Occurrence, spatial distribution, and sources of PFASs in the water and sediment from lakes in the Tibetan Plateau

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials Vol. 443; no. Pt A; p. 130170
• Main Authors: Chen, Yu, Wei, Lijia, Luo, Wei, Jiang, Ning, Shi, Yali, Zhao, Pin, Ga, Bila, Pei, Zhiguo, Li, Yingming, Yang, Ruiqiang, Zhang, Qinghua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 05.02.2023
• Subjects: Alkanesulfonic Acids - analysis; Alpine lake; China; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Fluorocarbons - analysis; Geologic Sediments; Lakes; Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs); Sediment; Tibet; Tibetan Plateau; Water; Water - analysis; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Tibet; China; Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs); Water; Alpine lake; Tibetan Plateau; Sediment

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are omnipresent globally and received increasing attention recently. However, there are limited data on PFASs in the Tibetan Plateau (TP), a remote high-altitude mountain region, which is regard as an important indicator region to study long-range transport...