Table 2.
Concentrations of replacement PFAS in the Environment.
Compound | Matrix | Concentration | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
HFPO-DA | Freshwater | 0.1–0.8 ng/L | [49,75] |
Drinking water | 1.4–8.0 ng/Lb | [76] | |
Wastewater | Up to 40,000 ng/Lc | [33] | |
Sediment | >100 pg/g | [71] | |
Plant material | 1–27 ng/g wwb | [76] | |
6:2 Cl-PFAES | Freshwater | <0.01–50 ng/L | [77] |
Drinking water | <0.01–50 ng/L | [77] | |
Marine | 0.21–7.9 ng/L | [78,79] | |
Wastewater | 7600 ng/L 65000–120000 ng/L (influent) 43000–78000 ng/L (effluent) |
[77,78] | |
Sediment | 200 pg/g–0.013 ng/g | [71,80] | |
PFECHS | Freshwater | 0.16–5.7 ng/L 20 ng/La |
[39,59,60,69] |
Drinking water | 4 ng/L | [73] | |
Marine | 0.043–0.14 ng/L | [62] | |
Wastewater | 10–195 ng/L | [68,74] | |
Sediment | 0.0004 ng/g >10 pg/g |
[59,61,71] | |
Ice cap | <1 ng/L 0.031 ng/mL |
[59,61] |
Within 1.61 km of an airport.
Within 25 km of a fluoropolymer production plant.
Direct industrial effluent.