Contamination of groundwater with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from legacy landfills in an urban re-development precinct.


Journal

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
ISSN: 1873-6424
Titre abrégé: Environ Pollut
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8804476

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
May 2019
Historique:
received: 21 06 2018
revised: 28 01 2019
accepted: 05 02 2019
pubmed: 21 2 2019
medline: 10 7 2019
entrez: 21 2 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The extent of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in groundwater surrounding legacy landfills is currently poorly constrained. Seventeen PFAS were analysed in groundwater surrounding legacy landfills in a major Australian urban re-development precinct. Sampling locations (n = 13) included sites installed directly in waste material and down-gradient from landfills, some of which exhibited evidence of leachate contamination including elevated concentrations of ammonia-N (≤106 mg/L), bicarbonate (≤1,740 mg/L) and dissolved methane (≤10.4 mg/L). Between one and fourteen PFAS were detected at all sites and PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA and PFBS were detected in all samples. The sum of detected PFAS (∑

Identifiants

pubmed: 30784829
pii: S0269-7491(18)32799-4
doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.02.018
pii:
doi:

Substances chimiques

Carboxylic Acids 0
Fluorocarbons 0
Sulfonic Acids 0
Water Pollutants, Chemical 0

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

101-113

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Emily Hepburn (E)

School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: emily.hepburn@rmit.edu.au.

Casey Madden (C)

School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Drew Szabo (D)

Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Remediation (EnSuRE), School of Science, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia.

Timothy L Coggan (TL)

Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Remediation (EnSuRE), School of Science, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia.

Bradley Clarke (B)

Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Remediation (EnSuRE), School of Science, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia.

Matthew Currell (M)

School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

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