The fate of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in a marine food web influenced by land-based sources in the Norwegian Arctic

Local point sources (mainly firefighting stations) and diffuse sources contributed to the exposure of PFAS to the marine food web near Longyearbyen on Svalbard. Certain PFOS substitutes showed a bioaccumulation potential in marine invertebrates.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts
Main Authors:	Ali, Aasim M., Langberg, Håkon A., Hale, Sarah E., Kallenborn, Roland, Hartz, William F., Mortensen, Åse-Karen, Ciesielski, Tomasz Maciej, McDonough, Carrie A., Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Breedveld, Gijs D.
Other Authors:	Norges Forskningsråd
Format:	Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:	English
Published:	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2021
Subjects:	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Environmental Chemistry General Medicine Arctic Longyearbyen Svalbard
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0em00510j http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2021/EM/D0EM00510J

Description
Summary:	Local point sources (mainly firefighting stations) and diffuse sources contributed to the exposure of PFAS to the marine food web near Longyearbyen on Svalbard. Certain PFOS substitutes showed a bioaccumulation potential in marine invertebrates.