Ahrens, Lutz
- Helmholtz-Centre Geesthacht Centre for Material and Coastal Research
Abstract
The spatial distribution of polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) was investigated in dab (Limanda limanda) bile fluids collected from Iceland and the North Sea. Concentrations of various PFCs, including perfluorinated sulfonates (C-4-C-6, C-8 PFSAs), perfluorinated carboxylic acids (C-9-C-14 PFCAs) and n-methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamidoethanol (MeFOSE), were quantified. Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) was the predominant compound with highest concentrations along the Danish and German coast (mean 9.36 ng/g wet weight (ww)). Significantly lower PFOS concentrations were found at the other sampling stations in the North Sea and Iceland (p < 0.01, t-test). Conversely, the spatial distribution of the PFCAs in Iceland and the North Sea was more uniform. The most abundant PFCA was perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), while the mean concentration decreased with increasing chain length from 4.7 ng/g ww for PFNA to 0.04 ng/g ww for perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA). Overall, the different spatial distribution of PFCs indicates different origin of sources and different transportation mechanism. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords
PFCs; Spatial distribution; North Sea; Dab; Bile fluid
Published in
Marine Pollution Bulletin
2010, volume: 60, number: 1, pages: 145-148
Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Sciences
Organic Chemistry
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.10.007
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/53677