PFAS determination in wastewater – monitoring and quality assurance
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are well-known as “forever chemicals” and persistent pollutants. The potential release of PFAS from different anthropogenic sources has gained increasing attention in the past years. This creates a need for the monitoring of PFAS in environmental matrices. Due to their high polarity and mobility, PFAS determination in surface-, ground- and wastewater is of particular interest for monitoring purposes. The investigation of PFAS contaminations in real wastewater samples is extremely challenging because of their high and varying matrix loads, and the high requirements for PFAS target-analysis regarding sensitivity according to current regulations (e.g., Drinking Water Ordinance, TrinkwV).
Since there is hardly any quality-assured measurement data available for PFAS quantified in wastewater, a monitoring project was conducted in 2024/2025 to determine PFAS levels from various wastewater sources in the state of Brandenburg (Germany). The mainPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are well-known as “forever chemicals” and persistent pollutants. The potential release of PFAS from different anthropogenic sources has gained increasing attention in the past years. This creates a need for the monitoring of PFAS in environmental matrices. Due to their high polarity and mobility, PFAS determination in surface-, ground- and wastewater is of particular interest for monitoring purposes. The investigation of PFAS contaminations in real wastewater samples is extremely challenging because of their high and varying matrix loads, and the high requirements for PFAS target-analysis regarding sensitivity according to current regulations (e.g., Drinking Water Ordinance, TrinkwV).
Since there is hardly any quality-assured measurement data available for PFAS quantified in wastewater, a monitoring project was conducted in 2024/2025 to determine PFAS levels from various wastewater sources in the state of Brandenburg (Germany). The main results will be presented and discussed with emphasis on analytical issues related to the HPLC-MS/MS determination. While investigations were focused on the 20 PFAS targets based on TrinkwV, also several other relevant PFAS compounds, e.g., trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and HFPO-DA (GenX), were included into the monitoring.…


| Autor*innen: | Juliane Riedel |
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| Koautor*innen: | Thomas Sommerfeld, Matthias KochORCiD |
| Dokumenttyp: | Posterpräsentation |
| Veröffentlichungsform: | Präsentation |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2025 |
| Organisationseinheit der BAM: | 1 Analytische Chemie; Referenzmaterialien |
| 1 Analytische Chemie; Referenzmaterialien / 1.7 Organische Spuren- und Lebensmittelanalytik | |
| DDC-Klassifikation: | Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften / Sanitär- und Kommunaltechnik; Umwelttechnik |
| Freie Schlagwörter: | GenX in wastewater; Monitoring of PFAS in wastewater; PFAS in wastewater; Quality assurance; TFA in wastewater |
| Themenfelder/Aktivitätsfelder der BAM: | Umwelt |
| Umwelt / Umwelt-Material-Interaktionen | |
| Veranstaltung: | PFAS – Challenges and Scientific Perspectives in Human Health Risk Assessment |
| Veranstaltungsort: | Berlin, Germany |
| Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 08.10.2025 |
| Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 10.10.2025 |
| Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") |
| Datum der Freischaltung: | 21.10.2025 |
| Referierte Publikation: | Nein |

