Soil & Water – Page 8 – Alston & Bird PFAS Primer

Paper product production identified as the main source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a Norwegian lake: source and historic emission tracking

ByPFAS Primer Team December 9, 2020December 30, 2020

Factory producing PFAS coated paper products was identified as main source of PFAS in a contaminated sediment bed. December 9, 2020 | Environmental Pollution

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Evaluation of extraction workflows for quantitative analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: A case study using soil adjacent to a landfill

ByPFAS Primer Team December 4, 2020December 30, 2020

Study evaluated different extraction workflows for quantitative analysis of PFAS in soil. PFBA, PFHxA, and PFOA were ubiquitously detected in all soil samples adjacent to a landfill. December 4, 2020 | Science of The Total Environment

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Mass-Based, Field-Scale Demonstration of PFAS Retention within AFFF-Associated Source Areas

ByPFAS Primer Team December 3, 2020December 17, 2020

Study used concentration data via a high-resolution sampling and analytical protocol to estimate the PFAS mass distribution in source and downgradient areas of a former firefighter training area. December 3, 2020 | Environmental, Science & Technology

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Desorption of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances from Soil Historically Impacted with Aqueous Film-Forming Foam

ByPFAS Primer Team December 1, 2020December 10, 2020

Short-chain PFAS were found to remain in soils and not diffuse into the water as readily as long-chain counterparts. December 1, 2020 | Journal of Environmental Engineering

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Correlation Analysis of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Regional U.S. Precipitation Events

ByPFAS Primer Team November 28, 2020December 10, 2020

Study quantified 10 PFAS in rainwater at 7 sites in the U.S. Statistical models showed influence of local point sources on PFAS profiles in rain. November 28, 2020 | Water Research