Soil & Environmental Health,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
1(1), P. 100004 - 100004
Published: March 1, 2023
Per-
and
polyfluoroalkyl
substances
(PFAS)
are
being
widely
investigated
for
their
distribution
remediation
in
the
environment.
It
is
crucial
to
consider
interactions
of
PFAS
between
soil
other
media
ecosystem,
including
air,
water,
plants,
when
studying
fate
transport
soil,
while
few
studies
have
taken
such
an
integrative
approach.
This
review
examined
potential
input
from
landfill
by
analyzing
both
concentration
each
source
mechanisms
which
a
impacted
these
sources.
was
found
that
air
(on
average
101−2
pg/m3)
leachates
100-2
ng/L)
main
sources
soil.
Many
factors,
as
solution
pH
cations,
influence
sorption
desorption
water-soil
interface,
but
no
single
factor
deterministic.
The
migration
plant
through
root
uptake
many
species,
wheat
maize,
effects
vary
with
different
species.
levels
were
associated
land-use
type.
They
highest
primary
exposure
sites
(10−1-102
ng/g),
followed
secondary
(10−1-101
background
(10−2-101
legacy
PFAS-
PFOA
(100-1
ng/g)
PFOS
(100-2
most
predominant.
There
promising
destructive
technologies
targeted
at
thermal
treatment
ultrasound,
still
need
overcome
low
efficiency
high
cost
scale
up.
In
meantime,
may
either
be
immobilized
or
removed
ex-situ
treatment.
Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
375(6580)
Published: Feb. 3, 2022
Over
the
past
several
years,
term
PFAS
(per-
and
polyfluoroalkyl
substances)
has
grown
to
be
emblematic
of
environmental
contamination,
garnering
public,
scientific,
regulatory
concern.
are
synthesized
by
two
processes,
direct
fluorination
(e.g.,
electrochemical
fluorination)
oligomerization
fluorotelomerization).
More
than
a
megatonne
is
produced
yearly,
thousands
wind
up
in
end-use
products.
Atmospheric
aqueous
fugitive
releases
during
manufacturing,
use,
disposal
have
resulted
global
distribution
these
compounds.
Volatile
facilitate
long-range
transport,
commonly
followed
complex
transformation
schemes
recalcitrant
terminal
PFAS,
which
do
not
degrade
under
conditions
thus
migrate
through
environment
accumulate
biota
multiple
pathways.
Efforts
remediate
PFAS-contaminated
matrices
still
their
infancy,
with
much
current
research
targeting
drinking
water.
Environmental Science & Technology,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
54(7), P. 3752 - 3766
Published: March 12, 2020
Advanced
reduction
processes
(ARPs)
have
emerged
as
a
promising
method
for
destruction
of
persistent
per-
and
polyfluoroalkyl
substances
(PFAS)
in
water
due
to
the
generation
short-lived
highly
reductive
hydrated
electrons
(eaq–).
This
study
provides
critical
review
on
mechanisms
performance
PFAS
with
eaq–.
Unique
properties
eaq–
its
different
ARP
systems,
particularly
UV/sulfite
UV/iodide,
are
overviewed.
Different
degradation
chemicals,
such
perfluorooctanoic
acid
(PFOA),
perfluorooctanesulfonate
(PFOS),
others
(e.g.,
short
chain
perfluorocarboxylic
acids
(PFCAs)
perfluorosulfonic
(PFSAs),
polyfluoro
dicarboxylic
acids,
fluorotelomer
carboxylic
acids),
reviewed,
discussed,
compared.
The
pathways
these
chemicals
rely
heavily
upon
their
head
groups.
For
specific
types,
fluoroalkyl
lengths
may
also
affect
patterns.
Degradation
defluorination
efficiencies
considerably
influenced
by
solution
chemistry
parameters
operating
factors,
pH,
dose
chemical
solute
(i.e.,
sulfite
or
iodide)
photoproduction,
dissolved
oxygen,
humic
acid,
nitrate,
temperature.
Furthermore,
implications
state-of-the-art
knowledge
practical
control
actions
industries
discussed
priority
research
needs
identified.
American Water Works Association,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
110(7), P. 13 - 28
Published: June 14, 2018
For
several
decades,
a
common
processing
aid
in
the
production
of
fluoropolymers
was
ammonium
salt
perfluorooctanoic
acid
(PFOA).
Because
PFOA
is
persistent,
bioaccumulative,
and
toxic,
its
use
are
being
phased
out
United
States.
In
2009,
US
Environmental
Protection
Agency
stipulated
conditions
for
manufacture
commercial
GenX,
replacement.
While
GenX
produced
purposes,
form
also
generated
as
byproduct
during
fluoromonomers.
The
discovery
high
concentrations
related
perfluoroalkyl
ether
acids
(PFEAs)
Cape
Fear
River
finished
drinking
water
more
than
200,000
North
Carolina
residents
required
quick
action
by
researchers,
regulators,
public
health
officials,
laboratories,
providers,
consulting
engineers.
Information
about
sources
toxicity
well
an
analytical
method
detection
eight
PFEAs
presented.
GenX/PFEA
occurrence
removal
different
treatment
processes
discussed.