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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in firefighting foam concentrates and water samples collected near sites impacted by the use of these foams
Abstract
To extinguish large-scale fuel fires, fluorosurfactant based foams (FSBFs) were developed in the 1960s and have been used ever since. In this study, 154 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) including 122 emerging PFASs used as surfactants in FSBFs were sought in nine different foam concentrates. Field investigations were also carried out in the vicinity of four sites where FSBFs are or were intensively used (two airports, a training center for firefighters and an oil storage depot after a large explosion). In the foam concentrates, only three PFASs were quantified with concentrations ranging from 22,500 to 3,188,000 μg/L. Thirteen emerging PFASs were also identified in these samples based on their mass transitions and intensities. Overall, each foam was a mixture of at least two classes of PFASs. In three concentrates, none of the 122 emerging PFASs were identified as the main ingredient. A perfluoroalkyl acid precursor oxidation assay was therefore performed, and revealed the presence of high amounts of unidentified PFASs. In the vicinity of the four investigated sites, several PFASs were systematically quantified in all of the samples collected downstream of the sites. PFAS profiles were heavily influenced by parameters such as route of PFAS transport after use (runoff, seepage, direct discharge), time elapsed since the cessation of firefighting activities, and firefighting foam composition. The PFAS concentrations found around the investigated sites are the highest recorded in France and resulted in the closure of certain drinking water resources.
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“Prior research has reported water contamination after fires from heavy metals, per- and polyfluoro-alkyl substances (PFASs), and microbes.7−9”
From Fire and Water: Assessing Drinking Water Contamination After a Major Wildfire (2021) · cites this paper as [8]
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“Prior research has reported water contamination after fires from heavy metals, per- and polyfluoro-alkyl substances (PFASs), and microbes.7−9”
From Fire and Water: Assessing Drinking Water Contamination After a Major Wildfire (2021) · cites this paper as [9]
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“The contamination of drinking water systems with VOCs following large wildfires has now been documented on several occasions since the phenomenon was first reported in 2017.7,9”
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“Our analysis generally supported prior findings that local burn severity may be associated with higher risk of contamination in service lines.9”
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“For example, 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonates (6:2 FTSA), 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonamide alkylbetaine (6:2 FTAB or 6:2 FTSA-PrB) and perfluorohexane sulfonamide (FHxSA) where developed as replacements and have been found in firefighting foams in high concentrations”
From Release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from a waste management facility fire to an urban creek (2022) · cites this paper as Dauchy et al., 2017
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“As 6:2 FTAB has been used in AFFF formulations, it has been found in different matrices where AFFF has been used or produced including wastewater ( Dauchy et al. , 2017 ), freshwater ( Boiteux et al. , 2017 ) and soils”
From Release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from a waste management facility fire to an urban creek (2022) · cites this paper as Dauchy et al., 2017
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Metadata
- Authors
- Dauchy, X., Boiteux, V., 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
- Chemosphere
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-09
- Volume
- 183
- Pages
- 53-61
- ISSN
- 0045-6535 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2613830507
- Cited by
- 198
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
- 2026: 31 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 4
- FWCI
- 6.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Chemosphere (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Ministry of Health (DGS 2015)
- AERM (HO39B)
- 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
- per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, fluorosurfactants, emerging PFASs, PFAS transport, airport firefighting
- MeSH terms
- Flame Retardants, Fluorocarbons, France, Surface-Active Agents, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Airports
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