Forecasting and Hindcasting PFAS Concentrations in Groundwater Discharging to Streams near a PFAS Production Facility

Craig R. Jensen; David P. Genereux; D. Kip Solomon; Detlef R. U. Knappe; Troy E. Gilmore

doi:10.1021/acs.est.4c06697

journal article Sep 25, 2024

Forecasting and Hindcasting PFAS Concentrations in Groundwater Discharging to Streams near a PFAS Production Facility

Craig R. Jensen

David P. Genereux D. Kip Solomon Detlef R. U. Knappe Troy E. Gilmore

Environmental Science & Technology Vol. 58 No. 40 pp. 17926-17936 · American Chemical Society (ACS)

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Published: Sep 25, 2024
Vol/Issue: 58(40)
Pages: 17926-17936
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Authors

C

Craig R. Jensen

Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States

D

David P. Genereux

Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States

D

D. Kip Solomon

Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States

D

Detlef R. U. Knappe

Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States

T

Troy E. Gilmore

Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska − Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, United States; Biological Systems Engineering Department, University of Nebraska − Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, United States

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North Carolina General Assembly

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Craig R. Jensen, David P. Genereux, D. Kip Solomon, et al. (2024). Forecasting and Hindcasting PFAS Concentrations in Groundwater Discharging to Streams near a PFAS Production Facility. Environmental Science & Technology, 58(40), 17926-17936. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c06697

Forecasting and Hindcasting PFAS Concentrations in Groundwater Discharging to Streams near a PFAS Production Facility

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