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Inventory and action plan for PFOS and related substances in Suriname as basis for Stockholm Convention implementation
- Source :
- Emerging Contaminants, Vol 6, Iss, Pp 421-431 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- Within the framework of the Stockholm Convention implementation in Suriname, the first inventory of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) has been developed. The major stocks of PFOS are firefighting foams with minor stocks in pesticides (ant baits) and possibly carpets. The inventory of firefighting foams assessed the import, current stocks and major use sites and recent releases. Considerable amount of PFOS and potentially PFOS containing firefighting foams are stored at the military base, the oil company and small firefighting departments throughout the country. The total amount of stored PFAS firefighting foam in Suriname is estimated to be at least 275.6 tonnes, where the major stockpile of 206 tonnes is at the oil storage facilities. For some of these foams PFOS content is confirmed and for others it is not clear if the foam contains PFOS or other per- or polyfluorinated alkylated substances (PFAS). The upper estimate of PFOS content is 4133 kg in these foams. Additionally, PFOS or other PFAS has also been discovered in fire extinguishers in institutions. The total amount of PFOS related substance EtFOSA imported with the pesticide sulfluramid was 75 kg. The imports were banned in 2014 and is controlled. A considerable amount of synthetic carpets are in stores even produced before 2003 where main use of PFOS from 3 M took place possibly containing PFOS related substances. A compilation of potentially PFOS contaminated sites has been made. Potentially contaminated sites result from firefighting foam use, dumpsites and sulfluramid use. The airport where firefighting foam was applied is above a major drinking water reservoir, where an urgent assessment is needed. Due to the lack of analytical capacity for PFOS and precursors, drinking water, firefighting foam or impacted carpets, could not been analysed. An action plan for the control of PFOS and other PFAS has been developed considering the synergy of the Stockholm Convention and the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) addressing this emerging pollution issue for developing countries.
- Subjects :
- Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
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PFAS
0208 environmental biotechnology
Firefighting
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
Toxicology
01 natural sciences
law.invention
lcsh:Environmental pollution
Water reservoir
Sulfluramid
law
Environmental protection
Firefighting foam
POPs
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
media_common
SAICM synergy
Science & Technology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Stockpile
Pesticide
020801 environmental engineering
Contaminated sites
Strategic approach
Action plan
lcsh:TD172-193.5
Environmental science
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Environmental Sciences
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 24056650
- Volume :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Emerging Contaminants
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....819cf7ff7311726e4bf44826f949e7c6
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emcon.2020.10.002