Occurrence, fate, sources and toxicity of PFAS: What we know so far in Florida and major gaps
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Municipal biosolids introduce PFAS into agricultural landscapes.
“Further, the ineffectiveness of PFAS treatment in WWTPs allows PFAS to leave the plant in either effluent or municipal biosolids; the former of which can reintroduce PFAS into urban water systems and downstream drinking water sources and the latter introduces PFAS into agricultural landscapes (Cui et al., 2020).”
From Occurrence, transformation, and transport of PFAS entering, leaving, and flowing past wastewater treatment plants with diverse land uses (2024) · cites this paper as Cui et al., 2020
The ineffectiveness of PFAS treatment in WWTPs allows PFAS to leave the plant in either effluent or municipal biosolids.
“Further, the ineffectiveness of PFAS treatment in WWTPs allows PFAS to leave the plant in either effluent or municipal biosolids; the former of which can reintroduce PFAS into urban water systems and downstream drinking water sources and the latter introduces PFAS into agricultural landscapes (Cui et al., 2020).”
From Occurrence, transformation, and transport of PFAS entering, leaving, and flowing past wastewater treatment plants with diverse land uses (2024) · cites this paper as Cui et al., 2020
WWTP effluent can reintroduce PFAS into urban water systems and downstream drinking water sources.
“Further, the ineffectiveness of PFAS treatment in WWTPs allows PFAS to leave the plant in either effluent or municipal biosolids; the former of which can reintroduce PFAS into urban water systems and downstream drinking water sources and the latter introduces PFAS into agricultural landscapes (Cui et al., 2020).”
From Occurrence, transformation, and transport of PFAS entering, leaving, and flowing past wastewater treatment plants with diverse land uses (2024) · cites this paper as Cui et al., 2020
PFAS enter the urban environment primarily through solid-waste and wastewater management cycles.
“PFAS enter the urban environment primarily through solid-waste and wastewater management cycles.”
From Review of emerging contaminants in green stormwater infrastructure: antibiotic resistance genes, microplastics, tire wear particles, PFAS, and temperature (2024) · cites this paper as Cui et al., 2020
PFAS concentrations in drinking water from Miami, Florida, exceeded the stipulated US EPA LHA limit, with concentrations ranging from <70 ng L−1 to 2000 ng L−1.
“Cui et al. (2020) found that PFAS concentrations in drinking water from Miami, Florida, exceeded the stipulated US EPA LHA limit with concentrations ranging from <70 ng L−1 to 2000 ng L−1 (Cui et al., 2020).”
From Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water and wastewater: A critical review of their global occurrence and distribution (2022) · cites this paper as Cui et al., 2020
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- Authors
- Cui, D., Li, X., & Quinete, N.
- Affiliations
- Florida International University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Quinete, Natalia
- Venue
- TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-09
- Volume
- 130
- Pages
- 115976
- ISSN
- 0165-9936 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3039156702
- Cited by
- 150
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 25 · 2024: 34 · 2023: 27 · 2022: 35 · 2021: 13
- FWCI
- 6.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Synthesis and properties of polymers
- Keywords
- PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS contamination, Florida, groundwater contamination, drinking water, military installations, firefighting foam, aqueous film-forming foam, landfill, wastewater treatment plants, PFAS toxicity, Miami
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