A pilot study on extractable organofluorine and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water from drinking water treatment plants around Taihu Lake, China: what is missed by target PFAS analysis?
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Mass balance analysis of organofluorine in raw and treated water revealed that at least 68% of EOF could not be explained by target PFAS. Ultra-short PFAS (TFA, PFPrA, TFMS, PFEtS and PFPrS) contributed to 6% to 89% of ∑PFAS.
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For a DWTP with pre-ozonation, coagulation, sedimentation, sand filtration, post-ozonation, bio-activated carbon, and disinfection treating river or lake water, total PFAS concentrations in treated water were in the range 29.4-188 ng/L.
“| Pre-ozonation, coagulation, sedimentation, | | Total concentrations of PFAS in the | | | sand filtration, post-ozonation, | River or lake | range of 29.4-188 ng/L for the | Jiao et al. [41] | | bio-activated carbon, and disinfection | | treated water | |”
From A Mini-Review of Full-Scale Drinking Water Treatment Plants for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Removal: Possible Solutions and Future Directions (2025) · cites this paper as Jiao et al. [41]
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- Authors
- Jiao, E., Zhu, Z., Yin, D., Qiu, Y., Kärrman, A., & Yeung, L. W. Y.
- Affiliations
- Tongji University (CN)
- Örebro University (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Qiu, Yanling
- Yeung, Leo W. Y.
- Venue
- Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Published
- 2022
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1060-1070
- ISSN
- 2050-7887 (ISSN-L)
- 2050-7895
- OpenAlex
- W4282945913
- Cited by
- 38
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 7
- FWCI
- 2.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Environmental Science Processes & Impacts (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Stiftelsen för Kunskaps-och Kompetensutveckling (20160019)
- Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas (2020-02032)
- Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment (2017ZX07201005)
- National Key Research and Development Program of China (2021YFC3200801)
- Örebro Universitet (ORU 2019/03505)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Fluoride Effects and Removal
- Keywords
- per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, organofluorine compounds, drinking water treatment plant, drinking water quality, PFHxS, PFOS, Taihu Lake
- MeSH terms
- Fluorocarbons, Humans, Pilot Projects, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Alkanesulfonic Acids, Lakes, Drinking Water
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