title: [Perfluorinated compounds in potable water].
abstract: In a pilot study perfluorinated compounds such as perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS), perfluorohexane suflonate (PFHS), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctane sulfonamide (PFOSA), perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA), perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA), perfluorohexadecanoic acid (PFHxDA) and perfluorooctadecanoic acid (PFOcDA) have been determined in the Japanese and Polish brands of bottled mineral water and in tap water. Bottled mineral water from both countries contained ultratrace amounts of some perfluorinated compounds, and higher degree of contamination showed tap water. PFOS and PFOA concentrations were much below threshold level for toxic effects, and Hazard Quotient (HQ) was much < 1.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Chemii Srodowiska i Ekotoksykologii Wydział Chemii, Uniwersytet Gdański, 80 -952 Gdańsk, ul. Sobieskiego 18.
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rostkowski
authors.forename: Sachi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taniyasu
authors.forename: Nobuyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Falandysz
mesh_terms: D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011044:Poland; D011786:Quality Control; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D005466:Fluorocarbons; D014131:Trace Elements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014867:Water