Evidence of remediation-induced alteration of subsurface poly- and perfluoroalkyl substance distribution at a former firefighter training area

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 6644-6652

  McGuire, Meghan E ^a   Schaefer, Charles ^b   Richards, Trenton ^c   Backe, Will J ^d,f   Field, Jennifer A ^d   Houtz, Erika ^e,g   Sedlak, David L ^e   Guelfo, Jennifer L ^a   Wunsch, Assaf ^a   Higgins, Christopher P ^a  

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

^b CB and I Federal Services LLC   (United States)

^c CBandI Federal Services Inc   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Berkeley   (United States)

^f MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^g Environmental Chemistry Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; POLLUTION; SOILS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

LABORATORY STUDIES; PAIRED SAMPLE; PERFLUOROALKYL ACIDS; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; POLY AND PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE (PFASS); RELATIVE CONCENTRATION; SURFACE SOIL;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

GROUND WATER; OXYGEN; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROALKYL ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANOFLUORINE; PARTITIONING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLYMER; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TRANSFORMATION;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; OXIDATION; PRECURSOR; PREDICTION; SOLID; SPARGING; SURFACE SOIL; TRAINING; WATER SUPPLY;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FIREFIGHTERS; FLUOROCARBONS; GEOGRAPHY; GROUNDWATER; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOUTH DAKOTA; SULFONIC ACIDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84902590273     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5006187     Document Type: Article

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