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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ftimr:oai:imr.brage.unit.no:11250/3143812 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 Langberg, Håkon Austad Breedveld, Gijsbert Dirk Kallenborn, Roland Ali, Aasim Musa Mohamed McDonough, Carrie Higgins, Christopher Jenssen, Bjørn Monroe Jartun, Morten Allan, Ian Hamers, Timo Hale, Sarah 2024 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3143812 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.108844 eng eng Norges forskningsråd: 268258 EC/H2020/101036756 urn:issn:0160-4120 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3143812 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.108844 cristin:2278490 190 Environment International Peer reviewed Journal article 2024 ftimr https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.108844 2024-08-06T23:35:33Z 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. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Svalbard Institute for Marine Research: Brage IMR 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. publishedVersion |
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Langberg, Håkon Austad Breedveld, Gijsbert Dirk Kallenborn, Roland Ali, Aasim Musa Mohamed McDonough, Carrie Higgins, Christopher Jenssen, Bjørn Monroe Jartun, Morten Allan, Ian Hamers, Timo Hale, Sarah |
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Langberg, Håkon Austad Breedveld, Gijsbert Dirk Kallenborn, Roland Ali, Aasim Musa Mohamed McDonough, Carrie Higgins, Christopher Jenssen, Bjørn Monroe Jartun, Morten Allan, Ian Hamers, Timo Hale, Sarah Human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) via the consumption of fish leads to exceedance of safety thresholds |
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Langberg, Håkon Austad Breedveld, Gijsbert Dirk Kallenborn, Roland Ali, Aasim Musa Mohamed McDonough, Carrie Higgins, Christopher Jenssen, Bjørn Monroe Jartun, Morten Allan, Ian Hamers, Timo Hale, Sarah |
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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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