title: Perfluorinated compounds in sediment samples from the wastewater canal of Pančevo (Serbia) industrial area.
abstract: Perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSAs) and perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (PFCAs) were analyzed in sediment samples from the wastewater canal draining the industrial complex of Pančevo, Serbia (oil refinery, petrochemical plant, and fertilizer factory). The canal is directly connected to Europe's second largest river, the Danube, which drains its water into the Black Sea. Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) up to 5.7ngg(-1) dry weight (dw) and total Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) up to 6.3ngg(-1) dw were detected. Compared to other reports, high levels of PFOS were found, even though PFCs are not used in the industrial production associated with this canal. The PFOS concentration in water was recalculated using the adsorption coefficient, KOC from literature. Using the average output of wastewater from the canal, a mass load of 1.38kg PFOS per year discharged in the Danube River has been calculated, which undoubtedly points to the contribution to global persistent organic pollution of surface waters originating from this industrial place.
authors: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, P.O. Box 51, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia. vbeskoski@chem.bg.ac.rs
authors: Vladimir P
authors: VP
authors: Beškoski
authors: Shusuke
authors: S
authors: Takemine
authors: Takeshi
authors: T
authors: Nakano
authors: Latinka
authors: L
authors: Slavković Beškoski
authors: Gordana
authors: G
authors: Gojgić-Cvijović
authors: Mila
authors: M
authors: Ilić
authors: Srdjan
authors: S
authors: Miletić
authors: Miroslav M
authors: MM
authors: Vrvić
mesh_terms: D002617:Chemical Industry; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D045483:Rivers / Q000737:chemistry*; D055771:Serbia; D062065:Wastewater / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D005466:Fluorocarbons; D062065:Wastewater; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical