Perfluorooctanesulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid exposures of the Italian general population

Ingelido, Anna Maria; Marra, Valentina; Abballe, Annalisa; Valentini, Silvia; Iacovella, Nicola; Barbieri, Pietro; Porpora, Maria Grazia; Domenico, Alessandro Di; Felip, Elena De

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.06.025

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“…Also, PFOA concentration in blood have seen a small decrease from between 4-5 ng/ml to 2-4 ng/ml during the same period. These findings agree with biomonitoring collected between 2005-2009 from several European countries and from China [26][27][28][29][30]. Occupational exposure to these compounds is however markedly different.…”

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Serum levels of perfluorinated compounds and sperm Y:X chromosome ratio in two European populations and in Inuit from Greenland

Kvist

Giwercman

Jönsson

et al. 2012

Reproductive Toxicology

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This study investigated whether perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), which exhibit reproductive toxicity in experimental animals, affect sperm sex chromosome ratio.The Y:X ratio was determined by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Serum concentrations of PFOA and PFOS were measured in 607 men from Greenland, Poland and Ukraine using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Data was analyzed by linear and nonlinear regression.We observed no associations between PFOA and Y:X ratio (p=0.845 in a linear model, p=0.296 in a nonlinear model). A positive nonlinear association between PFOS and Y:X ratio was observed (p=0.016), with no association in a linear model (p=0.118). Analyzing the populations separately, a negative trend between categorized PFOS exposure and Y:X ratio was observed for the Inuit (B=-0.002, p=0.044).In conclusion, there was a negative trend between Y:X ratio and PFOS in the Inuit, while there was no association between PFOA and the Y:X ratio in adult men.

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Serum levels of perfluorinated compounds and sperm Y:X chromosome ratio in two European populations and in Inuit from Greenland

Kvist

Giwercman

Jönsson

et al. 2012

Reproductive Toxicology

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“…Extraction with acetonitrile (Sigma-Aldrich Corp, Saint Louis, MO, USA) was performed in a centrifuge tube. After centrifugation and separation of the two phases, the volume of acetonitrile was reduced and transferred to an autosampler vial to undergo instrumental analysis (Inoue et al, 2004;Ingelido et al, 2010). Instrumental analysis was carried out by HPLC (Waters Alliance 2695, Waters Corporation, Milford, MA, USA) interfaced with a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (Micromass QuattromicroTM API, Waters Corporation, Milford, MA, USA) operated in the electrospray negative mode.…”

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Current exposure of Italian women of reproductive age to PFOS and PFOA: A human biomonitoring study

Felip

Abballe

Albano³

et al. 2015

Chemosphere

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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) concentrations were determined in serum samples collected in 2011-2012 from 549 nulliparous Italian women of reproductive age who resided in six different Italian Regions. Assessment of exposure to perfluorinated compounds was part of a large human biomonitoring study (Project Life Plus "Womenbiopop") that aimed at examining the exposure of women of reproductive age to priority organic pollutants. The median concentrations of PFOS and PFOA were 2.43, and 1.55 ng g(-1), respectively. Significant differences in the concentrations of both compounds were observed among the six Regions. Women from central Italy had the highest levels of both compounds, followed by women from northern Italy, and southern Italy. No differences in the PFOS concentrations were found between women from urban/industrial areas and women from rural areas, whereas the levels of PFOA were significantly higher in women residing in urban/industrial areas than in women residing in rural areas. Taken together, the observed concentrations confirm that the overall exposure of the Italian population is among the lowest observed in industrialized countries. A downward temporal trend in exposure was observed for both compounds when comparing the results from the present study with those assessed in a study conducted in 2008.

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“…Several analytical tools for measurement of PFCs include liquid chromatography (LC) using spectrophotometeric detection, 11,12 19 F-NMR, 13 gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), 14 and LC-MS 15 or tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). [6][7][8][9][10] Among them, a LC-MS/MS based on MRM method has been recommended to minimize interference effects in complex sample matrices, enabling to enhance sensitivity, selectivity, and specificity. LC-tandem mass spectrometry following an appropriate solid-phase extraction (SPE) preparation step has been used to analyze PFCs with promising results.…”

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“…1 PFCs are known to be environmental persistent substances and bioaccumulation and showed adverse health effects as well as environment ecosystem. [2][3][4] Recently, PFCs have been frequently found at significant exposure level in human blood, [5][6][7] and serum [8][9][10] due to their extensive usage as industrial materials. Thus, a rapid analytical method is necessary to perform highthroughput human biomonitoring for determining a general population's PFC exposure level.…”

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High Speed Separation of PFCs in Human Serum by C18-Monolithic Column Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

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Lee²,

Yu³

et al. 2012

Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society

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An analytical method has been developed for the rapid determination of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in human serum samples. The extraction and purification of PFCs from human serum were performed by the modified method of previous report. Ten PFCs were rapidly separated within 3.3 min by C18-monolithic column liquid chromatography (LC) and detected by electrospray ionization (ESI) tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) in negative ion mode. The runtime of PFCs on monolithic column LC was up to 4-fold faster than that on conventional column LC. The effect of triethylamine (TEA) to the mobile phase has investigated on the overall MS detection sensitivity of PFCs in ESI ionization. Quantification was performed by LC-MS/MS in multiple-ion reaction monitoring (MRM) mode, using 13 C-labeled internal standards. Method validation was performed to determine recovery, linearity, precision, and limits of quantification, followed by, the analysis of a standard reference material (SRM 1957 from NIST). The overall recoveries ranged between 81.5 and 106.3% with RSDs of 3.4 to 16.2% for the entire procedure. The calibration range extended from 0.33 to 50 ng mL . This approach can be used for rapid and sensitive quantitative analysis of 10 PFCs in human serum with high performance and accuracy.

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Perfluorooctanesulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid exposures of the Italian general population

Cited by 61 publications

References 37 publications

Serum levels of perfluorinated compounds and sperm Y:X chromosome ratio in two European populations and in Inuit from Greenland

Serum levels of perfluorinated compounds and sperm Y:X chromosome ratio in two European populations and in Inuit from Greenland

Current exposure of Italian women of reproductive age to PFOS and PFOA: A human biomonitoring study

High Speed Separation of PFCs in Human Serum by C18-Monolithic Column Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

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