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Distribution, transformation and remediation of poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater sources

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O’Connor, James, Bolan, Nanthi S., Kumar, Manish, Nitai, Ashis Sutradhar, Ahmed, Mohammad Boshir, Bolan, Shiv S., Vithanage, Meththika, Rinklebe, Jörg +7 more·2022·Process Safety and Environmental Protection
DOI 10.1016/j.psep.2022.06.002
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  • FTS have been found to be predominant in industrial effluents.

    “Moreover, FTS have been found to be predominant in industrial ef fl uents (O'Connor et al., 2022).”

    From Occurrence of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances in wastewater treatment plants in Northern Italy (2023) · cites this paper as O'Connor et al., 2022

    Section 3.2 (page not provided) reports that FTS compounds were the most dominant PFAS (>75%) in effluent from a fluorochemical manufacturing facility and that FTS precursors dominated polymer-plant samples. It also says other PFAS were generally dominant in industrial effluents, so the claim overgeneralizes findings from particular facilities and industries. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Many studies reported that domestic effluents have lower concentrations of PFAS than industrial effluents and are mainly dominated by PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBA, and PFHxA.

    “Many studies reported that domestic ef fl uents have lower concentrations of PFAS than industrial ef fl uents and are mainly dominated by PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBA, and PFHxA (Castiglioni et al., 2015; O'Connor et al., 2022; Lenka et al., 2021).”

    From Occurrence of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances in wastewater treatment plants in Northern Italy (2023) · cites this paper as O'Connor et al., 2022

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O’Connor, J., Bolan, N. S., Kumar, M., Nitai, A. S., Ahmed, M. B., Bolan, S. S., Vithanage, M., Rinklebe, J., Mukhopadhyay, R., Srivastava, P., Sarkar, B., Bhatnagar, A., Wang, H., Siddique, K. H. M., & Kirkham, M. B.
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  • University of Wuppertal (DE)
  • Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (IN)
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  • University of South Australia (AU)
  • Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (FI)
  • Foshan University (CN)
  • Kansas State University (US)
Corresponding author
  • Bolan, Nanthi S.
  • Rinklebe, Jörg
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Process Safety and Environmental Protection
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-08
Volume
164
Pages
91-108
ISSN
  • 0263-8762 (ISSN-L)
  • 0957-5820
DOI
10.1016/j.psep.2022.06.002
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W4281768184
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Advanced oxidation water treatment
Keywords
per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, wastewater, PFAS transformation, PFAS remediation, landfill leachate, industrial wastewater, stormwater, agricultural effluents, domestic effluents, biosolids, compost, short-chain PFAS, PFAS precursors, groundwater contamination, soil contamination

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