Plant Uptake of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Acids under a Maximum Bioavailability Scenario

Steven Lasee, Seenivasan Subbiah, William A. Thompson, Adcharee Karnjanapiboonwong, Juliette Jordan, Paxton Payton, Todd A. Anderson

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Abstract

Although many studies have evaluated the fate of per- and polyfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in aquatic environments, few have observed their fate in terrestrial environments. It has been proposed that ingestion could be a major PFAA exposure route for humans. We determined PFAA uptake in radish, carrot, and alfalfa under a maximum bioavailability scenario. Bioconcentration factors (BCFs) were determined in the edible tissue of radish (perfluorobutanesulfonate [PFBS] = 72; perfluorohexanesulfonate [PFHxS] = 13; perfluoroheptanoate [PFHpA] = 65; perfluorooctanoate [PFOA] = 18; perfluorooctanesulfonate [PFOS] = 2.9; and perfluorononanoate [PFNA] = 9.6), carrot (PFBS = 5.9; PFHxS = 1.1; PFHpA = 29; PFOA = 3.1; PFOS = 1; and PFNA = 1.4), and alfalfa (PFBS = 107; PFHxS = 12; PFHpA = 91; PFOA = 10; PFOS = 1.4; and PFNA = 1.7). Some of these PFAA BCFs are as much as 2 orders of magnitude higher than those measured previously in plants grown in biosolid-amended soils. Environ Toxicol Chem 2019;38:2497–2502.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2497-2502
Number of pages6
JournalEnvironmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Volume38
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2019

Keywords

  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl acids
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance
  • Perfluorooctanesulfonate
  • Perfluorooctanoate
  • Plant bioconcentration factor

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