Investigating the Uptake and Fate of Poly- and Perfluoroalkylated Substances (PFAS) in Sea Ice Using an Experimental Sea Ice Chamber
Jack Garnett, Crispin Halsall, Max Thomas, Odile Crabeck, James L. France, Hanna Joerss, Ralf Ebinghaus, Jan Kaiser, Amber Leeson, P. Wynn
Abstract
= 10 ± 4). This observation has implications for biological exposure to PFAS present in brine channels, a common feature of first-year sea ice which is the dominant ice type in a warming Arctic.
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Sea iceSeawaterMeltwaterBrineSalinityEnvironmental chemistryArcticWater columnEnvironmental scienceOceanographyChemistryGeologySnowGeomorphologyOrganic chemistryPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances researchAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsToxic Organic Pollutants Impact