Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in wastewater: Significance of unknown precursors, manufacturing shifts, and likely AFFF impacts.
Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in wastewater: Significance of unknown precursors, manufacturing shifts, and likely AFFF impacts.
Erika F Houtz,R. Sutton,June-Soo Park,Margaret D Sedlak
2016 · DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.02.055
Water Research · 324 Citations
TLDR
Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) currently released from municipal and industrial sources reflect the manufacturing shifts towards shorter chained PFASs while also demonstrating significant impacts from localized usage of AFFF.