Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in riverine and coastal sediments of Laizhou Bay, North China

This study investigates the concentrations and distributions of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), including perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) and perfluoroalkane sulphonates (PFSAs), in surface sediments from Laizhou Bay and its adjacent rivers. ∑PFAAs showed much higher levels in the river sed…