Fluorine mass balance analysis of selected environmental samples from Norway

Aro, Rudolf,1992-Örebro universitet,Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik,Man-Technology-Environment (MTM) Research Centre (author)

Funding agency:Norwegian Environment Agency
The presence of unidentified organofluorine compounds (UOF) has been investigated in recent publication, but their environmental occurrence is still poorly understood. Fluorine mass balance analysis was performed on environmental samples from lake Mjøsa and river Alna (surface water (n = 9), sediment (n = 5) and fish liver (n = 4)) and sewage samples from Oslo (n = 5), to reveal to the fraction of UOF. In samples that had extractable organofluorine (EOF) concentrations above the limit of detection (LoD), more than 70% of their EOF could not be accounted for by the 37 PFAS monitored in this study. The surface water samples from lake Mjøsa had EOF concentrations several times higher than what has been reported elsewhere in Nordic nations. The flux of EOF in river Alna and selected sewage pipes revealed that it was 1-2 orders of magnitude higher than the flux of the measured PFAS. The elevated concentrations of EOF in all samples pose a potential health and environmental hazard, as their composition remains mostly unknown.

NATURVETENSKAP Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap Miljövetenskap hsv//swe
NATURAL SCIENCES Earth and Related Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences hsv//eng
Fluorine mass balance analysis per- and polyfluorinated substances extractable organofluorine surface water passive sampler sediment

Carlsson, PernillaNorwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Fram Centre, Tromsø, Norway (author)
Vogelsang, ChristianNorwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Oslo, Norway (author)
Kärrman, Anna,1975-Örebro universitet,Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik,Man-Technology-Environment (MTM) Research Centre(Swepub:oru)ankn (author)
Yeung, Leo W. Y.,1981-Örebro universitet,Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik,Man-Technology-Environment (MTM) Research Centre(Swepub:oru)lyg (author)
Örebro universitetInstitutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik (creator_code:org_t)

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