title: Sorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) on marine sediments.
abstract: Sorption of anionic perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) on marine sediment was investigated in detail. It was found that solution ionic composition and sediment-specific parameters played important roles in affecting the sorption of PFOS. The results indicated that sorption of PFOS in seawater to marine sediments was strong (≈ 10 times higher than that in freshwater) and nonlinear (Freundlich n(F) values of 0.77-0.96). The sorption affinity was well correlated with sediment organic carbon content, indicating the importance of hydrophobic interactions. At a PFOS aqueous concentration of 10 μg/L, PFOS distribution coefficients increased with the increasing salinity in solution, with an average rate of 0.48 ± 0.03 log units per a log unit of salinity. Further studies demonstrated that among common ions contributing to the salinity in seawater, dissolved calcium and magnesium are dominantly responsible for the sorption-enhancing effect of salinity for PFOS. This work will aid in better understanding of PFOS sorption mechanisms, and be useful for fate modeling of this class of contaminants in the marine environment.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Coastal Ecology and Environment of State Oceanic Administration, Department of Marine Chemistry, National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, Linghe Road 42, Dalian 116023, China. hchen@nmemc.gov.cn
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yixuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jianbo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D054712:Salinity; D012623:Seawater / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C076994:perfluorooctane sulfonic acid