PFOS dominates PFAS composition in ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) collected across North Carolina nearly 20 years after the end of its US production
- 7 March 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts
- Vol. 23 (4), 580-587
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d0em00497a
Abstract
Quarterly PFOS concentrations (pg m−3) in ambient PM2.5 in North Carolina, US. Highest concentrations were measured during July–September.Keywords
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