By Sarah B. Gewurtz, Alexandra S. Auyeung, Amila O. De Silva, Steven Teslic, Shirley Anne Smyth
Municipal wastewater effluent discharges and land application of treated biosolids are important pathways of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the environment, as municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are not designed to remove these or other chemical substances. Previous research has shown only partial removal and, in some cases, apparent formation of PFAS during some wastewater treatment processes, which was attributed to transformation of unmeasured PFAS precursors.
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