Characterization of an AFFF impacted freshwater environment using total fluorine, extractable organofluorine and suspect per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance screening analysis

Koch, Alina; Yukioka, Satoru; Tanaka, Shuhei; Yeung, Leo W.Y.; Kärrman, Anna; Wang, Thanh

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130179

Characterization of an AFFF impacted freshwater environment using total fluorine, extractable organofluorine and suspect per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance screening analysis

The vast number of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) that are in global commerce (n > 4700) pose immense challenges for environmental monitoring. The large discrepancy between this large number and the few PFASs usually monitored suggest that environmental exposure might be substantiall…