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Article: Perfluorochemicals in wastewater treatment plants and sediments in Hong Kong

TitlePerfluorochemicals in wastewater treatment plants and sediments in Hong Kong
Authors
KeywordsLC/MS/MS
Perfluorochemical
Sediment
Sludge
WWTP
Issue Date2010
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/envpol
Citation
Environmental Pollution, 2010, v. 158 n. 5, p. 1354-1362 How to Cite?
AbstractThe study reported in this paper examined the concentrations of nineteen perfluorochemicals (PFCs), including perfluoroalkyl sulfonates, carboxylates, and sulfonamides in samples collected from Hong Kong wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and sediments. The study was the first to use an external isolator column to assist in the quantification of PFCs in environmental samples without having to make internal modifications to a liquid chromatography system. Perfluorooctanesulfonate was found to be the dominant PFC pollutant in Hong Kong, and the WWTP sludge was the major sink of PFCs discharged from the urban areas. Compared to discharge influenced by industrial activities, much less perfluorooctanoate was found in waste streams. The significantly lower level of perfluorodecanesulfonate in WWTP sludge reflects the important influence of consumer products on PFC distribution. The dominance of even-chain length perfluoroalkyl carboxylates in all of the WWTP sludge samples investigated further suggests the strong aerobic degradation of fluorotelomer alcohols in WWTPs. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/129134
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2021 Impact Factor: 9.988
2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.136
ISI Accession Number ID
Funding AgencyGrant Number
Council of Hong Kong
Funding Information:

We acknowledge the funding for this research provided by the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong from its General Research Fund. The authors are thankful to Dr. Ji-Dong Gu, Professor Herbert H.P. Fang, and Ms. Xiaoying Lv for providing the sediment samples. Mr. Bing Li, Dr. Tong Zhang, and Ms. Vicky Fung are thanked for assisting with the sample extraction technique and LC/MS/MS analysis.

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dc.contributor.authorMa, Ren_HK
dc.contributor.authorShih, Ken_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-23T08:32:53Z-
dc.date.available2010-12-23T08:32:53Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Pollution, 2010, v. 158 n. 5, p. 1354-1362en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0269-7491en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/129134-
dc.description.abstractThe study reported in this paper examined the concentrations of nineteen perfluorochemicals (PFCs), including perfluoroalkyl sulfonates, carboxylates, and sulfonamides in samples collected from Hong Kong wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and sediments. The study was the first to use an external isolator column to assist in the quantification of PFCs in environmental samples without having to make internal modifications to a liquid chromatography system. Perfluorooctanesulfonate was found to be the dominant PFC pollutant in Hong Kong, and the WWTP sludge was the major sink of PFCs discharged from the urban areas. Compared to discharge influenced by industrial activities, much less perfluorooctanoate was found in waste streams. The significantly lower level of perfluorodecanesulfonate in WWTP sludge reflects the important influence of consumer products on PFC distribution. The dominance of even-chain length perfluoroalkyl carboxylates in all of the WWTP sludge samples investigated further suggests the strong aerobic degradation of fluorotelomer alcohols in WWTPs. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/envpolen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Pollutionen_HK
dc.rightsNOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Environmental Pollution. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Environmental Pollution, 2010, v. 158 n. 5, p. 1354-1362. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.01.013-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectLC/MS/MSen_HK
dc.subjectPerfluorochemicalen_HK
dc.subjectSedimenten_HK
dc.subjectSludgeen_HK
dc.subjectWWTPen_HK
dc.subject.meshAlkanesulfonic Acids - analysis-
dc.subject.meshEnvironmental Monitoring-
dc.subject.meshFluorocarbons - analysis-
dc.subject.meshGeologic Sediments - analysis-
dc.subject.meshSewage - analysis-
dc.titlePerfluorochemicals in wastewater treatment plants and sediments in Hong Kongen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.volume158en_HK
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