Water Environment Research,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
96(2)
Опубликована: Янв. 30, 2024
Abstract
Perfluoroalkyl
and
polyfluoroalkyl
substances
(PFASs)
are
now
widely
found
in
aquatic
ecosystems,
including
sources
of
drinking
water
portable
water,
due
to
their
increasing
prevalence.
Among
different
PFAS
treatment
or
separation
technologies,
nanofiltration
(NF)
reverse
osmosis
(RO)
both
yield
high
rejection
efficiencies
(>95%)
diverse
water;
however,
technologies
affected
by
many
intrinsic
extrinsic
factors.
This
study
evaluated
the
carbon
chain
length
(e.g.,
PFOA
PFBA)
two
commercial
RO
NF
membranes
under
operational
conditions
applied
pressure
initial
concentration)
feed
solution
matrixes,
such
as
pH
(4–10),
salinity
(0‐
1000‐mM
NaCl),
organic
matters
(0–10
mM).
We
further
performed
principal
component
analysis
(PCA)
demonstrate
interrelationships
molecular
weight
(213–499
g·mol
−1
),
membrane
characteristics
(RO
NF),
matrices,
on
rejection.
Our
results
confirmed
that
size
exclusion
is
a
primary
mechanism
NF,
well
fact
electrostatic
interactions
important
when
molecules
have
sizes
less
than
pores.
Practitioner
Points
Two
were
remove
10
PFAS.
High
transmembrane
pressures
facilitated
permeate
recovery
RO.
Electrostatic
repulsion
pore
dominant
mechanisms
for
removal.
pH,
ionic
strength,
Mechanisms
with
RO/NF
explained
PCA
analysis.
Environmental Science & Technology,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
54(24), С. 15883 - 15892
Опубликована: Ноя. 28, 2020
The
aim
of
this
study
was
to
assess
the
soil-water
partitioning
behavior
a
wider
range
per-
and
polyfluoroalkyl
substances
(PFASs)
onto
soils
covering
diverse
soil
properties.
PFASs
studied
include
perfluoroalkyl
carboxylates
(PFCAs),
perfluoroalkane
sulfonates
(PFSAs),
fluorotelomer
(FTSs),
nonionic
sulfonamides
(FASAs),
cyclic
PFAS
(PFEtCHxS),
ether
acids
(GenX,
ADONA,
9Cl-PF3ONS),
three
aqueous
film-forming
foam
(AFFF)-related
zwitterionic
(AmPr-FHxSA,
TAmPr-FHxSA,
6:2
FTSA-PrB).
Soil-water
coefficients
(log
Kd
values)
ranged
from
less
than
zero
approximately
three,
were
chain-length-dependent,
significantly
linearly
related
molecular
weight
(MW)
for
with
MW
>
350
g/mol
(R2
=
0.94,
p
<
0.0001).
Across
all
soils,
values
short-chain
(≤5
-CF2-
moieties)
similar
varied
(<0.5
log
units)
compared
long-chain
(>0.5
1.5
zwitterions
AmPr-
TAmPr-FHxSA
(∼1.5
2
units).
Multiple
properties
described
sorption
better
any
single
property.
effects
on
different
anionic,
nonionic,
PFASs.
Solution
pH
could
change
both
speciation
chemistry
affecting
surface
complexation
electrostatic
processes.
increased
when
solution
decreased
eight
three.
Short-chain
sensitive
results
indicate
complex
interactions
surfaces
need
consider
type
describe
mobility
in
environment.
Environmental Science & Technology,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
55(1), С. 313 - 323
Опубликована: Дек. 22, 2020
Soil
and
groundwater
from
an
aqueous
film-forming
foam
(AFFF)-impacted
site
were
sampled
at
high
resolution
(n
=
105
for
soil,
n
58
groundwater)
analyzed
extensive
list
of
anionic,
zwitterionic,
cationic
poly-
perfluoroalkyl
substances
(PFASs).
Spatial
trends
acids
many
precursors
enabled
a
better
understanding
PFAS
composition,
transport,
transformation.
All
PFASs
without
analytical
standards
semi-quantified.
Summed
individual
concentrations
often
higher
depth
than
near
the
surface
in
soil
groundwater.
Zwitterionic
compounds
composed
majority
total
mass
(up
to
97%)
firefighter
training
area
(FTA)
soil.
Composition
class,
chain
length,
structural
isomers
changed
with
distance
FTA,
suggesting
situ
transformation
differential
transport.
The
percentage
branched
perfluorooctane
sulfonate
increased
depth,
consistent
isomeric
However,
linear
perfluorooctanoic
acid
(PFOA)
was
enriched,
fluorotelomer
precursor
PFOA.
Perfluorohexane
sulfonamide,
potential
product
sulfonamide-based
PFASs,
present
(maximum
448
ng/g
3.4
mg/L
groundwater).
Precursor
may
create
long-term
sources
acids,
although
pathways
remain
unknown;
analysis
is
critical
fate
transport
understanding.
Environmental Science & Technology Letters,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
9(6), С. 473 - 481
Опубликована: Май 26, 2022
Per-
and
polyfluoroalkyl
substances
(PFASs)
are
important
environmental
contaminants,
yet
relatively
few
analytical
reference
standards
exist
for
this
class.
Nontarget
analyses
performed
by
means
of
high-resolution
mass
spectrometry
(HRMS)
increasingly
common
the
discovery
identification
PFASs
in
biological
samples.
The
certainty
PFAS
identifications
made
via
HRMS
must
be
communicated
through
a
reliable
harmonized
approach.
Here,
we
present
confidence
scale
along
with
criteria
specific
to
suspect
or
nontarget
analysis
HRMS.
Confidence
levels
range
from
level
1a─"Confirmed
Reference
Standard,"
1b─"Indistinguishable
5─"Exact
Masses
Interest,"
which
identified
screening
data
filtering,
two
forms
feature
prioritization.
This
is
consistent
general
communicating
small
organic
molecules
(e.g.,
match
standards,
library
MS/MS,
and/or
retention
times)
but
incorporates
conventions
tools
used
classification
detection
homologous
series
ranges
defects).
Our
clarifies
and,
doing
so,
facilitates
more
efficient
identification.
Environmental Science & Technology Letters,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
10(4), С. 292 - 301
Опубликована: Март 9, 2023
The
comprehensive
characterization
of
per-
and
polyfluoroalkyl
substances
(PFASs)
is
necessary
for
the
effective
assessment
management
risk
at
contaminated
sites.
While
current
analytical
methods
are
capable
quantitatively
measuring
a
number
specific
PFASs,
they
do
not
provide
complete
picture
thousands
PFASs
that
utilized
in
commercial
products
potentially
released
into
environment.
These
unmeasured
include
many
PFAS
precursors,
which
may
be
converted
related
chemicals
through
oxidation.
total
oxidizable
precursor
(TOP)
assay
offers
means
bridging
this
gap
by
oxidizing
unknown
precursors
intermediates
converting
them
stable
with
established
standards.
application
TOP
to
samples
from
PFAS-contaminated
sites
has
generated
several
new
insights,
but
it
also
presented
various
technical
challenges
laboratories.
Despite
increased
literature
studies
assay,
there
critical
growing
method
beyond
researchers
academia.
This
article
outlines
benefits
using
aqueous
site
assessments
suggests
ways
address
some
its
limitations.
Environmental Science & Technology,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
54(19), С. 12693 - 12702
Опубликована: Сен. 14, 2020
Per-
and
polyfluoroalkyl
substances
(PFASs)
occur
in
groundwater
as
mixtures
of
anionic,
cationic,
zwitterionic,
nonionic
species,
although
few
remediation
technologies
have
been
evaluated
to
assess
the
removal
different
types
PFASs.
In
this
study,
we
performance
three
β-cyclodextrin
polymers
(CDPs),
an
anion-exchange
(AE)
resin,
a
cation-exchange
(CE)
resin
for
PFASs
from
water.
We
found
that
CDP
with
negative
surface
charge
rapidly
removes
all
zwitterionic
log
KD
values
ranging
between
2.4
3.1,
CE
two
1.8
1.9.
The
CDPs
positive
remove
anionic
2.7
4.1,
AE
relatively
slowly
2.0
2.3.
All
adsorbents
exhibited
variable
some
adsorption
inhibition
at
higher
pH
presence
matrix
constituents.
Our
findings
provide
insight
into
how
can
be
combined
remediate
contaminated
complex