Wet deposition of poly- and perfluorinated compounds in Northern Germany.
Twenty precipitation samples were taken concurrently with air samples at a northern German monitoring site over a period of 7 months in 2007 and 2008. Thirty four poly- and perfluorinated compounds (PFC) were determined in rain water samples by solid phase extraction and HPLC-MS/MS analysis. Seventeen compounds were detected in rain water with SigmaPFC concentrations ranging from 1.6 ng L(-1) to 48.6 ng L(-1). Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorobutanate (PFBA) were the compounds that were usually observed in highest concentrations. Calculated SigmaPFC deposition rates were between 2 and 91 ng m(-2) d(-1). These findings indicate that particle phase PFC are deposited from the atmosphere by precipitation. A relationship between PFC wet deposition and air concentration may be established via precipitation amounts. Trajectory analysis revealed that PFC concentration and deposition estimates in precipitation can only be explained if a detailed air mass history is considered.
Dreyer
Annekatrin
A
GKSS Research Centre, Institute for Coastal Research, Max Planck Str. 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany. annekatrin.dreyer@gkss.de
Matthias
Volker
V
Weinberg
Ingo
I
Ebinghaus
Ralf
R
D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D005858:Germany; D011891:Rain / Q000737:chemistry*
D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D005466:Fluorocarbons