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Levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in ski wax products on the market in 2019 indicate no changes in formulation
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Environmental Science.
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Environmental Science.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7035-8660
Number of Authors: 32020 (English)In: Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, ISSN 2050-7887, E-ISSN 2050-7895, Vol. 22, no 11, p. 2142-2146Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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In the summer of 2019, eleven of the best-selling fluorinated ski wax products were purchased from one of Norway's largest sports stores and soon after analysed for a suite of 26 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The waxes were shown to contain a wide range of perfluoroalkyl acids, including perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids with up to 25 carbons. Of particular concern was the finding that perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) levels in nine of the eleven ski lubrication products analysed were above the EU limit values of 25 ng g(-1), which came into force on 4(th) July 2020. The ski wax with the highest PFOA levels had a concentration that was 1215 times higher than the EU restrictions. Although some of the ski wax manufacturers have indicated that they have switched to formulations that contain chemistries based on shorter perfluoroalkyl chains, the analytical results show that this is not the case.

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2020. Vol. 22, no 11, p. 2142-2146
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-188171DOI: 10.1039/d0em00357cISI: 000590386700001PubMedID: 33000820OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-188171DiVA, id: diva2:1513902
Available from: 2021-01-03 Created: 2021-01-03 Last updated: 2025-02-07Bibliographically approved

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