2022
Occurrence and contamination profile of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Belgian wastewater using target, suspect and non-target screening approaches
Jeong Y, Da Silva KM, Iturrospe E, Fuiji Y, Boogaerts T, van Nuijs ALN, Koelmel J, Covaci A. Occurrence and contamination profile of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Belgian wastewater using target, suspect and non-target screening approaches. Journal Of Hazardous Materials 2022, 437: 129378. PMID: 35897185, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWastewater treatment plantsTreatment plantsAqueous filmMass loadNon-target screening approachPolyfluoroalkyl substancesWastewaterComprehensive investigationFoamPerfluorooctanoic acidFluorotelomer carboxylic acidFilmsHigher valuesPerfluorobutanoic acidPredominant PFASsLoadNon-target screeningConfidence levelCatchment areaNon-target screening method
2017
Tissue distribution of perfluoroalkyl acids and health status in wild Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) from Loskop Dam, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Bangma J, Reiner J, Botha H, Cantu T, Gouws M, Guillette M, Koelmel J, Luus-Powell W, Myburgh J, Rynders O, Sara J, Smit W, Bowden J. Tissue distribution of perfluoroalkyl acids and health status in wild Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) from Loskop Dam, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Journal Of Environmental Sciences 2017, 61: 59-67. PMID: 29191316, PMCID: PMC6584947, DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2017.03.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkanesulfonic AcidsAnimalsCaprylatesEnvironmental MonitoringFluorocarbonsSouth AfricaTilapiaTissue DistributionWater Pollutants, ChemicalConceptsHealth statusInflammatory diseasesFish health statusAdipose tissueHealthy tilapiaTissue distributionTissue concentrationsPerfluoroalkyl acidsMale Mozambique tilapiaKidneyPerfluorooctanoic acidTissueBurdenLiverHigher PFAA concentrationsPerfluorooctanesulfonic acidStatusOrgansMozambique tilapiaPFAA concentrationsStatistical analysisSpleenIncidenceDiseaseCare