Perfluorinated compounds contamination in tap water and bottled water in Bangkok, Thailand

Research Article| August 01 2010 Perfluorinated compounds contamination in tap water and bottled water in Bangkok, Thailand Chinagarn Kunacheva; Chinagarn Kunacheva 1Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida- honmachi, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan Tel.: +81-80-5341-5260 Fax: +81-75-753-3335; E-mail: ckbezz@gmail.com Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Shigeo Fujii; Shigeo Fujii 1Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida- honmachi, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Shuhei Tanaka; Shuhei Tanaka 1Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida- honmachi, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Suwanna Kitpati Boontanon; Suwanna Kitpati Boontanon 2Department of Civil Engineering, Mahidol University, 25/25 Puttamonthon 4 Rd Salaya, Puttamonthon, Nokornpathom 73170, Thailand Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Somrutai Poothong; Somrutai Poothong 2Department of Civil Engineering, Mahidol University, 25/25 Puttamonthon 4 Rd Salaya, Puttamonthon, Nokornpathom 73170, Thailand Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Thana Wongwatthana; Thana Wongwatthana 2Department of Civil Engineering, Mahidol University, 25/25 Puttamonthon 4 Rd Salaya, Puttamonthon, Nokornpathom 73170, Thailand Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Binaya Raj Shivakoti Binaya Raj Shivakoti 1Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida- honmachi, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2010) 59 (5): 345–354. https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2010.063 Article history Received: June 23 2009 Accepted: January 29 2010 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Cite Icon Cite Permissions Search Site Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsThis Journal Search Advanced Search Citation Chinagarn Kunacheva, Shigeo Fujii, Shuhei Tanaka, Suwanna Kitpati Boontanon, Somrutai Poothong, Thana Wongwatthana, Binaya Raj Shivakoti; Perfluorinated compounds contamination in tap water and bottled water in Bangkok, Thailand. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 1 August 2010; 59 (5): 345–354. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2010.063 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) such as perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) have been detected in the environment, in biota and in humans. The exposure pathways of these chemicals to humans are unclear. Tap water and bottled water are two possible pathways of PFCs occurrence in human blood. The major objectives of the study were to identify the occurrences of PFCs in tap and bottled water and to evaluate conventional water treatment processes performance on removal of PFCs. Solid phase extraction coupled with HPLC-ESI-MS/MS were used for the analysis of ten PFCs. PFCs were detected in all tap water samples and bottled water samples. The average PFOS and PFOA concentrations in tap water were 0.17 and 3.58 ng l−1, respectively. PFOS and PFOA were not similarly distributed in all areas in the city. PFCs concentrations were higher in bottled water than in tap water. Moreover, the current treatment processes were not effective in removing PFCs in aqueous phase. Nevertheless, PFCs in particulate phase were effectively removed by primary sedimentation and rapid sand filtration. Based on the guideline from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, PFOA concentrations in tap water and bottled water found in Bangkok were not expected to cause any health risks. bottled water, perfluorinated compounds, PFOA, PFOS, tap water, water treatment plant This content is only available as a PDF. © IWA Publishing 2010 You do not currently have access to this content.