PFOS dominates PFAS composition in ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) collected across North Carolina nearly 20 years after the end of its US production

Zhou, J.; Baumann, K.; Mead, R. N.; Skrabal, S. A.; Kieber, R. J.; Avery, G. B.; Shimizu, M.; DeWitt, J. C.; Sun, M.; Vance, S. A.; Bodnar, W.; Zhang, Z.; Collins, L. B.; Surratt, J. D.; Turpin, B. J.

doi:10.1039/d0em00497a

PFOS dominates PFAS composition in ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) collected across North Carolina nearly 20 years after the end of its US production

Contamination of drinking water by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) emitted from manufacturing plants, fire-fighting foams, and urban waste streams has received considerable attention due to concerns over toxicity and environmental persistence; however, PFASs in ambient air remain poor…