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Perfluorinated compounds in whole fish homogenates from the Ohio, Missouri, and Upper Mississippi Rivers, USA.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18455845     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A method for the analysis of 10 perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in whole fish homogenate is presented and applied to 60 fish samples collected from the Ohio, Missouri, and upper Mississippi Rivers in 2005. Method accuracy ranged between 86 and 125% with limits of quantitation between 0.2 and 10 ng/g wet weight. Intra- and inter-batch precision was generally +/-20%. Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) was the predominant compound identified in these samples, contributing over 80% of total PFC composition in the fish from these rivers, with median PFOS concentrations of 24.4, 31.8, and 53.9 ng/g wet wt in the Missouri, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers, respectively. Median PFOS levels were significantly (p=0.01) elevated in piscivorous fish (88.0 ng/g) when compared with non-piscivorous fish (15.9 ng/g). The 10 samples with PFOS concentrations above 200 ng/g were broadly scattered across all three rivers, providing evidence of the widespread presence of this compound in these US waterways.
Authors:
Xibiao Ye; Mark J Strynar; Shoji F Nakayama; Jerry Varns; Larry Helfant; James Lazorchak; Andrew B Lindstrom
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.     Date:  2008-05-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)     Volume:  156     ISSN:  1873-6424     ISO Abbreviation:  Environ. Pollut.     Publication Date:  2008 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-11-17     Completed Date:  2009-01-14     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8804476     Medline TA:  Environ Pollut     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1227-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Human Exposure and Atmospheric Sciences Division, National Exposure Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alkanesulfonic Acids / analysis*
Animals
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods
Environmental Monitoring / methods
Fishes / metabolism*
Fluorocarbons / analysis*
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Rivers
Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Alkanesulfonic Acids; 0/Fluorocarbons; 0/Water Pollutants, Chemical; 1763-23-1/perfluorooctane sulfonic acid

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