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Exposure patterns of perfluorooctane sulfonate in aquatic invertebrates from the Western Scheldt estuary and the southern North Sea.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Vijver, Kristin Inneke Van De Hoff, Philippe Tony Dongen, Walter Van Esmans, Eddy Blust, Ronny Coen, Wim M. De |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Abstract | Over the past decades little research has been conducted on the environmental behavior and effects of fluorinated organochemicals (FOCs). Recently it has been reported that perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) is occurring worldwide. Little is known about the PFOS levels in organisms originating from the southern North Sea and the Western Scheldt estuary. In this study, we determined, for the first time, the PFOS-exposure levels in Crangon crangon, Carcinus maenas, and Asterias rubens from these ecosystems. Concentrations on a wet-weight basis in soft tissues of shrimp, crab, and starfish ranged from 19 to 520 ng/g, from 24 to 877 ng/g, and from 9 to 176 ng/g, respectively. These results show the existence of a PFOS pollution gradient in organisms along the Western Scheldt estuary, with the highest concentrations near Antwerp. The range of PFOS levels in shrimp and crab are slightly higher in coastal regions compared with sampling sites in open water. This study shows widespread distribution of PFOS in the Belgian and Dutch marine and estuarine environment at rather high concentrations. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1897/02-385 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/67096.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 12959528 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1897/02-385 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 22 |
| Issue Number | 9 |
| Journal | Environmental toxicology and chemistry |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
