This data set contains concentrations of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater Influent (INF), Effluent (EFF), Landfill Leachate (LCH), Biosolids (BIOS) and Sludge (SLG) sampled from various Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) and Landfills across Canada.
Scientific Publications:
Gewurtz, S. B.; Auyeung, A. S.; De Silva, A. O.; Teslic, S.; Smyth, S. A. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Canadian municipal wastewater and biosolids: Recent patterns and time trends 2009 to 2021. Sci. Total Environ. 2024, 912, 168638, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168638.
Gewurtz, S. B.; Guerra, P.; Kim, M. G.; Jones, F.; Challen Urbanic, J.; Teslic, S.; Smyth, S. A. Wastewater treatment lagoons: Local pathways of perfluoroalkyl acids and brominated flame retardants to the Arctic environment. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020, 54 (10), 6053-6062, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b06902.
Guerra, P.; Kim, M.; Kinsman, L.; Ng, T.; Alaee, M.; Smyth, S. A. Parameters affecting the formation of perfluoroalkyl acids during wastewater treatment. J. Hazard. Mater. 2014, 272, 148-154, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.03.016.
Lakshminarasimman, N.; Gewurtz, S. B.; Parker, W. J.; Smyth, S. A. Removal and formation of perfluoroalkyl substances in Canadian sludge treatment systems – A mass balance approach. Sci. Total Envion. 2021, 754, 142431, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142431.