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A R 2 2 6 -1 892 81 PP EPA -DuPont Telomers Degradation Technical Meeting 9 AM - 4 PM 15 December 2004 Washington, D. C. RECEIVED OPPT NCIC 2004 DEC 22 AM 11:20 The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 1 December 15, 2004 Welcome & Introductions Meeting Purpose Desired Outcomes Agenda The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 2 December 15, 2004 Meeting Participants DuPont Central Research & Development - Environmental & Microbiological Sciences & Engineering : Bill Berti, John Gannon, Ning Wang - Corporate Center for Analytical Sciences : Mary Kaiser Haskell Laboratory : Robert Rickard, Bogdan Szosek Chemical Solutions Enterprise : Bob Buck, Steve Korzeniowski EPA OPPT : Bob Boethling, Mary Dominiak , Cathy Fehrenbacher, Laurence Libelo, David Lynch ORD : Carolyn Acheson, Tim Collette, Tom Holdsworth, Toni Krasnic, John Washington The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 3 December 15, 2004 Meeting Purpose To share approaches, learnings and knowledge about conducting degradation studies on Telomer substances to enhance ongoing research and future planned studies The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 4 December 15, 2004 Desired Meeting Outcomes Sharing of research experience, knowledge and methods Establish a process for sharing and discussion of study results going forward Group Input ? The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 5 December 15, 2004 Agenda Test Substances Overview Analytical Practices & Know-how Overview Soil Biodegradation Studies DuPont Study Results Timeline Work Process Forward Meeting Reflections The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 6 December 15, 2004 Agenda Test Substances - Telomer B Alcohol, Telomer-Based Polymeric Products - Potential Transformation Products : Telomer Acids, etc. - Properties, isolation, purification and characterization of test substances The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 7 December 15, 2004 Fluorotelomer-Based Products c f 2=c f 2 tfe 1 F(CF2CF2)nI Telomer A Iodide -\ n = 2-8 Even Carbon Number, Straight Chain F(CF2CF2)nCH2CH2I Telomer B Iodide -- ------------------------- 'l F(CF2CF2)nCH2CH2OH Telomer B Alcohol F(CF2CF2)nCH2CH2OC(O)C(R)=CH2 Telomer Acrylate & Methacrylate J Surfactants Anionic - Phosphate, Carboxylate, Sulfonate Nonionic - Ethoxylate Betaine Primarily F(CF2)6- Based Polymers Acrylic Ester > 80% of all Sales Products Amide Urethane Urea Primarily F(CF2)8- Based The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 8 December 15, 2004 Polymeric Product Dispersion Properties Aqueous Dispersion Polymeric Particles 100-200 nm Hydrocarbon Surfactant(s) Characterization - Wt.% Active Ingredient - pH - Wt.% Fluorine - "8-2" Residual Raw Materials e.g. 8-2 Telomer B Alcohol - Polymer Mw (if possible) 80% W ater 20% Polymer The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 9 December 15, 2004 Chemical Standards Isotopically - Labeled Standards - M+5 : C7F1513CF2CD2CD2OH (internal standard) - M+2 : C6F1313CF213COOH C8F1713CH213COOH C7F15CF=13CH13COOH - Wellington Labs has many M+2 standards available "Cold" Standards - C8F17CH2COOH - C7F15CF=CHCOOH - CnF2n+1COOH; n = 4,5,6,8,9,10,11 - Others are being synthesized for observed transformation products The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 10 December 15, 2004 Transformation Products 8-2 Telomer B Alcohol F(CF2)8CH2CH2OH 8-2 Telomer B Acid F(CF2)8CH2COOH 8-2 Telomer B Unsaturated Acid F(CF2)7CF=CHCOOH 7-3 Telomer Acid F(CF2)7CH2CH2COOH Pentadeca-2-Nonanol F(CF2)7CH(OH)CH3 F(CF2)7COOH F(CF2)nCOOH n = 4,5,6,8, 9, 10, 11 The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 11 December 15, 2004 Agenda Analytical Practices & Know-how Overview - Data & Method Quality Approach - Test Substance Characterization Methods - Approach to Environmental Fate Studies - Including best laboratory practices for conducting this work due to the unique nature of these compounds (e.g., contamination control practices). The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 12 December 15, 2004 EPA -DuPont Telomers Degradation Technical Meeting Mary A. Kaiser DuPont Central Research & Development Corporate Center for Analytical Sciences mu The miracles o j science 15 December 2004 Washington, DC Does Not Contain CBI Page 13 December 15, 2004 US Governmental Resources WWW.FDA.gov/cder/guidance/index.htm - Guidance for Industry, Bioanalytical Method Validation - "...procedures such as gas chromatography (GC), highpressure liquid chromatography (LC), combined GC and LC mass spectrometric (MS) procedures such as LC-MS, LC-MS-MS, GC-MS, and GC-MS-MS..." The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 14 December 15, 2004 Method Validation Critical to demonstrate: - Accuracy - Precision - Specificity - Linearity - LLOQ - Recovery - Storage stability The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 15 December 15, 2004 Data Acceptability Criteria Resolution of the chromatographic peak Defined acceptability criteria for recoveries Non-detects in instrument blanks Analyte response at LLOQ >5x matrix blank <20% deviation of standards from nominal concentration at LLOQ (<15% above LLOQ) Quality control samples (QC's) within 15% of nominal value The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 16 December 15, 2004 Criteria for Repeat Analyses Poor chromatography Retention times drift more than +4% within an analytical run Unacceptable calibration curve (correlation coefficient <0.9925 i.e., R2should be >0.985) QC's fail Samples outside assay range Inconsistent replicate analyses Sample processing errors; equipment failure The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 17 December 15, 2004 Fluorotelomer Alcohols: Physical Properties CAS # M olar m ass (g/m ol) M elting point (C) Boiling point (C) Vapor Pressure (P a ) W a te r solubility (m g/L at 25C ) Log Kow Koc 4-2 Fluorotelom er A lc o h o l 6-2 Fluorotelom er A lc o h o l 8-2" Fluorotelom er A lcohol1 8-2 Fluorotelom er O lefin 10-2 Fluorotelom er A lc o h o l 2 0 4 3 -4 7 -2 647-42-7 678-39-7 2 1 6 5 2 -5 8 -4 865-86-1 264 364.1 4 6 4 .1 2 446.11 140-143* 75-80/14m m * 4 6 -4 7 * 112-114 at 10mm * 146-147* 1 2 0 0 (a t 5 0 C ) 2; 1 0 8 (a t 3 5 C ) 2; 3 (a t 2 1 C ); 2 5 4 9 9 2 (a t 2 5 C ) 4; 7 1 3 (a t 2 5 C ) 4; (a t 2 5 C ) 4; 4 5 .9 0 2 5 2 (at 25 C )5 145.2 (at 2 5 C )5 (at 2 5 C )5 14.9 (at 2 5 C )** 564 92-93* 1 1 1 -1 1 2 /1 0 mm* 1 .4 (a t 3 5 C ) 2; 1 4 4 (a t 2 5 C )4; 1 3 .2 7 (a t 2 5 C )5 0.7 1+ 0 .0 46 63 0.137+0.053 0 .0 0 1 ** = well understood The miracles o f science = somewhat understood = not well understood Does Not Contain CBI Page 18 December 15, 2004 Physical Property References __________________ (previous slide)__________________ 1 Data are taken from Kaiser, Cobranchi,Kao, Krusiv, Marchione, and Buck, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 49(4), 912-916, 2004, unless otherwise noted. 2 Krusic, Marchione, Davidson, Kaiser, Kao, Richardson, Botelho, Waterland, and Buck, submitted. 3 Cobranchi and Kaiser, EAS, 2001 4 Stock, Ellis, Deleebeeck, Muir, and Mabury, ES&T, 38, 1693-1699, 2004. 5 Lei, Wania, Mathers, and Mabury, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 49, 1013 1022, 2004. * Oakwood Products, Inc., http://www.oakwoodchemical.com The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 19 December 15, 2004 Perfluorocarboxylic Acids:Physical Properties C8 acid C9 acid C10 acid CAS # Molar mass (g/mol) 335-67-1 414.07 375-95-1 464.08 335-76-2 514.09 451 ; 55-562*' 71-772; 67-70*; Melting point (C) 56.4-57.934 68-73#, 59-62# 83-852#; 77-81# 218 at 740 mm Boiling point (C) 189-1921 (100 Pa)2 133 (solid-state VP of free ~10 mm (at Vapor Pressure (Pa) W ater solubility (mg/L at 25C) acid)1 3700; 3400 95002 0C)# Koc 141 C11 acid 2058-94-8 564.09 96-1012 160 at 60 mm (8 Pa)2 C12 acid 307-55-1 614.1 107-1092 *#; 105-108# 245 at 740 mm (100 Pa)2*# = well understood = somewhat understood = not well understood Shinoda et a/.,(CF2)2CF(CF2)4COOH Melting Point, 13-14 C. The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 20 December 15, 2004 Physical Properties References ___________________ (previous slide)__________________ 1. US EPA Hazard Assessment of Perfluorooctanoic Acid and its Salts, OPPT, Risk Assessment Division, US EPA, 2002 and J. Franklin, "Screening Assessment of the Potential for Long-Range Transport of Perfluoro-octanoic Acid", Solvay Research & Technology, 2003. 2. Detecting and Quantifying Low Levels of Fuoropolymer Polimerization Aids", SPI, Washington, DC 2003. 3. Shinoda, Hato, and Hayashi, J. Phys. Chem., 7, 909, 1972. 4 Note: Shinoda et al.,(CF2)2CF(CF2)4COOH Melting Point = 13-14 C. * Oakwood Products, Inc., http://www.oakwoodchemical.com # Sigma -Aldrich Co., https://www.sigmaaldrich.com mu The miracles o j science Does Not Contain CBI Page 21 December 15, 2004 Guard Column Useful in gradient measurements r ^ Chromatogram - [0 5 1 0 2 0 0 4 -0 5 ] I File Edit Display Process Window Tools Help b % rs m 05102004-05 100-1 yw i ijI G a a m , & Q.+ Q : o r TIC 4 QAA592 +X Internal standard m _ & XI 2: MRM of 1 Channel ES414.92 > 369.S 2.41 e4 % 0-=r=r= 05102004-05 100 - 1: MRM of 1 Channel ESTIC 2 From guard column \ .. i . .. 5.00 .. . ... ... .. 10.00 15.00 ..............m . . . ........................................... ...................... .......... 20.00 25.00 30.00 Time Does Not Contain CBI Page 22 December 15, 2004 Analytical Issues Standards - Telomers (no certified standards) Telomers come as even numbered mixtures) - Perfluorocarboxylic acid Telomer acids are even numbered Carboxylic acids are made either by the telomer process (even numbered) or electrofluorination (up to 15 % branched) - See: Martin et al., ES&T, 38(13), 248A-255A, (2004) The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 23 December 15, 2004 "Standards?" : Perfluorooctanoic Acid Produced by Electrochemical Fluorination F C95 A ssav-1 -2 Quat t r o LC Q24-3719 100 "I SDherisorbOD S 200X2.1mm 20% 2m MA M M AC80% MeOH IS 415>370 linear 12-Jun-20041 0:45:40 larsen 5: MR M of 1 C h an ne l E S TIC 3.25e4 oQ24- C8 413>369 linear Branched 1: M R M of 1 C h an ne l ES8.98eb distribution may vary branching . considerably from lot to lot. ' I 1 1 1 ' I 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I .............i i i i i " i i i " i i i i m i i i N i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i N i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i N i i i i i i N i i i N i i i i i i i 'i T i n 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 5.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 24 December 15, 2004 "Standards?": Perfluorononanoic Acid Surflon S111 S111 A Assav-1-1 Quattro LC Q24-3692 IS 415>370 % SpherlsorbODS 200X2.1mm 20%2m MAMM AC80% MeOH 6.09 4759 12-Ju n-200403:27:31 lars en 6: MRM of1 Channel ESTIC 6 .3 1e4 Area 1I 111 1I 11111111111111 I 11 11I 111111111 I 111 11111111111 I 1 Q24-3692 111111 I 1111I 11 11111111111 1I 111 11111111111I 11 11I 11 1111111 I 111 111111111111111 1I 11 11I ........ 5: MRM of 1 Channel ES- 100:Q24-3692 C10 513>469 7.68_ 1344 3 MRM of 1 Channel ESTIC 1.60e4 Area O' Q24-3692 100: C9 463>419 6.97 100873 2: MRM of1 Channel ESTIC 1.33e6 Area O' Q24-3692 10On C8 413>369 6.08 _ 3293 1: MRM of 1 Channel ESTIC 4.35e4 Area O' Time 1.00 2 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 7 00 8 00 9.00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13.00 14 00 15 00 The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 25 December 15, 2004 More Analytical Issues Fluorotelomer-Based Polymer Samples - Made from mixtures of mixtures - Not soluble in common solvents - Usually available as dispersion with surfactants, etc. The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 26 December 15, 2004 Fluorotelomer-Based Polymer __________ Sample Issues_________ Difficult to remove polymer from dispersed system Difficult to determine sorbed residuals unless compete dissolution is performed Difficult to get molecular weight distribution due to solubility, "mixed composition," lack of standards (MALDI/MS may be required) The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 27 December 15, 2004 EPA -DuPont Telomers Degradation Technical Meeting The miracles o f science Bogdan Szostek DuPont Haskell Laboratory 15 December 2004 Washington, DC Does Not Contain CBI Page 28 December 15, 2004 Analytical options for 8-2 Telomer B Alcohol Properties: Structure - F(CF2)8-CH2-CH2-OH Water solubility: 150 pg/L Melting point: 44C Boiling point: 213C at 760 mm Hg Vapor pressure: 3 Pa at 21C UV: none for 225-400 nm Low water solubility Volatility of the analyte: - proper sample extraction and storage - limited option for sample processing (solvent exchange, concentration, clean-up) Adsorption onto surfaces: - especially septa, very hard to extract from septa; use Al foil; - Glass or polypropylene OK; (site The miracles o j science Does Not Contain CBI Page 29 December 15, 2004 Analytical options for 8-2 Telomer B Alcohol Extraction : Aqueous samples: - MTBE (clean extracts, but partial extraction of acid-type metabolites); preferred for GC-MS based methods; can be handled by LC-MS methods) - Acetonitrile (~ 60% ACN sufficient for aqueous samples; complete acid metabolite extraction; best for LC-MS methods); Soil samples: - Acetonitrile (100 %, recovers 8-2 TBA, but not all acid-type metabolites); - 50-200 mM NaOH in 90/10 % acetonitrile/water The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 30 December 15, 2004 Analytical options for 8-2 Telomer B Alcohol Analytical methods: - GC-FID/ECD: limited sensitivity (ppm or sub-ppm levels) and selectivity; GC-MS: - Based on EI; various sample matrices; ~ 5 ppb LODs; - Based on CI: Martin et al., Anal. Chem., 74 (2002) 584; LC/MS or LC/MS/MS: - Desirable for compatibility with acid-type compounds - Higher sensitivity than GC/MS (sub-ppb LODs) - Simpler sample prep. procedures; The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 31 December 15, 2004 8-2 TBA - GC-MS methods Abide 4& Ian31(0-8Z1B\ Tn> Abundanc 15 pg/L 8-2 TBA spiked into Sea water km3DG8ZB HD 49 HE) 33D Tne> 0 4(0 430 00 500 600 600 70) 75) 8 0 8 3 0 9 0 9 0 1 0 0 Issues to Consider Extraction solvent (MTBE worked best for us); Simplicity and compatibility of sample preparation with other metabolites; Cleanness of extracts; loss of sensitivity and peak shape; Sensitivity of the method (LOQ ~ 10-20 ng/mL for extract); Limited options for sample clean up (normal-phase SPE); solvent exchange not feasible; Internal standards (D-8-2 TBA) The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 32 December 15, 2004 8-2 TBA - LC/MS and LC/MS/MS methods 8-2 TBA is amenable to analysis by LC-MS or LC/MS/MS Telomer B Alcohols can be ionized by negative ion electrospray; - Form deprotonated molecular ion (m/z: 463) - In presence of acetate 8-2 TBA forms predominantly acetate adduct; - Deprotonated molecular ion is prone to in-source fragmentation; need to be sampled at low cone voltage; Mobile Phase - Methanol is essential to formation of deprotonated molecular ions; does not work with acetonitrile mu The miracles o j science Does Not Contain CBI Page 33 December 15, 2004 8-2 TBA - LC/MS and LC/MS/MS methods Aqueous samples can be extracted with 60 % acetonitrile; Samples can be extracted with MTBE and run by LC/MS after 1:10 dilution with acetonitrile; Methods work also with THF extracts - THF is a good solvent for telomer based polymers; LOQ - < 3 ng/mL for LC/MS - Sub-ng/mL for LC/MS/MS; Calibrations w/ Internal Standard - Linear range up to 10 pg/mL tested; The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 34 December 15, 2004 8-2 TBA - LC/MS and LC/MS/MS methods The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 35 December 15, 2004 Quantitation of 14C labeled 8-2 TBA and _______ Metabolites by LC-ARC_______ Method 1: 2mMammoniumacetateinwater/methanol Method 2: 0.15% acetic acid in water/methanol x 10n3 1.1 0.7 - 0.1 LC-ARC Separation and Quantitation Samplesoriginatingfrome-fatestudiesof8-2TBAcontainlow-levelsof radioactivity(counts) and substantial numberofstructurallysimilarmetabolites. QuantitationofthesemetabolitesisdonewithLC-ARCsystem. However, thisrequiresabaseline resolution of structurallysimilar metabolites. WedevelopedvariousLCmethodstoefficientlyseparatemetabolitesandinject largevolumeof samplesextractedwithacetonitrile(upto2mL). The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 36 December 15, 2004 Acid-type metabolites by LC/MS/MS 100102x13 Smooth(Mn,2x2) 100-1 15 ng/mL %- F(CF2)5COOH PFHA_ 3.27 440.30 IVRM of 4 channols.ES313 : 200 6.1250+003 100102x13 Smooth(Mn.2x2) 100i i ii |i i M111M11M1111M11111111 i'i 111 li 11111111 T fw p fftT i mm WRMof4 channols.ES- PFOA 413 > 360 3.45 1.1670+004 857.07 %- F(CF2)7COOH 100102x13 Smooth(Mn,2x2) 10O-i --------------------- WEMof4 channels.ES- 2H-HDF-2-DA_ 3.58 457 393 1.8180+004 1307.93 %- F(CF2)7CF=CHCOOH 0- l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l 100102x13 Smooth(Mn,2i2j 100-i min 4 oh anno Is.ES- 477 =393 1.1110+003 F(CF2)8CH2COOH o-C nn"''"'V.LM:i''l" V.no',"'2.uo" mm Extracted from aqueous matrices with acetonitrile (~ 60% ACN sufficient); Soil samples: require extraction with basic acetonitrile/water (90/10%); Samples analyzed by LC/MS/MS, negative ion electrospray ionization; Matrix effects can be severe, especially for soil extracts; Developed a clean up method using Envi-carb to eliminate matrix effects; Generally LOQs < 1 ppb The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 37 December 15, 2004 Analytical Publications / Presentations B. Szostek, K.B. Prickett: "Determination of 8:2 fluorotelomer alcohol in animal plasma and tissues by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry", J. Chromatogr. B, 813 (2004) 313-321. Szostek, B., Prickett, K.B., Kennedy, S.M., and Kaiser, M.A.: "Analytical challenges in determination of Telomer 8-2 Alcohol and Telomer-derived fluorosurfactants and polymers in biological and environmental matrices.", SETAC Europe 13th Annual Meeting, April 27-May 1, 2003, Hamburg, Germany; Szostek, B., Prickett, K.B., Maslanka, J.C. and Kennedy, S.M.: "Development of analytical methodology for determination of Telomer B Alcohols, Telomer-derived anionic, nonionic fluorosurfactants, and polymers.", SETAC 24th Annual Meeting, November 9-13, 2003, Austin, TX. B. Szostek, V. Capka, K. B. Prickett, S.M. Kennedy, R.C. Buck: "Application of LC-MS/MS methodology to determination of Telomer B alcohols, perfluorinated acids, and fluorosurfactants in environmental matrices.", SETAC Europe 14th Annual Meeting, April 18-22, 2004, Prague, Czech Republic. B. Szostek, K.B. Prickett, R.C. Buck: "Determination of Telomer B Alcohols by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry in Environmental Matrices", 52nd Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics; May 23-27, 2004, Nashville, TN. Wang, N., Folsom, P., Szostek, B., Capka, V., Larsen, B., Gannon, J., and Buck, R.C.: "Biotransformation of the fluorotelomer 8-2 Telomer B Alcohol (8-2 TBA) in bacterial culture.", SETAC Europe 13th Annual Meeting, April 27-May 1, 2003, Hamburg, Germany The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 38 December 15, 2004 Analytical Publications / Presentations Wang, N., Folsom, P.W., Berti, W.R., Szostek, B., Sulecki, L.M., Capka, V., Gannon, J.T. and Buck, R.C.: "Biotransformation of the 14C-labeled fluorotelomer 8-2 Telomer B Alcohol (8-2 TBA).", SETAC 24th Annual Meeting, November 9-13, 2003, Austin, TX. Buck R.C., Wang N., Folsom P.W. , Szostek B., Capka V., and Gannon J.T.: "Perfluorooctyl Ethanol Biodegradation : Transformation Products and Pathway", SETAC Europe 14th Annual Meeting, April 18-22, 2004, Prague, Czech Republic. N. Wang, B. Szostek, R.C. Buck, P. Folsom, L. Sulecki, J.T.Gannon: "Biotransformation of 14Clabeled Fluorotelomer substances by microorganisms from activated sludge or soil.", Fourth SETAC World Congress, November 14-18, 2004, Portland, OR B. Szostek, V. Capka, K. B. Prickett, S.M. Kennedy, R.C. Buck: "Application of LC-MS/MS methodology to determination of Telomer B alcohols, perfluorinated acids, and fluorosurfactants in environmental matrices.", SETAC Europe 14th Annual Meeting, April 18-22, 2004, Prague, Czech Republic. C. Powley, T. Ryan, S. George: ''Matrix-effect free analytical methods for determination of perfluorinated carboxylic acids in environmental and biological samples.", Fourth SETAC World Congress, November 14-18, 2004, Portland, OR V. Capka, R.F. Rossi, N. Wang, P.W. Folsom;"Determination of biotransformation products of fluorotelomer 8-2 Telomer B alcohol in environmental matrices by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry", 51st Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics; June 8-12, 2003, Montreal, Canada The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 39 December 15, 2004 Agenda Soil Biodegradation Studies - 8-2 Telomer B Alcohol Studies Methods, Protocols, Analytical Methods (as a basis for polymeric product studies) - Telomer-based Polymeric Products Study Protocol - test objectives, duration, number, types and sources of soil Sampling and Analysis - media for analysis (air, water, soil) & analytes Analytical Methods - Development and validation of soil-extraction and analysis procedures The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 40 December 15, 2004 EPA -DuPont Telomers Degradation Technical Meeting Ning Wang DuPont Central Research & Development Environmental & Biological Sciences & Engineering mu The miracles o j science 15 December 2004 Washington, DC Does Not Contain CBI Page 41 December 15, 2004 14C-8-2 TBA Study Outline F(C F2)714C F2CH2C H 2OH Transformation in Sludge - Mixed Bacterial Culture - 28-Day Ready Biodegradation - 90-Day Accelerated Biodegradation Transformation in Soil The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 42 December 15, 2004 I. Aerobic Ready Biodegradation 14C-8-2 TBA Experimental Design Treatment Replicate (n) [14C F2]-8-2 TBA (mg L-1) NaCN (mM) 14Caniline (mg L-1) Fluorinated acid standards* (mg L-1) 1 (Live sludge test vessels) 2 (Abiotic control; sterile sludge) 3 (Spike recovery vessels; ) 4 4 3 300-340 300-340 ~ 407 0 0.5 0 00 0 60-70 4 (14C-aniline biodegradation measurement) 2-4 0 0 1.2 5 (Matrix blank soil ) 2 0 00 *F(CF2)8CH2COOH(8-2acid), F(CF2)7CF=CHCOOH(8-2unsaturatedacid), F(CF2)7COOH(PFOA), andF(CF2)5COOH(C6,PFHA) 0 0 The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 43 December 15, 2004 Ready Biodegradation Methods ______________OECD 301 D as Guideline______________ Study Materials - F(CF2)714CF2CH2CH2OH; radiochemical purity > 99% Experimental System - Closed bottles (30 mL of test substance solution in 120-mL glass serum bottles crimp-sealed with PTFE septa). Concentration of the Test Substance - 300 - 340 mg^L-1 dispersed in mineral medium. - Additional organic carbon source: ~13 mg^L-1 of ethanol (as co-solvent). The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 44 December 15, 2004 Ready Biodegradation Methods OECD 301 D as Guideline Inoculum - Fresh sludge from Municipal POTW (Non-acclimated, 5 mL sludgeL-1 test solution or 0.5%). Experimental Duration and Sampling frequency - 28 days at room temperature and sampled at days 0, 7, 14, and 28. The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 45 December 15, 2004 Ready Biodegradation Methods -Continued Analytical methods: - Sample extraction: Acetonitrile (25 mL sample medium plus 45 mL of CH3CN) for 14C-labeled parent and transformation products; alkaline lysis for fluoride ion. - Parent [F(CF2)8CH2CH2OH and F(CF2)714CF2CH2CH2OH] Quantified by GC/MS and fluoride ion by ion selective electrode. - LC/ARC (On-line liquid chromatography/accurate radioisotope counting) Separation and quantification of 14C-labeled parent and transformation products (LOQ = 0.5% of 14C applied). - Transformation Products Identification was conducted by Q-TOF-MS. - Spike-Recovery 14C-labeled parent : Liquid scintillation counting Standard fluorinated acids from the sample matrices : LC/MS/MS. The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 46 December 15, 2004 II. Accelerated Biodegradation : 14C-8-2 TBA Experimental Design Treatment Replicate (n) [14C F2]-8-2 TBA (mg L-1) NaCN (mM) 14Caniline (mg L-1) Fluorinated acid standards* (mg L-1) 1 (Live sludge test vessels) 2 (Abiotic control; sterile sludge) 3 (Spike recovery vessels; ) 4 950 - 1100 4 950 -1100 3 ~ 407 0 0.5 0 00 00 0 60-70 4 (14C-aniline biodegradation measurement) 2-4 0 0 1.2 0 5 (Matrix blank soil ) 2 0 0 00 *F(CF2)8CH2COOH(8-2acid), F(CF2)7CF=CHCOOH(8-2unsaturatedacid), F(CF2)7COOH(PFOA), andF(CF2)5C2OOH(C6,PFHA). The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 47 December 15, 2004 Accelerated Biodegradation Methods ______________ OECD 302 B as Guideline____________ Study Materials - 14C-8-2 TBA. - Additional Carbon Source: 0.1% yeast extract and ~ 110 mg^L-1 of ethanol (bacterial cell density: O.D.600 nm = 2; NH4 and ethanol as potential electron donors). Experimental System - Closed bottles - (30 mL of test substance solution in 120-mL bottles). Concentration of the Test Substance: - 950 - 1100 mg^L-1 dispersed in growth medium. mu The miracles o j science Does Not Contain CBI Page 48 December 15, 2004 Accelerated Biodegradation Methods _____________ OECD 302 B as Guideline____________ Inoculum: - From industrial waste water treatment facility; grown with ~ 10 mg^L-1 of 8-2 Telomer B alcohol prior to the test (mixed bacterial culture). Experimental Duration and Sampling Frequency: - 90 days at room temperature and sampled at ~ days 0, 7, 14, 28, 56, and 90. The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 49 December 15, 2004 Accelerated Biodegradation Methods Continued Sample Extraction: - Acetonitrile (25 mL sample medium plus 45 mL of CH3CN) for 14C-labeled parent and transformation products; alkaline lysis for fluoride ion. Analysis: - fluoride selective electrode for fluoride ion - LC/ARC,Q-TOF-MS, GC/TOF, and GC/MSD for 14C- transformation products, - LC/MS/MS for PFHA and spiked standardard fluorinated acids. The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 50 December 15, 2004 Accelerated Biodegradation Methods Continued 14C-Volatile Trapping: - 10 mL of headspace gas were passed through Two C18 cartridges (0.6 g each) mounted in tandem to trap organic volatiles and the cartridges were eluted with 5 mL of CH3CN. 14CO2Trapping: - The headspace gas after passing through two C18 cartridges was trapped in 5 mL of 1 N of NaOH. In Situ Monitoring of Headspace O2 Content: - A 26-gauge miniature O2 probe was pierced through the septa of sealed sample bottles for the measurement. mu The miracles o j science Does Not Contain CBI Page 51 December 15, 2004 III. Aerobic Soil Biodegradation : 14C-8-2 TBA Experimental Design Treatment 1 (Live soil test vessels) 2 (Abiotic control; sterile soil) Replicate (n) 4 4 [14C F2]-8-2 TBA (mg kg-1 soil) 0.2 - 1.5 0.2 - 1.5 Chloramphe nicol (mg kg-1 soil) 0 ~ 200 14Cbenzoic acid (mg kg-1 soil) Fluorinated acid standards* (mg kg-1 soil) 0 0 3 (Spike recovery vessels; sterile soil) 4 (Vessels for soil respiration measurement) 5 (14C-benzoic acid biodegradation measurement) 6' (Matrix blank soil ) tan? The miracles o f science 3 0.2 - 1.5 ~ 200 2-3 0 0 2-4 0 0 20 0 Does Not Contain CBI 10-200 0.01-0.2 0 0 00 Page 52 December 15, 2004 Soil Biodegradation Methods ____________________ OECD 307____________________ Soil: - Sassafras Soil : pH = 5.5, OM = 2.9% (Organic carbon = 1.7%), Sandy loam - Microbial Biomass = 154.4 mg organic carbomg-1 dry soil. Study Material: - 14C-8-2 TBA - Additional Carbon Source: ~50 mg ethanol^kg-1 soil (as cosolvent). Concentration of the Test Substance: - 0.2 mg^kg-1 soil (except day 1 & day 7 at ~ 0.85 mg^kg-1 soil). The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 53 December 15, 2004 Soil Biodegradation Methods OECD 307 as Guideline Experimental System: - Closed bottles (10 g soil plus substance solution in 127-mL bottles). - The experimental duration is up to one year and the O2 content and the respiration rate of the soil were monitored during the study. Experimental Duration and Sampling Frequency: - Up to one year. Sampled at approximately days 0, 1,2, 7, 14, 28, 56, 84, and 148. Soil Respiration Measurement: - Measured with a Micro-Oxymax respirometer at days 0, 7, 14, 28, 56, 84, and 148. The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 54 December 15, 2004 Soil Biodegradation Methods - Continued Extraction: - 1st: CH3CN (acetonitrile) at room T for several days; - 2nd: 90% CH3CN + 20 mM NaOH at 50 C overnight. - The 1st and 2nd extract solutions were analyzed by LC/ARC. Analysis: - LC/ARC (On-Line Chromatograph/Accurate Radioisotope Counting) and quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry (Q-TOF-MS) for 14Cmetabolite quantification and identification, - LC/MS/MS for PFHA [F(CF2)5COOH] quantification. - The spiked (dosed) standard fluorinated acids were quantified by LC/MS/MS. The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 55 December 15, 2004 Soil Biodegradation Methods - Continued 14C-Volatile Trapping: - 10 mL of headspace gas were passed through - Two C18 cartridges (0.6 g each) mounted in tandem to trap organic volatiles and the cartridges were eluted with 5 mL of CH3CN. 14CO2 Trapping: - The headspace gas after passing through two C18 cartridges was trapped in 5 mL of 1 N of NaOH. In Situ Monitoring of Headspace O2Content: - A 26-gauge miniature O2 probe was pierced through the septa of sealed sample bottles for the measurement. The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 56 December 15, 2004 EPA -DuPont Telomers Degradation Technical Meeting Bill Berti DuPont Central Research & Development Environmental & Biological Sciences & Engineering mu The miracles o j science 15 December 2004 Washington, DC Does Not Contain CBI Page 57 December 15, 2004 Preliminary Assessment of Aerobic Transformation in Soil The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 58 December 15, 2004 Preliminary Assessment of Aerobic Transformation in Soil Contract laboratory - Wildlife International, Ltd., Easton, MD USA Study Director - Edward Schaefer, Wildlife International, Ltd. DuPont Representatives: - Bill Berti, Central Research & Development - Bogdan Szostek, HaskellSMLab for Health & Environ. Sciences Current status: - Protocols signed, study commenced week of 13 Dec 2004 The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 59 December 15, 2004 Objectives - Optimize experimental and analytical procedures based on OECD 307 for subsequent definitive tests to assess transformation potential of fluorotelomer-based polymers in soils under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 60 December 15, 2004 Selected Soil One soil for preliminary study - Entisol from Northwood, North Dakota USA - Collected from surface to approx. 15 cm depth - Pine tree forest - Not treated with pesticides or fertilizers for at least 10 years - Soil Characteristics (determined on previously collected sample) Sandy loam: 65% sand, 18% silt, 17% clay pH 6.4 Organic carbon 2.0% Microbial biomass 306 pg^g-1 soil dry wt. The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 61 December 15, 2004 Treatments Experimental design, each in triplicate: - Background Blank Control: Soil with no test substance added - Test Chemical: Soil with added test substance concentration of 200 mg kg-1 DW soil. - Abiotic Control: 60Co-sterilized soil with added test substance concentration of 200 mg kg-1 DW soil. Spike Recovery Controls: 60Co-sterilized soil spiked with analytes of interest spiked with the following analytes: - 250 ^g 8-2 TBA^kg-1 sterile soil (dw) + 10 ^g 8-2 TB Acid*kg-1 sterile soil (dw) + 10 ^g 8-2 TB Unsaturated Acid*kg-1 sterile soil (dw) + 10 ^g APFO*kg-1 sterile soil (dw) Does Not Contain CBI Page 62 December 15, 2004 Analytes of Interest Treatment Groups 1) Background Blank Control 2) Test Substance 3) Abiotic Control 4) Spike Recovery Controls Headspace & Samples Soil analytes Headspace & soil 8-2 TBA Soil analytes 8-2 Telomer B Acid, 8-2 Telomer B Unsaturated Acid and PFOA Headspace & soil 8-2 TBA 8-2 Telomer B Acid, 8-2 Telomer B Unsaturated Acid and PFOA Headspace & soil 8-2 TBA 8-2 Telomer B Acid, 8-2 Telomer B Unsaturated Acid and PFOA Headspace & soil 8-2 TBA 8-2 Telomer B Acid, 8-2 Telomer B Unsaturated Acid and PFOA The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 63 December 15, 2004 Test Apparatus & Conditions Test chambers: glass serum bottles (160 mL) - Foil lined closures Approx. 25 g (dw) test soil to each test chamber Incubated statically at 20C; no active ventilation Minimum incubation of 28 days - Sample on days 0, 14, and 28 Soil sterilized using 60Co irradiation Target soil moisture content - 50% of water holding capacity (WHC) IK The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 64 December 15, 2004 Soil Dosing Test substance mixed directly into each soil aliquot Acids dissolved in water and 8-2 TBA dissolved in ethanol - Injected into each soil using glass microsyringe The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 65 December 15, 2004 Sampling Headspace - Microsyringe through septum prior to opening test chambers - Pass through C18 SPE tube, elute with acetonitrile - Analyze using LC/MS-MS Soil Extraction - Acetonitrile added to each test chamber to extract analytes - Analyze using LC/MS-MS The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 66 December 15, 2004 Test Summary Treatment Groups 1) Background Blank Control Sampling Total Test Replicates Days Chambers 3 0, 14, 28 9 2) Test Substance 3 0, 14, 28 9 3) Abiotic Control 3 0, 14, 28 9 4) Spike Recovery Controls: 8-2 TBA and 3 fluorinated acids in Sterile Soil TOTAL TEST CHAMBERS 3 0,28 6 33 The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 67 December 15, 2004 Draft Protocol Highlights Definitive Studies for Transformation Potential of Fluorotelomer-Based Polymers in Aerobic and Anaerobic Soils The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 68 December 15, 2004 Objectives Conduct definitive tests using GLP to assess potential for transformation of fluorotelomer-based polymers in four (4) soils under aerobic and anaerobic conditions over a test period of 1 year. - Tests based on OECD 307 - 9 sampling points days 0, 7, & 14 and months 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, & 12 The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 69 December 15, 2004 Selected Soils for DuPont Biodegradation Studies Soil Orders Soil order represents _% of total land in US Comments Entisol Mollisol Inceptisol 8 Tobeusedinpreliminary soil test studiesatWildlife International 25 To be used in TRP studies at Noack Laboratory (Germany) 16 Alfisol 13 Sassafras Soil The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 70 December 15, 2004 Analytes of Interest : Soil & Headspace 8-2 Telomer B Alcohol CAS# 678-39-7 - F(CF2)8CH2CH2OH 8-2 Saturated Acid CAS# 27854-31-5 - F(CF2)8CH2COOH 8-2 Unsaturated Acid CAS# 161094-76-4 - F(CF2)7CF=CHCOOH PFOA CAS# 335-67-1 - F(CF2)7COOH Other Fluorinated Acids for which standards and analytical methods are available, such as : - F(CF2)nCOOH where n = 8, 9, 10, 11 The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 71 December 15, 2004 Treatments Background Blank Control: - Soil with no test substance added will be tested for analytes of interest at least in duplicate to check for background concentrations of analytes prior to starting the test. Test Chemical: - Soil with added test substance concentration of 100 to 1000 mg kg-1 DW soil will be tested for analytes of interest at least in duplicate at all time points. The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 72 December 15, 2004 Treatments Abiotic Control: - 60Co-sterilized soil with added test substance concentration of 100 to 1000 mg kg-1 DW soil will be tested for analytes of interest at least in duplicate at all time points. Spike Recovery Control: - 60Co-sterilized soil will be tested at least in duplicate at all time points by spiking with analytes of interest spiked at day 0 at a concentration range of from 10 to 300 pg/kg dry weight soil. (any sequestration?) The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 73 December 15, 2004 Treatments Positive (reference) Control: - Soil to which a biodegradable reference substance will be added monthly to check the metabolic activity of the test soil. The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 74 December 15, 2004 Evaluation Statistical methods will be applied. Concentration of transformation products in soil and headspace will be given as mg^ kg-1 (dry weight) and as mole^kg-1 (dry weight) for each sampling interval. Plot transformation products (analytes of interest) in soil & headspace samples against time. If applicable, transformation half-lives will be determined from the graphs and by applying appropriate kinetic model calculations. The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 75 December 15, 2004 Reports Interim Report following analysis of 6-month samples Final Report The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 76 December 15, 2004 Soil Studies : Discussion Questions Methods for analysis of reactor-vessel headspace for the 8-2 telomer alcohol and aldehyde (LOD, LOQ) Feasibility of isolating polymer beads from soil after incubation and performing 19F NMR, and/or surface analysis by AFM, FTIR spectrometry/attenuated total reflectance or similar methods. Determination of the stability of frozen extracts for analysis of PFOA and related acids Mass balance, Determination of rate constants, Methods for dosing/mixing polymers in soil, Sampling frequency , Data reporting/interpretation of results Effect of loss of volatile degradation products to headspace on overall rates and extent of conversion to acids. Methods to assure sealed headspace, maintenance of oxic conditions and proper soil moisture, simultaneously. The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 77 December 15, 2004 Agenda DuPont Study Results Timeline Work Process Forward Meeting Reflections The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 78 December 15, 2004 DuPont Biodegradation Program Timeline Timing Atmospheric Fate of Perfluoroaldehydes Atm ospheric Partitioning of 8-2 T e lo m e r B Alcohol, Hetergeneous Uptake Atmospheric Transformation Pathways of Alcohols and Aldehydes Atmospheric Partitioning of Telom er Alcohols and Olefins Long-range Transport M odeling of 8-2 Alcohol Biodeg in Sludge o f 14C 8-2 T e lo m e r B Alcohol Biodeg in S oil o f 14C 8-2 T e lo m e r B Alcohol Biodeg in S e d im e n t o f 14C 8-2 T e lo m e r B Alcohol Biodeg o f D uPont Surfactants in Sludge Biodeg in Sludge o f Fluorotelom er-based Polym ers Biodeg in So il, S e d im e n t, and Sludge o f Flu o ro telo m erbased Polymers Biodeg o f DuPont Fluorotelom er-based Polym ers in Sludge Biodeg o f DuPont Fluorotelom er-based Polym ers in Soil/Sedim ent - Screening Biodeg o f D uPont F luorotelom er-based Polym ers in Soil Biodeg o f DuPont Fluorotelom er-based Polym ers in Sedim ent Biodeg o f DuPont Fluorotelom er-based Polym ers in Anaerobic Sludge Biodeg in Soil & S e d im en t o f 14C 8-2 T e lo m e r B Alcohol Based Urethane Polym er 1Q'04 2Q'04 TRP TRP TRP 3Q'04 4Q'04 1Q'05 Final Report Final Report Final Report Final Report 2Q'05 3Q'05 Final Report Final Report Final Report 4Q'05 1Q'06 2Q'06 Does Not Contain CBI Page 79 December 15, 2004 Agenda Work Process Forward Meeting Reflections The miracles o f science Does Not Contain CBI Page 80 December 15, 2004 j)PA/DuPont Telomer Research Meeting________________________________________________________________________ December 15,2004 NAME ORGANIZATION TELEPHONE # E-MAIL ADDRESS /'lATZA 1 ) a tri' *\ '\aJ -- '/ C'A'/ C fZ?A / d p s -t A / t o UE R fr r ? 7 / gc t> za T~-m - v j& y *trx^rcK 3? **/?<*- A<Ji/ plzJ&IMl 74 A / P if/^9 ----------w-- j '/l'-Wf----M---u--l-o---s------- ^ ,--------- C~rdt~ ( J M aj J S T 'f c , & 77a : . - m` ^ r)i'lr y u 1 <3>. 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