Inputs, amplification and sinks of perfluoroalkyl substances at coastal Antarctica

• Published in: Environmental Pollution
• Main Authors: Casas, Gemma, Iriarte, Jon, D'Agostino, Lisa A., Roscales, Jose L., Martínez-Varela, Alicia, Vila-Costa, Maria, Martin, Jonathan W., Jiménez, Begoña, Dachs, Jordi
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• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2023
• Subjects: Southern ocean; Amplification; Antarctica; Coastal; Degradation; Lakes; Long-range transport; Marine bacteria; PFAAs; PFAS; PFOA; PFOS; POPs; Seawater; Snow; http://metadata.un.org/sdg/6; Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all; Antarctic; Austral; Deception Island; Livingston Island; Southern Ocean; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/337163; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122608; https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85172997323

The sources, biogeochemical controls and sinks of perfluoroalkyl substances, such as perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), in polar coastal regions are largely unknown. These were evaluated by measuring a large multi-compartment dataset of PFAAs concentrations at coastal Livingston and Deception Islands (ma...