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Partitioning of perfluorooctanesulfonate and perfluorohexanesulfonate in the aquatic environment after an accidental release of aqueous film forming foam at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport
Author(s) -
Kwadijk Christiaan J.A.F.,
Kotterman Michiel,
Koelmans Albert A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
environmental toxicology and chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1552-8618
pISSN - 0730-7268
DOI - 10.1002/etc.2602
Subject(s) - sediment , environmental chemistry , bioaccumulation , environmental science , bioconcentration , sulfonate , biota , runway , perfluorooctane , aqueous solution , chemistry , geology , ecology , geomorphology , biology , organic chemistry , geography , archaeology , sodium
In summer 2008, an accidental release of aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) took place at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport (The Netherlands). After the release, water, fish, and sediment samples were collected and analyzed for perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSAs). In situ perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) sediment–water distribution factor ( K D ) values, bioaccumulation factor (BAF) values, and biota–sediment accumulation factor (BSAF) values showed a remarkable agreement among reference and impacted sites, 10 wk after the incident as well as after 3 yr. Environ Toxicol Chem 2014;33:1761–1765 . © 2014 SETAC