A survey of perfluorooctane sulfonate and related perfluorinated organic compounds in water, fish, birds, and humans from Japan.
Occurrence of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in the tissues of humans and wildlife is well documented. In this study, concentrations and distribution of PFOS, perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHS), and perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS) were determined in samples of surface water, fish and bird blood and livers, and human blood collected in Japan. Notable concentrations of PFOS were found in surface water and fish from Tokyo Bay. PFOS was found in all of the 78 samples of fish blood and liver analyzed. Based on the concentrations of PFOS in water and in fish livers, bioconcentration factors were calculated to range from 274 to 41 600. Concentrations of PFOS in the blood of Japanese human volunteers ranged from 2.4 to 14 ng/mL. PFHS was detected in 33% of the fishes analyzed, at concentrations severalfold less than those of PFOS.
Taniyasu
Sachi
S
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan.
Kannan
Kurunthachalam
K
Horii
Yuichi
Y
Hanari
Nobuyasu
N
Yamashita
Nobuyoshi
N
D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000097:blood; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000097:blood; D001717:Birds / Q000097:blood; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005399:Fishes / Q000097:blood; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D011817:Rabbits; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000032:analysis
D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C076994:perfluorooctane sulfonic acid