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Human exposure to perfluorinated compounds in Catalonia, Spain: contribution of drinking water and fish and shellfish
Örebro University, School of Science and Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6330-789X
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2012 (English)In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, ISSN 0021-8561, E-ISSN 1520-5118, Vol. 60, no 17, p. 4408-4415Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In this study, the concentrations of 15 perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) were analyzed in 30 water samples collected in Catalonia (Spain) at three stages of the drinking water treatment process in several water purification plants. In addition, the concentrations of 13 PFCs were determined in samples of fish and shellfish collected from coastal areas of Catalonia. The intake of PFCs through both pathways, drinking water intake and fish and shellfish consumption, was also estimated. In water samples, the highest mean concentrations corresponded to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) (1.81 and 2.40 ng/L, respectively), whereas perfluorodecanosulfonate (PFDS) and perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTDA) were under their respective limits of detection in all analyzed samples. The results show that although the current treatment processes caused slight reductions in PFC concentrations, these processes did not mean significant changes in the amounts of PFCs already contained in the raw water. Among the analyzed PFCs in fish and shellfish, only seven compounds could be detected in at least one composite sample. PFOS showed the highest mean concentration (2.70 ng/g fw), being detected in all species with the exception of mussels. With regard to PFOA (mean, 0.074 ng/g fw), the highest concentrations were detected in prawn and hake (0.098 and 0.091 ng/g fw, respectively). The current exposure to PFCs through consumption of fish and shellfish indicates that it should not be of concern for the consumers. The amounts ingested are well below the recommended tolerable daily intakes, at least for those PFCs for which information is available.

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American Chemical Society (ACS), 2012. Vol. 60, no 17, p. 4408-4415
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perfluorinated compounds, drinking water, fish and shellfish, human exposure, Catalonia (Spain)
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Chemical Sciences
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Environmental Chemistry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-23056DOI: 10.1021/jf300355cISI: 000303362800031PubMedID: 22494245Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84860431552OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-23056DiVA, id: diva2:529649
Available from: 2012-05-31 Created: 2012-05-31 Last updated: 2022-02-03Bibliographically approved

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