Persistence of perfluoroalkyl acid precursors in AFFF-impacted groundwater and soil

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 8187-8195

  Houtz, Erika F ^a   Higgins, Christopher P ^b   Field, Jennifer A ^c   Sedlak, David L ^a  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; CONTAMINATED SOILS; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; PERFLUOROALKYL ACIDS; POLY AND PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE (PFASS); PRECURSOR CONCENTRATION; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS;

AQUIFERS; CARBOXYLATION; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

ALKYL GROUP; CARBOXYLIC ACID; GROUND WATER; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PERFLUOROALKYL ACID; SULFONAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOAM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERSISTENCE; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOAM; OXIDATION; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

UNITED STATES;

FLUOROCARBONS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84881434668     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4018877     Document Type: Article

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