Distribution of polyfluoroalkyl compounds in water, suspended particulate matter and sediment from Tokyo Bay, Japan.
This study examined the environmental behaviour and fate of polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) found in water, suspended particulate matter (SPM) and sediment. The sampling of the sediment was performed at two stations from Tokyo Bay, Japan, in 2008. In addition, a depth profile of seawater was collected at three water layers from both sampling stations. The summation operatorPFC concentrations ranged from 16.7 to 42.3ngL(-1) in the water column, from 6.4 to 15.1ngg(-1) dry weight (dw) in the SPM fraction and from 0.29 to 0.36dw in surface sediment. The distribution of PFCs was found to depend on their physicochemical characteristics. While short-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) (C<7) were exclusively detected in the dissolved phase, longer-chain PFCAs (C7), perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSAs), ethylperfluorooctane sulfonamidoacetic acid (EtFOSAA), and perfluorooctane sulfonamide (PFOSA) appeared to bind more strongly to particles. Results showed that the sorption of PFCs on SPM increases by 0.52-0.75 log units for each additional CF(2) moiety and that the sorption of PFSAs was 0.71-0.76 log units higher compared to the PFCA analogs. In addition, the sorption of PFCs was influenced by the organic carbon content. These data are essential for modelling the transport and environmental fate of PFCs.
Ahrens
Lutz
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Institute for Coastal Research, GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht, Germany. lutz.ahrens@ec.gc.ca
Taniyasu
Sachi
S
Yeung
Leo W Y
LW
Yamashita
Nobuyoshi
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Lam
Paul K S
PK
Ebinghaus
Ralf
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D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D002210:Caprylates / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D007564:Japan; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012623:Seawater / Q000032:analysis; D013535:Suspensions; D014041:Tokyo; D014872:Water Movements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids; D002210:Caprylates; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D052638:Particulate Matter; D013535:Suspensions; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C023036:perfluorooctanoic acid; C076994:perfluorooctane sulfonic acid