title: Fate of perfluorooctanesulfonate and perfluorooctanoate in drinking water treatment processes.
abstract: Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) have been recognized as global environmental pollutants. Although PFOS and PFOA have been detected in tap water from Japan and several other countries, very few studies have examined the fate, especially removal, of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in drinking water treatment processes. In this study, we analyzed PFOS and PFOA at every stages of drinking water treatment processes in several water purification plants that employ advanced water treatment technologies. PFOS and PFOA concentrations did not vary considerably in raw water, sand filtered water, settled water, and ozonated water. Sand filtration and ozonation did not have an effect on the removal of PFOS and PFOA in drinking water. PFOS and PFOA were removed effectively by activated carbon that had been used for less than one year. However, activated carbon that had been used for a longer period of time (>1 year) was not effective in removing PFOS and PFOA from water. Variations in the removal ratios of PFOS and PFOA by activated carbon were found between summer and winter months.
authors.affiliation: Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, 1-3-69 Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka 537-0025, Japan. sktakagi@iph.pref.osaka
authors.forename: Sokichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: Fumie
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyano
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Hidetsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Kurunthachalam
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kannan
mesh_terms: D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002210:Caprylates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002606:Charcoal / Q000737:chemistry; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids; D002210:Caprylates; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002606:Charcoal; C023036:perfluorooctanoic acid; C076994:perfluorooctane sulfonic acid