A nationwide survey of perfluorinated alkyl substances in waters, sediment and biota collected from aquatic environment in Vietnam: Distributions and bioconcentration profiles

Lam, NH; Cho, CR; Kannan, K; Cho, HS

HERO ID

3859829

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2017

Language

English

PMID

27106518

HERO ID 3859829
In Press No
Year 2017
Title A nationwide survey of perfluorinated alkyl substances in waters, sediment and biota collected from aquatic environment in Vietnam: Distributions and bioconcentration profiles
Authors Lam, NH; Cho, CR; Kannan, K; Cho, HS
Journal Journal of Hazardous Materials
Volume 323
Issue Pt A
Page Numbers 116-127
Abstract Water, sediment, various tissues of fish, crustacean, gastropod and bivalve were collected from major river basins in Vietnam and analyzed for the presence of perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs). Furthermore, the occurrence of PFASs in coastal, tap and well waters collected from eight different regions in Vietnam was investigated. PFOA and PFOS were consistently detected as the dominant PFASs in surface waters. The greatest concentrations of PFOA (53.5ngL(-1)) and PFOS (40.2ngL(-1)) were found in a surface water sample collected from a channel that receives wastewater treatment plant discharges. PFOS and PFHxS were found as the predominant PFASs in sediments. The greatest PFAS concentration in biota was 16.9ng PFUnDA g(-1) wet weight found in a fish liver. Some long-chain PFCAs including PFNA, PFUnDA and PFTrDA as well as PFHxS were more abundant than short-chain PFASs in biota tissues. The measured concentrations of PFOS and PFOA in surface and tap waters were below the provisional health advisory. The rank order of mean bioconcentration factor of PFOS in biota was; crustacean (115L/kg), gastropod (1117L/kg), fish (1120L/kg) and bivalve (2110L/kg). This study provides baseline information for a better understanding of PFASs contamination in Vietnam.
Doi 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.04.010
Pmid 27106518
Wosid WOS:000390500000014
Is Certified Translation No
Dupe Override No
Conference Location Rhodes, Greece
Conference Name 14th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST)
Conference Date September, 3-5, 2015
Comments ProQuest URL: https://search.proquest.com/docview/1826675022?accountid=171501
Is Public Yes
Language Text English
Keyword PFOS; PFOA; Aquatic environment; Vietnam; Bioconcentration factor
Relationship(s)