Occurrence and assessment of perfluorinated chemicals in wild fish from Northern Germany

Schuetze, Andrea; Heberer, Thomas; Effkemann, Stefan; Juergensen, Susanne

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.12.015

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“…Some previous studies have also reported the occurrence of PFOS in fish globally with the concentrations ranging from a few ng/g to thousands ng/g level (Senthilkumar et al, 2007;Delinsky et al, 2010;Berger et al, 2009;Quinete et al, 2009;Becker et al, 2010;Schuetze et al, 2010;Labadie and Chevreuil, 2011;Malinsky et al, 2011;Murakami et al, 2011;Zhang et al, 2011;Shi et al, 2012;Hloušková et al, 2013), and a comparison of PFOS concentrations in fish is presented in Table S7. In general, the concentrations of PFOS in fish muscle of this region ( o0.03-79 ng/g) are higher than those reported in fish from most Asian countries, such as Vietnam, Malaysia and Beijing of north China, where its concentrations ranged from 0.20 to 2.3 ng/g, and were almost at the same level with those in most European countries, such as Sweden, Czech and Germany (0.97-23 ng/g).…”

Section: Concentrations Of Pfass In Water and Fishmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bioaccumulation and risk assessment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in wild freshwater fish from rivers in the Pearl River Delta region, South China

Pan

Zhao

Liu

et al. 2014

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

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Section: Concentrations Of Pfass In Water and Fishmentioning

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Bioaccumulation and risk assessment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in wild freshwater fish from rivers in the Pearl River Delta region, South China

Pan

Zhao

Liu

et al. 2014

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

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“…Several studies have indicated that concentrations of PFASs is higher in fish caught from fresh water compared to marine water Schuetze et al, 2010). Based on the available occurrence data for 16 PFASs in fish, a comparison of the lower-bound mean concentrations found in fresh water fish, marine fish and diadromous fish was performed.…”

Section: Comparison Of Mean Pfass Concentrations In Fishmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many studies have reported the presence of PFASs in food indicating fish and other seafood as the most contaminated commodities Delinsky et al, 2009;Haug et al 2010a;Schuetze et al, 2010). In a study on the dietary exposure of the Dutch population to PFOS and PFOA, (Noorlander et al,2011) it was reported that drinking water was the main contributor to PFOS and PFOA.…”

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Perfluoroalkylated substances in food: occurrence and dietary exposure

2012

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Perfluoroalkylated substances (PFASs) are highly fluorinated aliphatic compounds with high thermal and chemical stability, as well as high surface activity. PFASs are used in a range of industrial and chemical applications e.g. textiles, paper, packaging materials, paint and varnish, and fire-extinguishing liquids. Several PFASs are recognised as environmentally persistent organic pollutants and are associated with adverse health effects. Diet is considered the main source of exposure to PFASs. In 2008, the EFSA Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM Panel) performed a risk assessment for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) concluding that it is unlikely that adverse effects of PFOS or PFOA are occurring in the general population. The CONTAM Panel acknowledged the limitation of available data and recommended further monitoring of PFAS in food. The present report summarises occurrence data for PFASs collected in 13 European countries during the period 2006 to 2012. A total of 54,195 analytical results covering a list of 27 substances were included in the assessment. The overall proportion of quantified results was very low. Across food groups, PFASs were found more frequently in fish and other seafood and in meat and meat products (liver in particular). For PFOS, the dietary exposure estimates in the adult population was < 3.5 % of the TDI for average consumers and < 6.7 % of the TDI in high consumers. For the same consumer groups, exposure to PFOA represented < 0.3 % and < 0.5 % of the TDI, respectively. Exposure in toddlers was two to three times higher compared to adults. For the other PFASs evaluated, daily dietary exposure was estimated to be in the low ng/kg b.w. range. The current review confirmed that dietary exposure to PFOS and PFOA is highly unlikely to exceed health-based guidance values. SUMMARYPerfluoroalkylated substances (PFASs) are highly fluorinated aliphatic compounds with high thermal and chemical stability, as well as high surface activity. PFASs have been used since decades in a range of industrial and chemical applications as processing aids in impregnation agents for textiles, carpets, paper, packaging materials, furniture, shoes, cleaning agents, paint and varnish, wax, floor polishing agents, fire-extinguishing liquids, photo paper, and insecticide formulations. The wide use of certain PFASs led to their global distribution in the environment including humans. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) are the most known PFASs.Public health concern towards PFASs was raised after several studies indicated that PFOS and PFOA have adverse health effects in experimental animals e.g. hepatotoxicity, developmental toxicity, neurobehavioral toxicity, immunotoxicity, reproductive toxicity, lung toxicity, hormonal effects, as well as a weak genotoxic and carcinogenic potential.Dietary exposure has been suggested as the main exposure route to PFASs in the human population. Fish and other seafood are conside...

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“…They have also been applied as performance chemicals in products such as fire-fighting foams, floor polishes, and shampoos (Giesy and Kannan, 2001). They are now considered emerging pollutants, whose environmental persistency, bioaccumulation, global distribution and toxicity (Conder et al, 2008;Giesy et al, 2010;Schuetze et al, 2010;Zushi et al, 2010) have raised increasing concerns. PFASs were reported to be widespread in the environment Kannan, 2001, 2002) and subsequently detected in aquatic systems (Fujii et al, 2007;Rayne and Forest, 2009) and wildlife Houde et al, 2006;Fatihah et al, 2009).…”

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Are levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in soil related to urbanization in rapidly developing coastal areas in North China?

Meng

Wang

et al. 2015

Environmental Pollution

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Occurrence and assessment of perfluorinated chemicals in wild fish from Northern Germany

Cited by 95 publications

References 27 publications

Bioaccumulation and risk assessment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in wild freshwater fish from rivers in the Pearl River Delta region, South China

Bioaccumulation and risk assessment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in wild freshwater fish from rivers in the Pearl River Delta region, South China

Perfluoroalkylated substances in food: occurrence and dietary exposure

Are levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in soil related to urbanization in rapidly developing coastal areas in North China?

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