Human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) via the consumption of fish leads to exceedance of safety thresholds
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) receive global attention due to their adverse effects on human health and the environment. Fish consumption is a major source of human PFAS exposure. The aim of this work was to address the lack of harmonization within legislations (in the EU and the USA) a...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:cb57b7bf521d4bee933a04bd5a3e6f5c 2024-09-15T18:38:26+00:00 Human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) via the consumption of fish leads to exceedance of safety thresholds Håkon Austad Langberg Gijsbert D. Breedveld Roland Kallenborn Aasim M. Ali Sarah Choyke Carrie A. McDonough Christopher P. Higgins Bjørn M. Jenssen Morten Jartun Ian Allan Timo Hamers Sarah E. Hale 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.108844 https://doaj.org/article/cb57b7bf521d4bee933a04bd5a3e6f5c EN eng Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412024004306 https://doaj.org/toc/0160-4120 0160-4120 doi:10.1016/j.envint.2024.108844 https://doaj.org/article/cb57b7bf521d4bee933a04bd5a3e6f5c Environment International, Vol 190, Iss , Pp 108844- (2024) Dietary exposure Fish consumption Legislations Human PFAS exposure Risk communication Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.108844 2024-08-26T15:21:16Z Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) receive global attention due to their adverse effects on human health and the environment. Fish consumption is a major source of human PFAS exposure. The aim of this work was to address the lack of harmonization within legislations (in the EU and the USA) and highlight the level of PFAS in fish exposed to pollution from diffuse sources in the context of current safety thresholds. A non-exhaustive literature review was carried out to obtain PFAS concentrations in wild fish from the Norwegian mainland, Svalbard, the Netherlands, the USA, as well as sea regions (North Sea, English Channel, Atlantic Ocean), and farmed fish on the Dutch market. Median sum wet weight concentrations of PFOA, PFNA, PFHxS, and PFOS ranged between 0.1 µg kg−1 (farmed fish) and 22 µg kg−1 (Netherlands eel). Most concentrations fell below the EU environmental quality standard (EQSbiota) for PFOS (9.1 µg kg−1) and would not be defined as polluted in the EU. However, using recent tolerable intake or reference dose values in the EU and the USA revealed that even limited fish consumption would lead to exceedance of these thresholds – possibly posing a challenge for risk communication. Article in Journal/Newspaper Svalbard Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Environment International 190 108844 |
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) receive global attention due to their adverse effects on human health and the environment. Fish consumption is a major source of human PFAS exposure. The aim of this work was to address the lack of harmonization within legislations (in the EU and the USA) and highlight the level of PFAS in fish exposed to pollution from diffuse sources in the context of current safety thresholds. A non-exhaustive literature review was carried out to obtain PFAS concentrations in wild fish from the Norwegian mainland, Svalbard, the Netherlands, the USA, as well as sea regions (North Sea, English Channel, Atlantic Ocean), and farmed fish on the Dutch market. Median sum wet weight concentrations of PFOA, PFNA, PFHxS, and PFOS ranged between 0.1 µg kg−1 (farmed fish) and 22 µg kg−1 (Netherlands eel). Most concentrations fell below the EU environmental quality standard (EQSbiota) for PFOS (9.1 µg kg−1) and would not be defined as polluted in the EU. However, using recent tolerable intake or reference dose values in the EU and the USA revealed that even limited fish consumption would lead to exceedance of these thresholds – possibly posing a challenge for risk communication. |
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Håkon Austad Langberg Gijsbert D. Breedveld Roland Kallenborn Aasim M. Ali Sarah Choyke Carrie A. McDonough Christopher P. Higgins Bjørn M. Jenssen Morten Jartun Ian Allan Timo Hamers Sarah E. Hale |
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Håkon Austad Langberg Gijsbert D. Breedveld Roland Kallenborn Aasim M. Ali Sarah Choyke Carrie A. McDonough Christopher P. Higgins Bjørn M. Jenssen Morten Jartun Ian Allan Timo Hamers Sarah E. Hale |
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Human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) via the consumption of fish leads to exceedance of safety thresholds |
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Human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) via the consumption of fish leads to exceedance of safety thresholds |
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Human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) via the consumption of fish leads to exceedance of safety thresholds |
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Human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) via the consumption of fish leads to exceedance of safety thresholds |
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Human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) via the consumption of fish leads to exceedance of safety thresholds |
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human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (pfas) via the consumption of fish leads to exceedance of safety thresholds |
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