{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Robey NM"],"funding":["U.S. Environmental Protection Agency","Intramural EPA"],"pagination":["142141"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11200199"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["358"],"pubmed_abstract":["Elevated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) concentrations have been reported in municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill leachate with higher levels in wet and warmer subtropical climates. Information about landfill leachate characteristics is much more limited in tropical climates. In this study, 20 landfill leachate samples were collected from three MSW landfills on the tropical island of Puerto Rico and results were compared against landfills nationally and within Florida, USA. The samples collected in Puerto Rico underwent physical-chemical analysis, as well as a quantitative analysis of 92 PFAS. Samples described in this study include discrete leachate types, such as leachate, gas condensate, and leachate which has undergone on-site treatment (e.g., RO treatment, phytoremediation,"],"journal":["Chemosphere"],"pubmed_title":["Characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other constituents in MSW landfill leachate from Puerto Rico."],"pmcid":["PMC11200199"],"funding_grant_id":["EPA999999"],"pubmed_authors":["Liu Y","Crespo-Medina M","Solo-Gabriele HM","Robey NM","Tolaymat TM","Bowden JA","Townsend TG"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other constituents in MSW landfill leachate from Puerto Rico.","description":"Elevated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) concentrations have been reported in municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill leachate with higher levels in wet and warmer subtropical climates. Information about landfill leachate characteristics is much more limited in tropical climates. In this study, 20 landfill leachate samples were collected from three MSW landfills on the tropical island of Puerto Rico and results were compared against landfills nationally and within Florida, USA. The samples collected in Puerto Rico underwent physical-chemical analysis, as well as a quantitative analysis of 92 PFAS. Samples described in this study include discrete leachate types, such as leachate, gas condensate, and leachate which has undergone on-site treatment (e.g., RO treatment, phytoremediation,","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Jun","modification":"2025-04-26T22:40:50.236Z","creation":"2025-04-06T17:17:02.513Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11200199","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38677605"],"doi":["10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142141"]}}