PMID- 23933955
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150622
LR  - 20221207
IS  - 1614-7499 (Electronic)
IS  - 0944-1344 (Linking)
VI  - 22
IP  - 3
DP  - 2015 Feb
TI  - Occurrence and fate of perfluorinated acids in two wastewater treatment plants in 
      Shanghai, China.
PG  - 1804-11
LID - 10.1007/s11356-013-2044-8 [doi]
AB  - Perfluorinated acids (PFAs) have drawn much attention due to their environmental 
      persistence, ubiquitous existence, and bioaccumulation potential. The discharge 
      of wastewater effluent from municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is a 
      significant source of PFAs to the environment. In this study, wastewater and 
      sludge samples were collected from two WWTPs in Shanghai, China, to investigate 
      the contamination level and fate of PFAs in different stages of processing. The 
      total concentrations of PFAs ( summation operatorPFAs) in influent from plants A and B were 2,452 
      and 292 ng L(-1), respectively. Perfluoropentanoic acid (1,520 +/- 80 ng L(-1) in 
      plant A and 89.2 +/- 12.1 ng L(-1) in plant B) was the predominant PFA in influent 
      waters, followed by perfluorooctanoic acid. The concentration of  summation operatorPFAs ranged 
      from 75.0 to 126.0 ng g(-1) dry weight in sludge samples from plant B, with 
      perfluorooctanesulfonic acid as the predominant contaminant. The concentrations 
      and fate of PFAs in different WWTPs vary. The  summation operatorPFAs entering plant A decreased 
      significantly in the final effluent of activated sludge process, while that in 
      plant B increased significantly in the final effluent of sequencing batch reactor 
      system. The concentration changes could be due to the sorption onto sludge, or 
      the degradation of PFAs precursors.
FAU - Zhang, Chaojie
AU  - Zhang C
AD  - State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of 
      Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, 
      China, myrazh@tongji.edu.cn.
FAU - Yan, Hong
AU  - Yan H
FAU - Li, Fei
AU  - Li F
FAU - Zhou, Qi
AU  - Zhou Q
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20130810
PL  - Germany
TA  - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
JT  - Environmental science and pollution research international
JID - 9441769
RN  - 0 (Alkanesulfonic Acids)
RN  - 0 (Fluorocarbons)
RN  - 0 (Sewage)
RN  - 0 (Waste Water)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
SB  - IM
MH  - Alkanesulfonic Acids/*analysis
MH  - China
MH  - Cities
MH  - Environmental Monitoring
MH  - Fluorocarbons/*analysis
MH  - Sewage/*analysis
MH  - Waste Disposal, Fluid
MH  - Wastewater/*analysis
MH  - Water Pollutants, Chemical/*analysis
EDAT- 2013/08/13 06:00
MHDA- 2015/06/24 06:00
CRDT- 2013/08/13 06:00
PHST- 2013/05/22 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2013/07/29 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2013/08/13 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/08/13 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/06/24 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1007/s11356-013-2044-8 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2015 Feb;22(3):1804-11. doi: 
      10.1007/s11356-013-2044-8. Epub 2013 Aug 10.