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HERO ID
6315697
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Chronic reproductive toxicity of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and a simple mixture of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid to northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus)
Author(s)
Dennis, NM; Karnjanapiboonwong, A; Subbiah, S; Rewerts, JN; Field, JA; Mccarthy, C; Salice, CM; Anderson, TA
Year
2020
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
ISSN:
0730-7268
EISSN:
1552-8618
Publisher
WILEY
Location
HOBOKEN
Volume
etc.4703
Issue
5
Page Numbers
1101-1111
Language
English
PMID
32113193
DOI
10.1002/etc.4703
Web of Science Id
WOS:000522528000001
URL
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/etc.4703
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Abstract
Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a broad class of environmentally persistent chemicals that include thousands of potentially toxic synthetic organic molecules. Some PFAS have been shown to cause adverse health effects including decreased total cholesterol, birth weight, and reproductive success in laboratory animals; however, a lack of chronic toxicity data exists for PFAS in avian ecological receptors. The present study reports the chronic toxicity of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and a mixture of PFOS and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) to Northern Bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) via oral exposure from drinking water. Female weight gain was significantly adversely affected at an average daily intake (ADI) of 3.10x10-3 ± 0.15x10-3 mg PFOS:PFHxS (1.2:1) mixture x kg-1 body weight x day-1 . Successful liberation from shell once pipped was significantly adversely affected at an ADI of 2.45x10-3 ± 0.01x10-3 mg PFOS x kg-1 body weight x day-1 . These values are comparatively much lower than the current dietary avian toxicity reference value (TRV) where birds were exposed via the feed suggesting the need for updated avian TRVs. Relationships between test chemical (PFOS) and test substance (PFOS:PFHxS) showed that PFOS and PFHxS have possible interacting effects in avian receptors and likely differing mechanisms of toxicity depending on chemical co-occurrence and dose. Both the single chemical and mixture exposures produced similar and possibly additive toxicity values. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Index Medicus; Mixture toxicology; Reproductive endpoints; Avian receptors; Stress response; Ecological risk assessment
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PFAS
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Additional PFAS (formerly XAgency)
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Expanded PFAS SEM (formerly PFAS 430)
Litsearch Update: November 2021
PubMed
Web of Science
Perfluorooctane
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PFAS 150
Literature Search Update December 2021
PubMed
WOS
Missing 2021 searches
Literature Search Update December 2020
PubMed
WOS
Literature Search August 2019
PubMed
Web of Science
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid
Perfluorooctane
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PFHxS
Database searches
Pubmed
WOS
Scopus
Supplemental
TiAb
Ecotoxicity studies
Literature Search Update April 2023
Supplemental
Ecotoxicity studies
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PFOA (335-67-1) and PFOS (1763-23-1)
LitSearch: Feb 2019 - May 2020
PubMed
WoS
Literature Search Update (Apr 2019 - Sep 2020)
PubMed
WOS
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