Continuous non-marine inputs of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to the High Arctic: a multi-decadal temporal record

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Pickard, Heidi M., Criscitiello, Alison S., Spencer, Christine, Sharp, Martin J., Muir, Derek C. G., Silva, Amila O., Young, Cora J.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Arctic; Devon Ice Cap; Nunavut; Ice cap; ice core
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-5045-2018; https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/18/5045/2018/

Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) are persistent, in some cases, bioaccumulative compounds found ubiquitously within the environment. They can be formed from the atmospheric oxidation of volatile precursor compounds and undergo long-range transport (LRT) through the atmosphere and ocean to remote locatio...