Concentrations, distribution, and persistence of perfluoroalkylates in sludge-applied soils near Decatur, Alabama, USA

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 8390-8396

  Washington, John W ^a   Yoo, Hoon ^a   Ellington, J Jackson ^a   Jenkins, Thomas M ^a   Libelo, E Laurence ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; ALABAMA; APPLIED FIELD; BACKGROUND FIELD; DECATUR; ENVIRONMENTAL MOBILITY; FLUOROTELOMER ALCOHOLS; HALF LIVES; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PFA CONCENTRATIONS; SHORTER CHAINS; SOIL SAMPLE; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKYL GROUP; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROALKYLATE DERIVATIVE; PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUORODODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALCOHOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MOBILITY; ORGANIC ACID; SLUDGE; SOIL TYPE; SOLUTE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; ORGANIZATION; SLUDGE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SURFACE SOIL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ALABAMA; ALKYLATION; DECANOIC ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROCARBONS; HALF-LIFE; LAURIC ACIDS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OCTANOIC ACIDS; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 78449262299     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es1003846     Document Type: Article

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