Distribution of perfluorooctane sulfonate and other perfluorochemicals in the ambient environment around a manufacturing facility in ChinaShow others and affiliations
2010 (English)In: Environmental Science and Technology, ISSN 0013-936X, E-ISSN 1520-5851, Vol. 44, no 21, p. 8062-8067Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) can be released to the surrounding environment during manufacturing and usage of PFC containing products, which are considered as main direct sources of PFCs in the environment. This study evaluates the release of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and other PFCs to the ambient environment around a manufacturing plant. Among the nine PFCs analyzed, only PFOS, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) were found in dust, water, soil, and chicken eggs. Very high concentrations of PFOS and PFOA were found in dust from the production storage, raw material stock room, and sulfonation workshop in the manufacturing facility, with the highest value at 4962 μg/g (dry weight) for PFOS and 160 μg/g for PFOA. A decreasing trend of the three PFCs concentrations in soils, water, and chicken eggs with increasing distance from the plant was found, indicating the production site to be the primary source of PFCs in this region. Risk quotients (RQs) assessment for surface water >500 m away from the plant were less than unity. Risk assessment of PFOS using predicted no-effect concentration (PNEC, 3.23 ng/g on a logarithmic scale) indicated no immediate ecological risk of a reduction in offspring survival. PFOS concentrations in most egg samples did not exceed the benchmark concentration derived in setting a reference dose for noncancer health effects (0.025 μg/(kgxd)).
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
American Chemical Society (ACS) , 2010. Vol. 44, no 21, p. 8062-8067
Keywords [en]
Alkanesulfonic Acids, Animals, Chickens, China, Dust, Eggs, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Pollutants, Fluorocarbons, Fresh Water, Humans, Industrial Waste, Octanoic Acids, Risk Assessment, Soil
National Category
Environmental Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-193839DOI: 10.1021/es101810hISI: 000283484000017PubMedID: 20879709Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-78549257165OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-193839DiVA, id: diva2:1757368
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Sponsors:
National Basic Research Program of China Grant(s): 2009CB421605
National Natural Science Foundation Grant(s): 20897011 20707033
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