Exposure patterns of perfluorooctane sulfonate in aquatic invertebrates from the western Scheldt estuary and the southern North Sea
Van de Vijver, K.I.; Hoff, P.T.; Van Dongen, W.; Esmans, E.L.; Blust, R.; De Coen, W.M. (2003). Exposure patterns of perfluorooctane sulfonate in aquatic invertebrates from the western Scheldt estuary and the southern North Sea. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 22(9): 2037-2041. dx.doi.org/10.1897/02-385
In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Setac Press: New York. ISSN 0730-7268; e-ISSN 1552-8618, more
Related to:Van de Vijver, K.I.; Hoff, P.T.; Van Dongen, W.; Esmans, E.L.; Blust, R.; De Coen, W.M. (2006). Exposure patterns of perfluorooctane sulfonate in aquatic invertebrates from the western Scheldt estuary and the southern North Sea, in: Van de Vijver, K.I. Blootstelling en effectevaluatie van perfluorverbindingen op mariene en estuariene organismen = Exposure and effect assessment of perfluorinated alkylated substances in marine and estuarine organisms. pp. 49-64, more
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| Keywords |
Aquatic organisms > Marine organisms > Aquatic animals > Marine invertebrates
Chemical compounds > Organic compounds > Hydrocarbons > Halogenated hydrocarbons > Fluorinated hydrocarbons
Environments > Aquatic environment > Marine environment
Pollution
Properties > Biological properties > Tolerance > Exposure tolerance
Water bodies > Coastal waters > Coastal landforms > Coastal inlets > Estuaries
Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]; Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]; Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde [Marine Regions]; ANE, North Sea, Southern Bight [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
| Author keywords |
perfluorooctane sulfonic acid; aquatic invertebrates; Western Scheldtestuary; North Sea; pollution gradient |
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- Van de Vijver, K.I., more
- Hoff, P.T., more
- Van Dongen, W.
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- Esmans, E.L.
- Blust, R., more
- De Coen, W.M., more
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| 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. |
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