Impact of the Sediment Organic vs. Mineral Content on Distribution of the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Lake Sediment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Study Site
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Lake Bathymetry and Sampling
2.2. PFAS Target Compounds
2.3. PFAS Analysis
2.4. Sediment–Water Partitioning
2.5. Sediment Organic Carbon, Densities
2.6. Sediment Elemental Analysis
2.7. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. PFAS in Aqueous Phase
3.2. PFAS in Sediment
3.3. PFAS Water–Sediment Partitioning
3.4. Sediment Parameters
3.5. PFAS Distribution and Sediment Parameters
4. Discussion
4.1. PFAS in Lake Water and Sediment
4.2. PFAS Water–Sediment Partitioning
4.3. Sediment Composition and PFAS Distribution
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mussabek, D.; Persson, K.M.; Berndtsson, R.; Ahrens, L.; Nakagawa, K.; Imura, T. Impact of the Sediment Organic vs. Mineral Content on Distribution of the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Lake Sediment. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 5642. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165642
Mussabek D, Persson KM, Berndtsson R, Ahrens L, Nakagawa K, Imura T. Impact of the Sediment Organic vs. Mineral Content on Distribution of the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Lake Sediment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(16):5642. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165642
Chicago/Turabian StyleMussabek, Dauren, Kenneth M. Persson, Ronny Berndtsson, Lutz Ahrens, Kei Nakagawa, and Tomomi Imura. 2020. "Impact of the Sediment Organic vs. Mineral Content on Distribution of the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Lake Sediment" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 16: 5642. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165642