Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Released from a Waste Water Treatment Plant in Bavaria, Germany
Becker A, Suchan M, Gerstmann S, Frank H (2010)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2010
Journal
Book Volume: 17
Pages Range: 1502-1507
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-010-0335-x
Abstract
Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), and precursors and derivatives thereof have been employed as surfactants and anti-adhesives. PFOA and PFOS are environmentally persistent and the discharge of municipal waste waters is one of the principal routes of these compounds into the aquatic environment. In a previous study, the concentrations of PFOA and PFOS in grab samples collected from the waste water treatment plant (WWTP) of Bayreuth, a city of 72,000 inhabitants in Bavaria, Germany, during two periods showed considerable variability. For a better estimate of average mass flows, the surfactants were monitored (five samplings) from 16 March to 18 May 2007. In a second campaign, river water receiving the WWTP effluent was sampled twice a day for five consecutive days.
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APA:
Becker, A., Suchan, M., Gerstmann, S., & Frank, H. (2010). Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Released from a Waste Water Treatment Plant in Bavaria, Germany. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 17, 1502-1507. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-010-0335-x
MLA:
Becker, Anna, et al. "Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Released from a Waste Water Treatment Plant in Bavaria, Germany." Environmental Science and Pollution Research 17 (2010): 1502-1507.
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