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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 312, Issue -, Pages 55-64Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.03.031
Keywords
Leachate; Biosolids; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE); Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD); Perfluroalkyl substances (PFASs)
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- Australian Government Department of the Environment
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The levels of perfluroalkyl substances (PFASs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDDs) were studied in Australian landfill leachate and biosolids. Leachate was collected from 13 landfill sites and biosolids were collected from 16 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), across Australia. Perfluorohexanoate (PFHxA) (12-5700 ng/L) was the most abundant investigated persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemical in leachate. With one exception, mean concentrations of PFASs were higher in leachate of operating landfills compared to closed landfills. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecane isomers (HBCDDs) were detected typically at operating landfills in comparatively lower concentrations than the PFASs. Decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) (<0.4-2300 ng/g) and perfluoroctanesulfonate (PFOS) (
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