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

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...

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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: Royal Society of Chemistry 2019
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Svalbard
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2621502
https://doi.org/10.1039/c9em00170k
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Summary: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. publishedVersion This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence

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