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Polyfluorinated compounds in waste water treatment plant effluents and surface waters along the River Elbe, Germany

Ahrens, Lutz, Felizeter, Sebastian, Sturm, Renate, Xie, Zhiyong, Ebinghaus, Ralf·2009·Marine Pollution Bulletin

DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.04.028

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Polyfluorinated compounds (PFCs) were investigated in waste water treatment plant (WWTP) effluents and surface waters of the River Elbe from samples collected in 2007. Concentrations of various PFCs, including C(4)-C(8) perfluorinated sulfonates (PFSAs), C(6) and C(8) perfluorinated sulfinates, 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate, C(5)-C(13) perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs), C(4) and C(8) perfluoroalkyl sulfonamides and 6:2, 8:2 and 10:2 unsaturated fluorotelomercarboxylic acids were quantified. Sum PFC concentrations of the river water ranged from 7.6 to 26.4ngL(-1), whereas sum PFC concentrations of WWTP effluents were approximately 5-10 times higher (30.5-266.3ngL(-1)), indicating that WWTPs are potential sources of PFCs in the marine environment. PFC patterns of different WWTP effluents varied depending on the origin of the waste water, whereas the profile of PFC composition in the river water was relatively constant. In both kinds of water samples, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) was the major PFC, whereas perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS) was the predominant PFSA.

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Authors: Ahrens, L., Felizeter, S., Sturm, R., Xie, Z., & Ebinghaus, R.
Affiliations: Leuphana University of Lüneburg (DE)
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (DE)
Max Planck Society (DE)
Corresponding author: Ahrens, Lutz
ORCID: Ahrens, Lutz
Xie, Zhiyong
Ebinghaus, Ralf
Venue: Marine Pollution Bulletin
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2009-09
Volume: 58
Issue: 9
Pages: 1326-1333
ISSN: 0025-326X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.04.028
OpenAlex: W2070752392
Cited by: 236
References: 34
Citations by year: 2026: 8 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 19 · 2013: 22 · 2012: 16
FWCI: 11.64
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Marine Pollution Bulletin (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Zentrum für Materialforschung und kustenforschung (The Helmholtz Center Geesthacht) (submittedVersion)
Multilingual Matters (Channel View Publications) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
Keywords: polyfluorinated compounds, wastewater treatment plant effluent, Elbe River, surface water contamination, perfluorinated sulfonates, perfluorinated carboxylic acids, perfluorooctanoic acid, PFBS, fluorotelomer sulfonates, fluorotelomer carboxylic acids, marine pollution
MeSH terms: Caprylates, Environmental Monitoring, Fluorocarbons, Germany, Waste Disposal, Fluid, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Rivers

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