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Using large amounts of firefighting foams releases per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into estuarine environments: A baseline study in Latin America

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POZO Karla Andrea MOREIRA Lucas Buruaem KACER Pavlína PŘIBYLOVÁ Petra KLÁNOVÁ Jana DE CARVALHO Maysa Ueda MARANHO Luciane Alves ABESSA Denis Moledo de Souza

Year of publication 2022
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Marine Pollution Bulletin
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Faculty of Science

Citation
Web https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X22006208?via%3Dihub
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113938
Keywords Fire-fighting foam; Hazardous organic compounds; PFAS; Marine pollution; Brazil
Description We analyzed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs) used to extinguish a major fire in a petrochemical terminal from the Port of Santos (Brazil). Eight AFFFs from seven known commercial brands and one unknown sample (AFFF-1 to AFFF-8) were evaluated. 17 PFAS were identified and quantified using high performance liquid chromatography (LC/MS). The concentrations of Sigma 17 PFAS in the AFFFs ranged from 500 to 9000 ng/g, with prevalence of short chain PFAS (similar to 85 %), followed by long chain PFAS. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), included in the global treaty of the Stockholm Convention, were also detected. We estimated that at least 635.96 g of PFAS were introduced in the estuary, representing a massive input of these substances. This investigation reports the PFAS composition of AFFFs used in firefighting in the GRULAC Region (Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries).
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