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Esther S Cookson1, Ziwei Han1, Adeyemi S Adeleye1

  • 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States.

Environmental Science & Technology
|May 18, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) accumulate in urban floodplain sediments. PFOS concentrations in pore water exceed surface water, indicating complex partitioning behaviors and long-term contaminant persistence.

Keywords:
PFOSfate and transportper- and polyfluoroalkyl substancessorption hysteresiswetlands and floodplains

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