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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c06620
Keywords
carboxylate; cow; heifer; on-farm; PFOS; PFHxS; PFHpS; sulfonate
Funding
- USDA FSIS ARS Interagency Agreement [60-3060-9-003]
- ARS-NMSU NACA [58-3060-9-012]
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Plasma and ear notch samples were taken from Holstein cows and heifers to study the accumulation of PFAS. Shorter PFAS did not accumulate in plasma or skin, while longer PFAS accumulated in both. It took at least 1 year of exposure for PFAS to reach steady-state concentrations in plasma. Lactation status had a significant effect on PFAS concentrations in ear notch samples.
Plasma and ear notch samples were removed from 164 Holstein cows and heifers, which had lifetime exposures to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through consumption of contaminated feed and water sources. A suite of nine PFAS including five perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCA) and four perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids (PFSA) was quantified in plasma and ear notch samples by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Bioaccumulation of four-to nine-carbon PFCAs did not occur in plasma or skin, but PFSAs longer than four carbons accumulated in both plasma and skin. Exposure periods of at least 1 year were necessary for PFSAs to reach steady-state concentrations in plasma. Neither parity (P = 0.76) nor lactation status (P = 0.30) affected total PFSA concentrations in mature cow plasma. In contrast, lactation status greatly affected (P < 0.0001) total PFSA concentrations in ear notch samples. Skin samples could be used for biomonitoring purposes in instances when on-farm blood collection and plasma preparation are not practical.
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