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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 30, Issue 44, Pages 99501-99510Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29327-6
Keywords
PFASs; River ecosystem; Bioaccumulation; Dongjiang River; Risk assessment; Transformation characteristics
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This study investigated the concentrations of PFASs in water, sediment, and fish in the Dongjiang River Basin in southern China. The results showed that PFASs were present in all samples, with higher bioaccumulation of long-chain PFASs. The study also found that the PFAS concentrations were higher in the lower reaches of the Dongjiang River compared to the upper and middle reaches.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have attracted worldwide attention due to their high stability, refractory degradation, and bioaccumulation. The Dongjiang River is one of the most important water sources in the Pearl River Delta region. It flows from Jiangxi Province to Guangdong Province and finally into the Pearl River, providing domestic water for cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong. In this study, 17 PFASs in water, sediment, and fish in the Dongjiang River Basin in southern China were investigated using high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Total PFAS concentrations ranged from 20.83 to 372.8 ng/L in water, from 1.050 to 3.050 ng/g in sediments, and from 12.28 to 117.4 ng/g in fish. Among six species of fish, Oreochromis mossambicus (mean: 68.55 ng/g) had the highest concentration of PFASs, while Tilapia zillii (36.90 ng/g) had the lowest concentration. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) predominates in water and sediments, while perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) predominates in fish. Long-chain perfluorocarboxylates (PFCAs) and perfluorosulfonates (PFSAs) showed higher bioaccumulation, and the field-sourced sediment-water partition coefficients (Kd) and bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) of PFASs increased with the length of perfluorocarbon chains. PFAS concentration in the lower reaches (urban area) of the Dongjiang River is higher than that in the upper and middle reaches (rural area). The calculated hazard ratio (HR) of PFOS and PFOA levels in fish in the Dongjiang River Basin was far less than 1; hence, the potential risk to human health was limited.
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