ArticleAnalytical chemistry2026
A Liquid-Liquid Extraction Method for Measuring Ultrashort PFCAs and Longer-Chain PFAS in Water.
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- Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA) Exceeds All Other Extractable Organofluorine in Drinking Water from Eastern Massachusetts, United States.Environmental science & technology letters · 2026Article
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Abstract
Natural waters can contain diverse per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with contrasting chemistries, presenting challenges for using a single extraction for analysis. Prior work has reported large increases in environmental concentrations of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a highly polar ultrashort-chain perfluorocarboxylic acid (PFCA). However, standard solid-phase extraction (SPE) methods often have poor recoveries for ultrashort-chain PFAS. Here we present a novel two-stage liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) that facilitates analysis of long-chain PFAS and ultrashort PFCAs such as TFA in a single analytic workflow. The method leverages acidic extraction into methyl
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