Sorption behaviour of perfluoroalkyl substances in soils

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 511; pp. 63 - 71
• Main Authors: Milinovic, Jelena, Lacorte, Silvia, Vidal, Miquel, Rigol, Anna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Absorption, Physicochemical; Alkanesulfonic Acids - chemistry; calcium chloride; Caprylates - chemistry; carbon; Carbon content; Correlation; desorption; Fluorocarbons - chemistry; Hydrophobicity; linear models; liquid chromatography; Mathematical models; Models, Chemical; Organic carbon; Perfluoroalkyl substances; Perfluoroalkyls; perfluorocarbons; PFA; Soil; Soil - chemistry; Soil Pollutants - chemistry; soil sampling; Soils; Sorption; sorption isotherms; Sulfonic acid; sulfonic acids; tandem mass spectrometry; UPLC–MS/MS; Sorption; Soil; Organic carbon; Perfluoroalkyl substances; UPLC–MS/MS

The sorption behaviour of three perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS), was studied in six soils with contrasting characteristics, especially in the organic carbon content. Sorption isotherms wer...