Using large amounts of firefighting foams releases per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into estuarine environments:
A baseline study in Latin America

J 2022

Using large amounts of firefighting foams releases per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into estuarine environments: A baseline study in Latin America

POZO, Karla Andrea, Lucas Buruaem MOREIRA, Pavlína KACER, Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ, Jana KLÁNOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Using large amounts of firefighting foams releases per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into estuarine environments: A baseline study in Latin America

Authors

POZO, Karla Andrea (380 Italy, belonging to the institution), Lucas Buruaem MOREIRA, Pavlína KACER (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jana KLÁNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Maysa Ueda DE CARVALHO, Luciane Alves MARANHO and Denis Moledo de Souza ABESSA

Edition

Marine Pollution Bulletin, Oxford, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2022, 0025-326X

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10511 Environmental sciences

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 5.800

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/22:00126694

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113938

UT WoS

000843012200008

Keywords in English

Fire-fighting foam; Hazardous organic compounds; PFAS; Marine pollution; Brazil

Abstract

V originále

We analyzed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs) used to extinguish a major fire in a petrochemical terminal from the Port of Santos (Brazil). Eight AFFFs from seven known commercial brands and one unknown sample (AFFF-1 to AFFF-8) were evaluated. 17 PFAS were identified and quantified using high performance liquid chromatography (LC/MS). The concentrations of Sigma 17 PFAS in the AFFFs ranged from 500 to 9000 ng/g, with prevalence of short chain PFAS (similar to 85 %), followed by long chain PFAS. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), included in the global treaty of the Stockholm Convention, were also detected. We estimated that at least 635.96 g of PFAS were introduced in the estuary, representing a massive input of these substances. This investigation reports the PFAS composition of AFFFs used in firefighting in the GRULAC Region (Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries).

Links

EF16_013/0001761, research and development project

Name: RECETOX RI

EF17_043/0009632, research and development project

Name: CETOCOEN Excellence

LM2018121, research and development project

Name: Výzkumná infrastruktura RECETOX (Acronym: RECETOX RI)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, RECETOX RI

857560, interní kód MU
(CEP code: EF17_043/0009632)

Name: CETOCOEN Excellence (Acronym: CETOCOEN Excellence)

Investor: European Union, Spreading excellence and widening participation

Citovat

POZO, Karla Andrea, Lucas Buruaem MOREIRA, Pavlína KACER, Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ, Jana KLÁNOVÁ, Maysa Ueda DE CARVALHO, Luciane Alves MARANHO and Denis Moledo de Souza ABESSA. Using large amounts of firefighting foams releases per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into estuarine environments: A baseline study in Latin America. Marine Pollution Bulletin. Oxford: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2022, vol. 182, September 2022, p. 1-8. ISSN 0025-326X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113938.

@article{2218240,
   author = {Pozo, Karla Andrea and Moreira, Lucas Buruaem and Kacer, Pavlína and Přibylová, Petra and Klánová, Jana and de Carvalho, Maysa Ueda and Maranho, Luciane Alves and Abessa, Denis Moledo de Souza},
   article_location = {Oxford},
   article_number = {September 2022},
   doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113938},
   keywords = {Fire-fighting foam; Hazardous organic compounds; PFAS; Marine pollution; Brazil},
   language = {eng},
   issn = {0025-326X},
   journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},
   title = {Using large amounts of firefighting foams releases per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into estuarine environments: A baseline study in Latin America},
   url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X22006208?via%3Dihub},
   volume = {182},
   year = {2022}
}

TY  - JOUR
ID  - 2218240
AU  - Pozo, Karla Andrea - Moreira, Lucas Buruaem - Kacer, Pavlína - Přibylová, Petra - Klánová, Jana - de Carvalho, Maysa Ueda - Maranho, Luciane Alves - Abessa, Denis Moledo de Souza
PY  - 2022
TI  - Using large amounts of firefighting foams releases per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into estuarine environments: A baseline study in Latin America
JF  - Marine Pollution Bulletin
VL  - 182
IS  - September 2022
SP  - 1-8
EP  - 1-8
PB  - Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
SN  - 0025326X
KW  - Fire-fighting foam
KW  - Hazardous organic compounds
KW  - PFAS
KW  - Marine pollution
KW  - Brazil
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X22006208?via%3Dihub
N2  - We analyzed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs) used to extinguish a major fire in a petrochemical terminal from the Port of Santos (Brazil). Eight AFFFs from seven known commercial brands and one unknown sample (AFFF-1 to AFFF-8) were evaluated. 17 PFAS were identified and quantified using high performance liquid chromatography (LC/MS). The concentrations of Sigma 17 PFAS in the AFFFs ranged from 500 to 9000 ng/g, with prevalence of short chain PFAS (similar to 85 %), followed by long chain PFAS. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), included in the global treaty of the Stockholm Convention, were also detected. We estimated that at least 635.96 g of PFAS were introduced in the estuary, representing a massive input of these substances. This investigation reports the PFAS composition of AFFFs used in firefighting in the GRULAC Region (Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries).
ER  -

POZO, Karla Andrea, Lucas Buruaem MOREIRA, Pavlína KACER, Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ, Jana KLÁNOVÁ, Maysa Ueda DE CARVALHO, Luciane Alves MARANHO and Denis Moledo de Souza ABESSA. Using large amounts of firefighting foams releases per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into estuarine environments: A baseline study in Latin America. \textit{Marine Pollution Bulletin}. Oxford: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2022, vol.~182, September 2022, p.~1-8. ISSN~0025-326X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113938.

Detailed Information on Publication Record