Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the Western
Mediterranean Sea waters

J 2016

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the Western Mediterranean Sea waters

BRUMOVSKÝ, Miroslav, Pavlína KARÁSKOVÁ, Mireno BORGHINI and Luca NIZZETTO

Basic information

Original name

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the Western Mediterranean Sea waters

Authors

BRUMOVSKÝ, Miroslav (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Pavlína KARÁSKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Mireno BORGHINI (380 Italy) and Luca NIZZETTO (380 Italy, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Chemosphere, OXFORD, Elsevier Science, 2016, 0045-6535

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30304 Public and environmental health

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.208

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/16:00101972

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.06.015

UT WoS

000380417800038

Keywords in English

Perfluoroalkyl substances; Polyfluoroalkyl substances; PFAS; Mediterranean Sea; Surface water

Abstract

V originále

The spatial and temporal distribution of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the open Western Mediterranean Sea waters was investigated in this study for the first time. In addition to surface water samples, a deep water sample (1390 m depth) collected in the center of the western basin was analyzed. Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorohexanesulfonate (PFHxS) and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) were detected in all samples and were the dominant PFASs found. The sum of PFAS concentrations (Sigma PFASs) ranged 246-515 pg/L for surface water samples. PFASs in surface water had a relatively homogeneous distribution with levels similar to those previously measured in the Atlantic near the Strait of Gibraltar, in water masses feeding the inflow to the Mediterranean Sea. Higher concentrations of PFHxA, PFHpA and PFHxS were, however, found in the present study. Inflowing Atlantic water and river/coastal discharges are likely the major sources of PFASs to the Western Mediterranean basin. Slightly lower (factor of 2) Sigma PFASs was found in the deep water sample (141 pg/L). Such a relatively high contamination of deep water is likely to be linked to recurring deep water renewal fed by downwelling events in the Gulf of Lion and/or Ligurian Sea.

Links

LM2015051, research and development project

Name: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX RI)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

LO1214, research and development project

Name: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

Citovat

BRUMOVSKÝ, Miroslav, Pavlína KARÁSKOVÁ, Mireno BORGHINI and Luca NIZZETTO. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the Western Mediterranean Sea waters. Chemosphere. OXFORD: Elsevier Science, 2016, vol. 159, September 2016, p. 308-316. ISSN 0045-6535. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.06.015.

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N2  - The spatial and temporal distribution of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the open Western Mediterranean Sea waters was investigated in this study for the first time. In addition to surface water samples, a deep water sample (1390 m depth) collected in the center of the western basin was analyzed. Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorohexanesulfonate (PFHxS) and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) were detected in all samples and were the dominant PFASs found. The sum of PFAS concentrations (Sigma PFASs) ranged 246-515 pg/L for surface water samples. PFASs in surface water had a relatively homogeneous distribution with levels similar to those previously measured in the Atlantic near the Strait of Gibraltar, in water masses feeding the inflow to the Mediterranean Sea. Higher concentrations of PFHxA, PFHpA and PFHxS were, however, found in the present study. Inflowing Atlantic water and river/coastal discharges are likely the major sources of PFASs to the Western Mediterranean basin. Slightly lower (factor of 2) Sigma PFASs was found in the deep water sample (141 pg/L). Such a relatively high contamination of deep water is likely to be linked to recurring deep water renewal fed by downwelling events in the Gulf of Lion and/or Ligurian Sea.
ER  -

BRUMOVSKÝ, Miroslav, Pavlína KARÁSKOVÁ, Mireno BORGHINI and Luca NIZZETTO. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the Western Mediterranean Sea waters. \textit{Chemosphere}. OXFORD: Elsevier Science, 2016, vol.~159, September 2016, p.~308-316. ISSN~0045-6535. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.06.015.

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