Transport of ammonium perfluorooctanoate in environmental media near a fluoropolymer manufacturing facility.
In order to understand better the pathways for transport of ammonium perfluorooctanoate (APFO) from a point source, a focused investigation of environmental media (water and soil) near a fluoropolymer manufacturing facility (Site) was undertaken. Methods were developed and validated at 2 microg kg(-1) [the limit of quantitation (LOQ)] in soil, and at 50 ng l(-1) in water. Environmental media were sampled from a public water supply well field located north of the Site, across a river. The data suggest that APFO air emissions from the Site are transported to the well field, deposited onto the soil, and then migrate downward with precipitation into the underlying aquifer.
Davis
Katherine L
KL
URS Diamond, Barley Mill Plaza, Building 19, Wilmington, DE 19805, USA. katherine_1_davis@urscorp.com
Aucoin
Michael D
MD
Larsen
Barbara S
BS
Kaiser
Mary A
MA
Hartten
Andrew S
AS
D000392:Air Movements; D002210:Caprylates / Q000032:analysis*; D002617:Chemical Industry; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005465:Fluorocarbon Polymers; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D009820:Ohio; D045483:Rivers / Q000737:chemistry; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014872:Water Movements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards; D014903:West Virginia
D002210:Caprylates; D005465:Fluorocarbon Polymers; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C023036:perfluorooctanoic acid