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Remediation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances by Single-Step Foam Fractionation Enhanced Soil Washing: Concentration Profiles and Mass Balance
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Geosciences and Environmental Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6389-5724
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Geosciences and Environmental Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5630-1027
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Geosciences and Environmental Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1442-1573
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Geosciences and Environmental Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4292-6752
2026 (English)In: Processes, E-ISSN 2227-9717, Vol. 14, no 9, article id 1325Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) include thousands of fluorinated organic compounds of anthropogenic origin. Their extensive use, combined with their high stability, has led to the widespread contamination of water and soil resources. Here, single-step foam fractionation enhanced soil washing was carried out for the remediation of PFAS-contaminated soil. Concentrations of target Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylic Acids (PFCAs) and Perfluoroalkane Sulfonic Acids (PFSAs) were monitored in foam and leachate along the duration of the treatment. Among PFCAs, only long-chain compounds peaked in foam at the beginning of the treatment. This was consistent with the increase in the sorption affinity to the air–water interface with chain length. The same behavior was observed also in PFSAs by comparing PFHXs, PFHpS and PFOS. The fraction of PFCAs still in the leachate after 40 min of treatment was found to decrease with chain length, with PFSAs showing a similar trend. PFAS removal significantly increased with soil particle size, ranging from 48.2 ± 3.2% (fraction < 0.063 µm) to 64.1 ± 1.9% (fraction > 2 mm). Final mass balance analyses detail PFAS distribution among soil, leachate, and foam, providing valuable information for the additional treatment required to destroy the PFAS load extracted from the contaminated soil.

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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2026. Vol. 14, no 9, article id 1325
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PFAS, foam fractionation, soil washing, soil remediation
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Environmental Sciences Analytical Chemistry Soil Science
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Waste Science and Technology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-117586DOI: 10.3390/pr14091325ISI: 001763577100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105038613642OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-117586DiVA, id: diva2:2062057
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Swedish Research Council Formas, 2023-01974The Kempe Foundations
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