Occurrence of quantifiable and semi-quantifiable poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in united states wastewater treatment plants

Schaefer, Charles E.; Hooper, Jennifer L.; Strom, Laurel E.; Abusallout, Ibrahim; Dickenson, Eric R.V.; Thompson, Kyle A.; Mohan, Gayathri Ram; Drennan, Dina; Wu, Ke; Guelfo, Jennifer L.

doi:10.1016/j.watres.2023.119724

Occurrence of quantifiable and semi-quantifiable poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in united states wastewater treatment plants

Both quantifiable and semi-quantifiable poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were evaluated in the influent, effluent, and biosolids of 38 wastewater treatment plants. PFAS were detected in all streams at all facilities. For the means of the sums of detected, quantifiable PFAS concentration…