Soil & Water – Page 7 – Alston & Bird PFAS Primer

Effectiveness of household water purifiers in removing perfluoroalkyl substances from drinking water

ByPFAS Primer Team January 6, 2021March 16, 2021

Study clearly demonstrates that household water purifiers are effective in decreasing the exposure to PFASs through drinking water. January 6, 2021 | Environmental Science and Pollution Research

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Characterizing the Air Emissions, Transport, and Deposition of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from a Fluoropolymer Manufacturing Facility

ByPFAS Primer Team January 4, 2021March 16, 2021

Study shows PFAS compounds with acid functionality have higher deposition due to enhanced water solubility and pH-driven partitioning to aqueous media. January 4, 2021 | Environmental, Science & Technology

Serum perfluoroalkyl substances in residents following long-term drinking water contamination from firefighting foam in Ronneby, Sweden

ByPFAS Primer Team December 23, 2020March 16, 2021

Study reported serum PFAS levels of Ronneby residents participating in a biomonitoring program, and described the variation by age, sex and calendar period for a residential exposure. December 23, 2020 | Environment International

Spatial Trends of Anionic, Zwitterionic, and Cationic PFASs at an AFFF-Impacted Site

ByPFAS Primer Team December 22, 2020February 9, 2021

Soil and groundwater from a firefighting foam impacted site were sampled at high resolution and analyzed for an extensive list of anionic, zwitterionic, and cationic PFAS. December 22, 2020 | Environmental, Science & Technology

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Photodegradation of Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid on Fe-Zeolites in Water

ByPFAS Primer Team December 17, 2020December 30, 2020

Study demonstrates for the first time a successful photochemical PFOS degradation by irradiation with UV light after adsorption of zeolites under ambient conditions with oxygen as a terminal oxidant. December 17, 2020 | Environment, Science & Technology