title: Perfluorooctane sulfonate in oysters, Crassostrea virginica, from the Gulf of Mexico and the Chesapeake Bay, USA.
abstract: Concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), a metabolite of several sulfonated perfluoroorganic compounds, were measured in oysters collected from 77 locations in the Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake Bay of the United States. PFOS was detected in oysters collected from 51 of the 77 locations at concentrations ranging from < 42 to 1,225 ng/g on a dry weight basis. This study provides baseline data for future monitoring programs to examine long-term trends in concentrations of PFOS.
authors.affiliation: National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Department of Zoology, Institute for Environmental Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kannan
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Wade
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Giesy
mesh_terms: D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D010125:Ostreidae; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C076994:perfluorooctane sulfonic acid