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HERO ID
3857437
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Aerobic biodegradation of 8:2 fluorotelomer stearate monoester and 8:2 fluorotelomer citrate triester in forest soil
Author(s)
Dasu, K; Lee, LS; Turco, RF; Nies, LF
Year
2013
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Chemosphere
ISSN:
0045-6535
EISSN:
1879-1298
Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Location
OXFORD
Volume
91
Issue
3
Page Numbers
399-405
Language
English
PMID
23290940
DOI
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.11.076
Web of Science Id
WOS:000317167300022
Abstract
Aerobic biodegradation of 8:2 fluorotelomer stearate (FTS) and 8:2 fluorotelomer citrate triester (TBC) was evaluated in a forest soil in closed bottle microcosms. Loss of parent, production of 8:2 fluorotelomer alcohol (8:2 FTOH), which is released along with stearic acid (SA) by microbial ester linkage, and subsequent metabolites from FTOH degradation were monitored for up to 7months. Soil microcosms were extracted with ethyl acetate followed by two heated 90/10 v/v acetonitrile/200mM NaOH extractions. Cleavage of the ester linkage in the 8:2 FTS occurred (t1/2∼28d), producing 8:2 FTOH and various levels of subsequent metabolites. Quantifying the generation of SA from ester cleavage in FTS was complicated by the natural production and degradation of SA in soil, which was probed in an additional FTS and SA study with the same soil that had been stored at 4°C for 12months. In the latter study, FTS degraded faster (t1/2∼5d) such that SA production well above soil background levels was clearly observed along with rapid subsequent SA degradation. Cold storage was hypothesized to enrich fungal enzymes, which are known to be effective at hydrolytic cleavage. 8:2 TBC biotransformation was slow, but evident with the production of PFOA well above levels expected from known FTOH residuals. Slower degradation of TBC compared to FTS is likely due to steric hindrances arising from the close proximity of three 8:2 FT chains on the citrate backbone limiting the enzyme access.
Keywords
Biotransformation; Forest soil; Ester hydrolysis; Fluorotelomers; FTOHs; PFOA
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Additional PFAS (formerly XAgency)
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Expanded PFAS SEM (formerly PFAS 430)
Litsearch: September 2019
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Not prioritized for screening
8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid
3:2 Fluorotelomer alcohol
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FtOH 8:2
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Excluded/Not on Topic
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FtS 8:2
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Screening Results
Excluded/Not on Topic
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^Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
FtS 8:2 (39108-34-4)
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FtOH 8:2 (678-39-7)
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PFAS 150
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Web of Science
8:2 Fluorotelomer alcohol
8:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonic acid
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PFOA (335-67-1) and PFOS (1763-23-1)
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WOS
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