Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment

MG Evich, MJB Davis, JP McCord, B Acrey… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Over the past several years, the term PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances) has grown
to be emblematic of environmental contamination, garnering public, scientific, and regulatory …

[HTML][HTML] Trophic transfer and biomagnification potential of environmental contaminants (heavy metals) in aquatic ecosystems

NB Saidon, R Szabó, P Budai, J Lehel - Environmental pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Physical, chemical weathering and volcanic eruptions release heavy metals into soils and
surface waters naturally. Contaminants from anthropogenic sources originated from …

[HTML][HTML] Bioaccumulation and trophic magnification of emerging and legacy per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a St. Lawrence River food web

G Munoz, L Mercier, SV Duy, J Liu, S Sauvé… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Research on per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in freshwater ecosystems has
focused primarily on legacy compounds and little is still known on the presence of emerging …

Exposure pathways and bioaccumulation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in freshwater aquatic ecosystems: Key considerations

AJ Lewis, X Yun, DE Spooner, MJ Kurz… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the bioaccumulative behavior, toxicity, and recalcitrance to degradation, per-and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a focus for many researchers investigating freshwater …

Environmental health and risk assessment metrics with special mention to biotransfer, bioaccumulation and biomagnification of environmental pollutants

R Chormare, MA Kumar - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The environment pollutants, which are landed up in environment because of human
activities like urbanization, mining and industrializations, affects human health, plants and …

Biomagnification of mercury in aquatic food webs: a worldwide meta-analysis

RA Lavoie, TD Jardine, MM Chumchal… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
The slope of the simple linear regression between log10 transformed mercury (Hg)
concentration and stable nitrogen isotope values (δ15N), hereafter called trophic …

[HTML][HTML] Bioaccumulation of Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in a tropical estuarine food web

DA Miranda, JP Benskin, R Awad, G Lepoint… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The biomagnification of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) was investigated in a
tropical mangrove food web from an estuary in Bahia, Brazil. Samples of 44 organisms (21 …

First report on the bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of perfluoroalkyl ether carboxylic acids in estuarine food web

Y Li, J Yao, J Zhang, Y Pan, J Dai, C Ji… - … Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
As novel alternatives to legacy poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), perfluoroalkyl
ether carboxylic acids (PFECAs) have been widely detected in the environment; however …

Mediterranean mercury assessment 2022: an updated budget, health consequences, and research perspectives

D Cossa, J Knoery, D Bănaru… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Mercury (Hg) and especially its methylated species (MeHg) are toxic chemicals that
contaminate humans via the consumption of seafood. The most recent UNEP Global …

Bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of emerging organophosphate flame retardants in the marine food webs of Laizhou Bay, North China

TG Bekele, H Zhao, Q Wang… - Environmental Science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Despite the increase in production, usage, and discharge of organophosphate flame
retardants (OPFRs), little information is available about their bioaccumulation and trophic …