A global survey of perfluorinated acids in the oceans
Perfluorinated acids and their salts have emerged as an important class of global environmental contaminants. Biological monitoring surveys conducted using tissues of marine organisms reported the occurrence of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and related perfluorinated compounds in biota from variou...
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ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:5860 2023-05-15T14:09:09+02:00 A global survey of perfluorinated acids in the oceans Yamashita, Nobuyoshi Kannan, Kurunthachalam Taniyasu, Sachi Horii, Yuichi Petrick, Gert Gamo, Toshitaka 2005 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/5860/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/5860/1/1-s2.0-S0025326X05001712-main.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.026 en eng Elsevier https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/5860/1/1-s2.0-S0025326X05001712-main.pdf Yamashita, N., Kannan, K., Taniyasu, S., Horii, Y., Petrick, G. and Gamo, T. (2005) A global survey of perfluorinated acids in the oceans. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 51 . pp. 658-668. DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.026 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.026>. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.026 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Article PeerReviewed 2005 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.026 2023-04-07T14:51:46Z Perfluorinated acids and their salts have emerged as an important class of global environmental contaminants. Biological monitoring surveys conducted using tissues of marine organisms reported the occurrence of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and related perfluorinated compounds in biota from various seas and oceans, including the Arctic and the Antarctic Oceans. Occurrence of perfluorinated compounds in remote marine locations is of concern and indicates the need for studies to trace sources and pathways of these compounds to the oceans. Determination of sub-parts-per-trillion (ng/L) or parts-per-quadrillion (pg/L) concentrations of aqueous media has been impeded by relatively high background levels arising from procedural or instrumental blanks. Our research group has developed a reliable and highly sensitive analytical method by which to monitor perfluorinated compounds in oceanic waters. The method developed is capable of detecting PFOS, perfluorohexanesulfonate (PFHS), perfluorobutanesulfonate (PFBS), perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), perfluorononanoate (PFNA), and perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA) at a few pg/L in oceanic waters. The method was applied to seawater samples collected during several international research cruises undertaken during 2002–2004 in the central to eastern Pacific Ocean (19 locations), South China Sea and Sulu Seas (five), north and mid Atlantic Ocean (12), and the Labrador Sea (20). An additional 50 samples of coastal seawater from several Asian countries (Japan, China, Korea) were analyzed. PFOA was found at levels ranging from several thousands of pg/L in water samples collected from coastal areas in Japan to a few tens of pg/L in the central Pacific Ocean. PFOA was the major contaminant detected in oceanic waters, followed by PFOS. Further studies are being conducted to elucidate the distribution and fate of perfluorinated acids in oceans. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Labrador Sea OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) Antarctic Arctic Pacific The Antarctic Marine Pollution Bulletin 51 8-12 658 668 |
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Perfluorinated acids and their salts have emerged as an important class of global environmental contaminants. Biological monitoring surveys conducted using tissues of marine organisms reported the occurrence of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and related perfluorinated compounds in biota from various seas and oceans, including the Arctic and the Antarctic Oceans. Occurrence of perfluorinated compounds in remote marine locations is of concern and indicates the need for studies to trace sources and pathways of these compounds to the oceans. Determination of sub-parts-per-trillion (ng/L) or parts-per-quadrillion (pg/L) concentrations of aqueous media has been impeded by relatively high background levels arising from procedural or instrumental blanks. Our research group has developed a reliable and highly sensitive analytical method by which to monitor perfluorinated compounds in oceanic waters. The method developed is capable of detecting PFOS, perfluorohexanesulfonate (PFHS), perfluorobutanesulfonate (PFBS), perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), perfluorononanoate (PFNA), and perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA) at a few pg/L in oceanic waters. The method was applied to seawater samples collected during several international research cruises undertaken during 2002–2004 in the central to eastern Pacific Ocean (19 locations), South China Sea and Sulu Seas (five), north and mid Atlantic Ocean (12), and the Labrador Sea (20). An additional 50 samples of coastal seawater from several Asian countries (Japan, China, Korea) were analyzed. PFOA was found at levels ranging from several thousands of pg/L in water samples collected from coastal areas in Japan to a few tens of pg/L in the central Pacific Ocean. PFOA was the major contaminant detected in oceanic waters, followed by PFOS. Further studies are being conducted to elucidate the distribution and fate of perfluorinated acids in oceans. |
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Yamashita, Nobuyoshi Kannan, Kurunthachalam Taniyasu, Sachi Horii, Yuichi Petrick, Gert Gamo, Toshitaka A global survey of perfluorinated acids in the oceans |
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A global survey of perfluorinated acids in the oceans |
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https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/5860/1/1-s2.0-S0025326X05001712-main.pdf Yamashita, N., Kannan, K., Taniyasu, S., Horii, Y., Petrick, G. and Gamo, T. (2005) A global survey of perfluorinated acids in the oceans. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 51 . pp. 658-668. DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.026 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.026>. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.026 |
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