Microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in landfill-wastewater treatment systems: A field study

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Prada, Andres F. [1 ]
Scott, John W. [1 ]
Green, Lee [1 ]
Hoellein, Timothy J. [2 ]
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[1] Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, 61820, IL
[2] Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, 60660, IL
来源：
Science of the Total Environment | 2024年 / 954卷
关键词：
Biosolids; Effluent; Landfill leachate; Liquid chromatography; Microplastics and PFAS; Optical microscopy; Wastewater influent;
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10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176751
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摘要：
Landfills and wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) are point sources for many emerging contaminants, including microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Previous studies have estimated the abundance and transport of microplastics and PFAS separately in landfills and WWTPs. In addition, previous studies typically report concentrations of microplastics as particle count/L or count/g sediment, which do not provide the information needed to calculate mass balances. We measured microplastics and PFAS in four landfill-WWTP systems in Illinois, USA, and quantified mass of both contaminants in landfill leachate, WWTP influent, effluent, and biosolids. Microplastic concentrations in WWTP influent were similar in magnitude to landfill leachates, in the order of 102 μg plastic/L (parts-per-billion). In contrast, PFAS concentrations were higher in leachates (parts-per-billion range) than WWTP influent (parts-per-trillion range). After treatment, both contaminants had lower concentrations in WWTP effluent, although were abundant in biosolids. We concluded that WWTPs reduce PFAS and microplastics, lowering concentrations in the effluent that is discharged to nearby surface waters. However, partitioning of both contaminants to biosolids may reintroduce them as pollutants when biosolids are landfilled or used as fertilizer. © 2024 The Authors
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