title: Perfluorooctane sulfonate--a quite mobile anionic anthropogenic surfactant, ubiquitously found in the environment.
abstract: The biochemical degradation of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) under aerobic and anaerobic conditions in closed-loop systems was monitored in laboratory scale. Adsorptive effects of these compounds to glass and polypropylene were also examined. Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC-MS) under negative electrospray (ESI(-)) conditions was applied for determination. Elimination of PFOS was observed under anaerobic conditions whereas aerobic treatment was not effective.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Siedlungswasserwirtschaft, Aachen University, Templergraben 55, D-52056 Aachen, Germany. meesters@isa.rwth-aachen.de
authors.forename: R J W
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Meesters
authors.forename: H Fr
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Schröder
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000332:Aerobiosis; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002210:Caprylates / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry; D011126:Polypropylenes / Q000737:chemistry; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids; D002210:Caprylates; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D011126:Polypropylenes; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; C023036:perfluorooctanoic acid; C076994:perfluorooctane sulfonic acid