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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Toilet Paper and the Impact on Wastewater Systems

Overview of attention for article published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters, March 2023
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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • One of the highest-scoring outputs from this source (#6 of 852)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (99th percentile)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (99th percentile)

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129 tweeters
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Title
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Toilet Paper and the Impact on Wastewater Systems
Published in
Environmental Science & Technology Letters, March 2023
DOI 10.1021/acs.estlett.3c00094
Authors

Jake T. Thompson, Boting Chen, John A. Bowden, Timothy G. Townsend

Abstract

Here, we evaluate a perhaps unexpected contributor of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to our wastewater, an input anticipated at every wastewater treatment facilitytoilet paper. In this study, both toilet paper and wastewater sludge were characterized to explore the magnitude of the potential PFAS loading into wastewater systems from toilet paper. In both toilet paper and wastewater sludge, 6:2 fluorotelomer phosphate diester (6:2 diPAP) was the most prevalent PFAS detected, and toilet paper usage was estimated to contribute from 6.4 to 80 μg/person-year of 6:2 diPAP to wastewater–water systems. Our results suggest that toilet paper should be considered as a potentially major source of PFAS entering wastewater treatment systems.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 37 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Unspecified 16 43%
Researcher 3 8%
Other 2 5%
Student > Bachelor 2 5%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 5%
Other 4 11%
Unknown 8 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Unspecified 15 41%
Environmental Science 5 14%
Chemistry 3 8%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 5%
Chemical Engineering 1 3%
Other 4 11%
Unknown 7 19%

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1326. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 May 2023.
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#8,650
of 23,876,482 outputs
Outputs from Environmental Science & Technology Letters
#6
of 852 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#270
of 421,143 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Environmental Science & Technology Letters
#1
of 26 outputs
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