Cover Texte 47/2014 Understanding the exposure pathways of per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFASs) via use of PFASs-Containing products – risk estimation for man and environment
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Understanding the exposure pathways of per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFASs) via use of PFASs-containing products – risk estimation for man and environment


The contribution of outdoor jackets as a source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) regarding the environmental and human exposure in Germany and other member states of the European Union (EU) has been investigated. Following the development of robust and validated analytical methods for 24 different PFASs, a total of five impregnating agents and 16 different jackets were analyzed. Estimating in the worst case scenario for Germany, a surplus in the import of approximately 80 Million PFASs-containing outdoor jackets, these jackets do contribute with an amount of 0.27 kg PFOA as one particular source among many others to the PFASs burden for man and the aquatic environment.

Series
Texte | 47/2014
Number of pages
139
Year of publication
Author(s)
Thomas P. Knepper, Tobias Frömel, Christoph Gremmel, Inge van Driezum, Heike Weil, Robin Vestergren, Ian Cousins
Language
English
Project No. (FKZ)
3711 63 418
Publisher
Umweltbundesamt
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 PFASs  per- und polyfluorierte Alkylverbindungen  outdoor  Bekleidung  PFC