Description: The suitability of wild boar liver as a bioindicator of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the terrestrial environment was investigated. Samples from 50 animals in three different areas associated with (1) contaminated paper sludges distributed on arable land (PS), (2) industrial emissions of PFAS (IE) and (3) background contamination (BC) were analyzed for 66 PFAS, including legacy PFAS, novel substitutes and precursors of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs). Additionally, the Total Oxidizable Precursor (TOP) assay was performed to determine the formation potential of PFAAs from precursors. In total, 31 PFAS were detected with site-specific contamination profiles. PFAS concentrations in livers from area PS and IE (567 and 944 (micro)g kg-1 wet weight, respectively) were multiple times higher than from area BC (120 (micro)g kg-1). The dominating PFAS were the legacy compounds perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) in areas PS and BC (426 and 82 (micro)g kg-1, respectively) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in area IE (650 (micro)g kg-1). In area IE, the compounds 4,8-dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (DONA) and hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) - which are used as substitutes for PFOA - were determined at 15 and 0.29 (micro)g kg-1, respectively. The formation potential of PFAAs was highest in area PS, but generally lower than the contamination with PFAAs. The pattern of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) in wild boar liver reflects the contamination of the local soil at the two hot-spot areas IE and PS. This first comparison of PFAS contamination between wild boars and soil suggests that wild boar livers are suitable bioindicators for PFAS contamination in the terrestrial environment. Moreover, in terrestrial samples from area IE, legacy PFAS were found to be retained for a longer period as compared to riverine samples (suspended particulate matter and chub filet). © 2023 The Authors
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"10.60810/openumwelt-2126",
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Origin: /Bund/UBA/openUMWELT
Tags: Wildschwein ? Perfluoroktansäure ? Perfluoroctansulfonsäure ? Oxid ? Perfluorcarbonsäure ? PFAS ? Industrieemission ? Papier ? Vorläufersubstanz ? Ackerland ? Bioindikator ? Säureharz ? Tier ?
License: unbekannt
Language: Deutsch
Issued: 2023-01-01
Time ranges: 2023-01-01 - 2023-01-01
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