Fate of a broad spectrum of perfluorinated compounds in soils and biota from Tierra del Fuego and Antarctica

Llorca, M; Farré, M; Tavano, MS; Alonso, B; Koremblit, G; Barceló, D

HERO ID

1274388

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2012

Language

English

PMID

22325444

HERO ID 1274388
In Press No
Year 2012
Title Fate of a broad spectrum of perfluorinated compounds in soils and biota from Tierra del Fuego and Antarctica
Authors Llorca, M; Farré, M; Tavano, MS; Alonso, B; Koremblit, G; Barceló, D
Journal Environmental Pollution
Volume 163
Page Numbers 158-166
Abstract In this study, the presence of 18 perfluorinated compounds was investigated in biota and environmental samples from the Antarctica and Tierra de Fuego, which were collected during a sampling campaign carried out along February and March 2010. 61 samples were analysed including fish, superficial soils, guano, algae, dung and tissues of Papua penguin by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry. The concentrations of PFCs were ranging from 0.10 to 240 ng/g for most of the samples except for penguin dung, which presented levels between 95 and 603 ng/g for perfluorooctane sulfonate, and guano samples from Ushuaia, with concentration levels of 1190-2480 ng/g of perfluorohexanoic acid. PFCs acids presented, in general, the highest levels of concentration and perfluorooctanesulfonate was the most frequently found compound. The present study provides a significant amount of results, which globally supports the previous studies, related to the transport, deposition, biodegradation and bioaccumulation patterns of PFCs.
Doi 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.10.027
Pmid 22325444
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Language Text English
Keyword Animals; Antarctic Regions; Argentina; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollutants/analysis/metabolism; Environmental Pollution/statistics & numerical data; Feces/chemistry; Fishes/metabolism; Fluorocarbons/analysis/metabolism; Microalgae/metabolism; Soil/chemistry; Spheniscidae/metabolism
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