Per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in subsurface environments: Occurrence, fate, transport, and research prospect

X Lyu, F Xiao, C Shen, J Chen, CM Park… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), also known as “forever chemicals,” are
manmade chemicals that have been increasingly detected in various geological settings …

Environmental sources, chemistry, fate, and transport of per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances: State of the science, key knowledge gaps, and recommendations …

JL Guelfo, S Korzeniowski, MA Mills… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract A Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Focused Topic
Meeting (FTM) on the environmental management of per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances …

Assessing the potential contributions of additional retention processes to PFAS retardation in the subsurface

ML Brusseau - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
A comprehensive understanding of the transport and fate of per-and poly-fluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS) in the subsurface is critical for accurate risk assessments and design of …

Release of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances from aqueous film-forming foam impacted soils

AC Maizel, S Shea, A Nickerson… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are highly mobile in the saturated subsurface,
yet aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF)-impacted source zones appear to be long lasting …

Comprehensive retention model for PFAS transport in subsurface systems

ML Brusseau, N Yan, S Van Glubt, Y Wang, W Chen… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
A comprehensive compartment model is presented for PFAS retention that incorporates all
potential processes relevant for transport in source zones. Miscible-displacement …

Occurrence, fate, and remediation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in soils: A review

H Li, P Koosaletse-Mswela - Current Opinion in Environmental Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of persistent organic contaminants
and are found ubiquitously in the soil environment. These chemicals could enter agricultural …

Partitioning of poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances from soil to groundwater within aqueous film-forming foam source zones

RH Anderson, DT Adamson, HF Stroo - Journal of contaminant hydrology, 2019 - Elsevier
Metadata from on-going site investigations at US Air Force sites impacted by Aqueous Film-
Forming Foam (AFFF) were used to evaluate primary factors that affect transport of poly-and …

Sorbent amendment as a remediation strategy to reduce PFAS mobility and leaching in a contaminated sandy soil from a Norwegian firefighting training facility

SE Hale, HPH Arp, GA Slinde, EJ Wade, K Bjørseth… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) containing poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
used for firefighting have led to the contamination of soil and water at training sites. The …

Molecular mechanisms of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances on a modified clay: a combined experimental and molecular simulation study

B Yan, G Munoz, S Sauvé, J Liu - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Repeated application of aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) in designated firefighting
training areas has caused severe groundwater contamination by per-and polyfluoroalkyl …

Simulating PFAS transport influenced by rate-limited multi-process retention

ML Brusseau - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
The transport of per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the vadose zone is
complicated by the fact that multiple mass-transfer processes can contribute to their retention …