Persistence of perfluoroalkyl acid precursors in AFFF-impacted groundwater and soil.
Persistence of perfluoroalkyl acid precursors in AFFF-impacted groundwater and soil.
Erika F Houtz,C. Higgins,J. Field,D. Sedlak
2013 · DOI: 10.1021/es4018877
Environmental Science and Technology · 722 Citations
TLDR
The fraction of PFASs consisting of perfluorinated carboxylates and sulfonates was greater in groundwater and solid samples than in any archived AFFF formulations, suggesting that much of the mass of precursors released at the site was converted to perfluOrinated car boxylate and sulf onates.