Investigations on the presence and behavior of precursors to perfluoroalkyl substances in the environment as a preparation of regulatory measures

Authors
  • T. Frömel
  • C. Gremmel
  • I.K. Dimzon
  • H. Weil
Publication date 01-2016
Series TEXTE, 08/2016
Number of pages 242
Publisher Dessau-Roßlau: Umwelt Bundesamt
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)
Abstract Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have been identified as a significant pathway for the introduction of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) to natural waters. It was observed in several studies that the concentration of certain PFASs were higher in the WWTP effluent compared to the corresponding influent. The objective of the present study was the identification of potential precursor substances of persistent perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in WWTPs and indoor rooms in order to support the preparation of regulatory measures.
Document type Report
Note - Project No. (FKZ) 3712 65 415/01
- Report No. (UBA-FB) 002223/ENG
Language English
Published at http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/investigations-on-the-presence-behavior-of
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