Emission Inventory for PFOS in China: Review of Past Methodologies and Suggestions
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is a persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemical that has the potential for long-range transport in the environment. Its use in a wide variety of consumer products and industrial processes makes a detailed characterization of its emissions sources very challengin...
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| description | Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is a persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemical that has the potential for long-range transport in the environment. Its use in a wide variety of consumer products and industrial processes makes a detailed characterization of its emissions sources very challenging. These varied emissions sources all contribute to PFOS' existence within nearly all environmental media. Currently, China is the only country documented to still be producing PFOS, though there is no China PFOS emission inventory available. This study reviews the inventory methodologies for PFOS in other countries to suggest a China-specific methodology framework for a PFOS emission inventory. The suggested framework combines unknowns for PFOS-containing product penetration into the Chinese market with product lifecycle assumptions, centralizing these diverse sources into municipal sewage treatment plants. Releases from industrial sources can be quantified separately using another set of emission factors. Industrial sources likely to be relevant to the Chinese environment are identified. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d65da67e8e2f47218d8f1a140aa017e02025-02-03T00:59:40ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2011-01-01111963198010.1100/2011/868156868156Emission Inventory for PFOS in China: Review of Past Methodologies and SuggestionsTheodore Chao Lim0Bin Wang1Jun Huang2Shubo Deng3Gang Yu4POPs Research Center, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaPOPs Research Center, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaPOPs Research Center, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaPOPs Research Center, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaPOPs Research Center, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaPerfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is a persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemical that has the potential for long-range transport in the environment. Its use in a wide variety of consumer products and industrial processes makes a detailed characterization of its emissions sources very challenging. These varied emissions sources all contribute to PFOS' existence within nearly all environmental media. Currently, China is the only country documented to still be producing PFOS, though there is no China PFOS emission inventory available. This study reviews the inventory methodologies for PFOS in other countries to suggest a China-specific methodology framework for a PFOS emission inventory. The suggested framework combines unknowns for PFOS-containing product penetration into the Chinese market with product lifecycle assumptions, centralizing these diverse sources into municipal sewage treatment plants. Releases from industrial sources can be quantified separately using another set of emission factors. Industrial sources likely to be relevant to the Chinese environment are identified.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2011/868156 |
| spellingShingle | Theodore Chao Lim Bin Wang Jun Huang Shubo Deng Gang Yu Emission Inventory for PFOS in China: Review of Past Methodologies and Suggestions The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Emission Inventory for PFOS in China: Review of Past Methodologies and Suggestions |
| title_full | Emission Inventory for PFOS in China: Review of Past Methodologies and Suggestions |
| title_fullStr | Emission Inventory for PFOS in China: Review of Past Methodologies and Suggestions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emission Inventory for PFOS in China: Review of Past Methodologies and Suggestions |
| title_short | Emission Inventory for PFOS in China: Review of Past Methodologies and Suggestions |
| title_sort | emission inventory for pfos in china review of past methodologies and suggestions |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2011/868156 |
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