Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) concentrations in the South Korean agricultural environment: A national survey

Autor: Geun-Hyoung Choi, Deuk-Young Lee, Dong-Kyu Jeong, Saranya Kuppusamy, Yong Bok Lee, Byung-Jun Park, Jin-Hyo Kim
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Integrative Agriculture, Vol 16, Iss 8, Pp 1841-1851 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2095-3119
DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(16)61585-X
Popis: Abstract: Research on the occurrence of perfluorochemicals (PFCs) such as perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in the agricultural environment is lacking, in spite of their potential risk via food chain transfer from aquatic and soil-plant systems to animals and/or humans. In the present study, for the first time, soil and water samples collected from 243 different agricultural sites adjacent to waste water treatment plants (WWTPs) belonging to 81 cities and 5 provinces with different levels of industrialization in South Korea were monitored for concentrations of PFOS and PFOA by use of solid phase extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectroscopy (LC-MS/MS). Significant mean concentrations of PFOA (0.001–0.007 µg L−1 water and
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