Perfluoroalkyl substances and extractable organic fluorine in surface sediments and cores from Lake Ontario

Fourteen perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) including short-chain perfluorocarboxylates (PFCAs, C4–C6) and perfluoroalkane sulfonates (PFSAs, C4 and C6) were measured in surface sediment samples from 26 stations collected in 2008 and sediment core samples from three stations (Niagara, Mississauga, an...

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Main Authors: Leo W.Y. Yeung, Amila O. De Silva, Eva I.H. Loi, Chris H. Marvin, Sachi Taniyasu, Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Scott A. Mabury, Derek C.G. Muir, Paul K.S. Lam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-09-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412013001487