Is fish a major source of fluorinated surfactants and repellents in humans living on the Baltic Coast?

Falandysz, J; Taniyasu, S; Gulkowska, A; Yamashita, N; Schulte-Oehlmann, U

HERO ID

1290844

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2006

Language

English

PMID

16509313

HERO ID 1290844
In Press No
Year 2006
Title Is fish a major source of fluorinated surfactants and repellents in humans living on the Baltic Coast?
Authors Falandysz, J; Taniyasu, S; Gulkowska, A; Yamashita, N; Schulte-Oehlmann, U
Journal Environmental Science & Technology
Volume 40
Issue 3
Page Numbers 748-751
Abstract Concentrations of 19 perfluorochemicals have been quantified in human blood and in some marine food resources from the region of the Gulf of Gdañsk at the Baltic Sea south coast in Poland. We indicate that in addition to PFOS and PFOA, a further 8 perfluorochemicals bioaccumulate in the human body. Food chain is an important route of exposure for all 10 perfluoroalkyl compounds detected in nonoccupationally exposed humans. Individuals who declared to have a high fish intake in their diet (mainly Baltic fish) on average contained the highest load of all 10 fluorochemicals when compared with the other human subpopulations. Baltic seafood has been found to highly influence human body burden of PFHxS, PFOS, PFOSA, PFHxA, PFHpA, PFNA, PFDA, PFUnDA, and PFDoDA, and to a lesser extent PFOA.
Doi 10.1021/es051799n
Pmid 16509313
Wosid WOS:000235227600026
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Dupe Override No
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Language Text English
Keyword environmental studies; environmental science; surfactants; comparative analysis; polychlorinated biphenyls; hominids; Baltic Sea
Is Peer Review Yes
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