Occurrence of select perfluoroalkyl substances at U.S. Air Force aqueous film-forming foam release sites other than fire-training areas: Field-validation of critical fate and transport properties

Chemosphere

Volumn 150, Issue , 2016, Pages 678-685

  Anderson, R Hunter ^a   Long, G Cornell ^a   Porter, Ronald C ^b   Anderson, Janet K ^a,c  

^a Functional Management Office   (United States)

^b NOBLIS   (United States)

^c Integral Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

AFFF; Occurrence; PFAS; PFNA; PFOA; PFOS

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DETECTION; DIGITAL STORAGE; GROUNDWATER; INSTALLATION; MILITARY AVIATION; MILITARY BASES; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE WATERS;

AFFF; OCCURRENCE; PFAS; PFNA; PFOA; PFOS;

FIRES;

GROUND WATER; HYDROCARBON; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANE; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONAMIDE; PERFLUOROOCTOANOIC ACID; PERFUOROALKYL ACID; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FLUOROCARBON; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FILM; FIRE; FOAM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MILITARY LAND; MODEL VALIDATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

AIR FORCE; AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM; ARMY; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FIRE; FIRE FIGHTER; FOAM; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SOLID; SURFACE SOIL; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER FLOW; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; MILITARY PHENOMENA; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

UNITED STATES;

FIRES; FLUOROCARBONS; GROUNDWATER; MILITARY FACILITIES; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84954349553     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.01.014     Document Type: Article

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