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HERO ID
1041030
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Quantitative determination of perfluorochemicals and fluorotelomer alcohols in plants from biosolid-amended fields using LC/MS/MS and GC/MS
Author(s)
Yoo, H; Washington, JW; Jenkins, TM; Ellington, JJ
Year
2011
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Environmental Science & Technology
ISSN:
0013-936X
EISSN:
1520-5851
Volume
45
Issue
19
Page Numbers
7985-7990
Language
English
PMID
21247105
DOI
10.1021/es102972m
Web of Science Id
WOS:000295245600005
URL
https://search.proquest.com/docview/900377996?accountid=171501
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Abstract
Analytical methods for determining perfluorochemicals (PFCs) and fluorotelomer alcohols (FTOHs) in plants using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) were developed, and applied to quantify a suite of analytes in plants from biosolid-amended fields. Dichloromethane-methanol and ethylacetate were chosen as extracting solutions for PFCs and FTOHs, respectively. Nine perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs), three perfluorosulfonic acids (PFSAs), and ten FTOHs were monitored. Most PFCAs and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) were quantifiable in plants grown in contaminated soils, whereas PFCs went undetected in plants from two background fields. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) was a major homologue (∼10-200 ng/g dry wt), followed by perfluorodecanoic acid (∼3-170 ng/g). [PFOS] in plants (1-20 ng/g) generally was less than or equal to most [PFCAs]. The site-specific grass/soil accumulation factor (GSAF = [PFC](Grass)/[PFC](Soil)) was calculated to assess transfer potentials from soils. Perfluorohexanoic acid had the highest GSAF (= 3.8), but the GSAF decreased considerably with increasing PFCA chain length. Log-transformed GSAF was significantly correlated with the PFCA carbon-length (p < 0.05). Of the measured alcohols, 8:2nFTOH was the dominant species (≤1.5 ng/g), but generally was present at ≥10× lower concentrations than PFOA.
Keywords
Environmental Studies; Flowers & plants; Chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Soil contamination
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