Levels and Seasonal Trends of C<sub>1</sub>–C<sub>4</sub> Perfluoroalkyl Acids and the Discovery of Trifluoromethane Sulfonic Acid in Surface Snow in the Arctic
Maria K. Björnsdotter, William Hartz, Roland Kallenborn, Ingrid Ericson Jogsten, Jack D. Humby, Anna Kärrman, Leo W. Y. Yeung
Abstract
perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids and their consequential deposition in Arctic environments. The discovery of TFMS in surface snow at these remote Arctic locations suggests that TFMS is globally distributed. However, the transport mechanism to the Arctic environment remains unknown.
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SnowArcticFlux (metallurgy)Environmental chemistryEnvironmental scienceTrifluoroacetic acidSulfonic acidChemistryPrecipitationDeposition (geology)Atmospheric sciencesOceanographyMeteorologyGeologyOrganic chemistrySedimentGeographyGeomorphologyPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances researchAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsToxic Organic Pollutants Impact