Elucidation of contamination sources for poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) on Svalbard (Norwegian Arctic)

• Published in: Environmental Science and Pollution Research
• Main Authors: Skaar, Jøran Solnes, Ræder, Erik Magnus, Lyche, Jan Ludvig, Ahrens, Lutz, Kallenborn, Roland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; Linnévatnet; Longyearbyen; Norway; Ny-Ålesund; Svalbard; Ny Ålesund; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2499015; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2162-4

A combination of local (i.e. firefighting training facilities) and remote sources (i.e., long-range transport) are assumed to be responsible for the occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Svalbard (Norwegian Arctic). However, no systematic elucidation of local PFASs sources hav...