Investigation of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Sediments from the Urban Lakes of Anqing City, Anhui Province, China

• Published in: Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2017-12, Vol.99 (6), p.760-764
• Main Authors: Li, Fasong, Huang, Hanyu, Xu, Zhibing, Ni, Hui, Yan, Hao, Chen, Ran, Luo, Yan, Pan, Wei, Long, Jinyun, Ye, Xiaofang, Qian, Xiaofen, Yu, Guangming
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acids; Alkanesulfonic Acids; Aquatic Pollution; Chemical oxygen demand; China; Chromatography; Contaminants; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Fluorocarbons - analysis; Gas flow; Geologic Sediments - chemistry; Industrial plants; Laboratories; Lakes; Lakes - chemistry; Liquid chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid; Pollution; Sediment samplers; Sediments; Soil Science & Conservation; Tandem Mass Spectrometry; Waste Water Technology; Water analysis; Water Management; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Water Pollution Control
• ISSN: 0007-4861; 1432-0800
• DOI: 10.1007/s00128-017-2210-7

Fifteen individual perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were analyzed in 22 sediment samples collected from Anqing urban lakes (Anhui province, China) by ultra-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC–MS/MS). Total PFAS concentration was between 0.61 and 26 ng g − 1 dry weight. Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) was the dominant PFAS contaminant, with a concentration range of