Leachate emissions of short- and long-chain perand polyfluoralkyl substances (PFASs) from various Norwegian landfills

• Published in: Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts
• Main Authors: Knutsen, Heidi, Mæhlum, Trond, Haarstad, Ketil, Slinde, Gøril Aasen, Arp, Hans Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Svalbard
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2621478; https://doi.org/10.1039/c9em00170k

Restrictions on the use of long-chain per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFASs) has led to substitutions with short-chain PFASs. This study investigated the presence of four short-chain PFASs and twenty-four long-chain PFASs in leachate and sediment from ten Norwegian landfills, including one site in Svalbard, to assess whether short-chain PFASs are more dominant in leachate. PFASs were detected in all sites. Short-chain PFASs were major contributors to the total PFAS leachate concentrations in six of ten landfills, though not in Svalbard. Leachate emissions of short- and long-chain perand polyfluoralkyl substances (PFASs) from various Norwegian landfills publishedVersion