He, M., Ascencio, K., Blotevogel, J., Adamson, D. T., Mahendra, S., & Mohanty, S. K. (2021) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126159 · Cited by 87 · see citing works
Myers, A. L., Crozier, P. W., Helm, P. A., Brimacombe, C., Furdui, V. I., Reiner, E. J., Burniston, D., & Marvin, C. H. (2012) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2012.02.002 · Cited by 87 · see citing works
Dassuncao, C., Hu, X. C., Zhang, X., Bossi, R., Dam, M., Mikkelsen, B., & Sunderland, E. M. (2017) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b00293 · Cited by 87 · see citing works
Skaar, J. S., Ræder, E. M., Lyche, J. L., Ahrens, L., & Kallenborn, R. (2018) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-018-2162-4 · Cited by 87 · see citing works
Self-citation
- Authors
- Ahrens, L., Taniyasu, S., Yeung, L. W. Y., Yamashita, N., Lam, P. K. S., & Ebinghaus, R.
- Affiliations
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (JP)
- City University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Corresponding author
- Ahrens, Lutz
- Venue
- Chemosphere
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-04
- Volume
- 79
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 266-272
- ISSN
- 0045-6535 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1991621653
- Cited by
- 418
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2026: 34 · 2025: 31 · 2024: 32 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 35 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 30 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 29 · 2017: 22 · 2016: 21 · 2015: 24 · 2014: 22 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 11.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Chemosphere (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- 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 › Environmental Chemistry › Environmental Chemistry and Analysis
- Keywords
- polyfluoroalkyl substances, perfluorinated carboxylic acids, perfluoroalkyl sulfonates, perfluorooctane sulfonamide, suspended particulate matter, sediment, seawater, sorption, organic carbon content, environmental fate, Tokyo Bay
- MeSH terms
- Caprylates, Environmental Monitoring, Fluorocarbons, Japan, Oceans and Seas, Seawater, Suspensions, Tokyo, Water Movements, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Alkanesulfonic Acids, Geologic Sediments, Particulate Matter
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
