Global distribution of perfluorooctane sulfonate in wildlife.

By J. Giesy, K. Kannan. Environmental Science and Technology, 2001

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Perfluoroalkyl acids: a review of monitoring and toxicological findings. (2007, background): “PFAAs have also been detected in organisms from the remote areas of the Arctic (De Silva and Mabury, 2004; Kannan et al. , 2001b; Martin et al. , 2004b,c; Smithwick et al. , 2005; Tomy et al. , 2004) and Antarctic (Giesy and Kannan, 2001; Tao et al. , 2006).”
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances: current and future perspectives (2011, background): “Dr Kannan’s research interests are in understanding sources, pathways and distribution of persistent organic pollutants in the environment.”
Global emission inventories for C4-C14 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid (PFCA) homologues from 1951 to 2030, Part I: production and emissions from quantifiable sources. (2014, background): “, 2008; ECHA, 2013), and have been detected globally in the abiotic environment (Rayne and Forest, 2009), biota (Giesy and Kannan, 2001), food items (Picó et al.”
Binding of perfluorinated fatty acids to serum proteins (2003, methodology): “The fish concentration data is summarized from Giesy and Kannan [1] and represents the range reported in that publication.”
African and Asian Dust: From Desert Soils to Coral Reefs (2003, background): “The concentration of atmospheric dust in the Niger Delta (Mali) can exceed 13,000 micrograms (µg) per cubic meter (m3), with mean background concentrations of 575 µg per m3 (Gillies and Nickling 1996).”
Bioconcentration and tissue distribution of perfluorinated acids in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) (2003, background): “Soon thereafter, wildlife samples collected in various global locations also were observed to contain PFOS [6,7], and organisms consuming fish, such as predatory birds and mink, contained greater concentrations of PFOS than their food sources [6,8].”
Perfluorinated compounds--exposure assessment for the general population in Western countries. (2009, background): “Several PFCs have been detected in nearly all environmental media and biota reflecting the widespread global pollution in all parts of the ecosystem (Giesy and Kannan, 2001).”
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Environment: Terminology, Classification, and Origins (2011, background): “Since the first reports revealing the widespread global occurrence of PFOS in wildlife (Giesy and Kannan 2001) and the frequent detection of PFASs in human blood (Hansen et al.”
Fate and effects of poly‐ and perfluoroalkyl substances in the aquatic environment: A review (2014, neutral): “Polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have received global public attention because of their persistence, bioaccumulation potential, and possible adverse effects on living organisms [1,2].”
Cord Serum Concentrations of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) in Relation to Weight and Size at Birth (2007, background): “Although these have been produced for many years, only recently have reports surfaced suggesting widespread exposure in wildlife and humans (Butenhoff et al. 2006; Calafat et al. 2007; Giesy and Kannan 2001; Houde et al. 2006; Kannan et al. 2004).”
Review of 'emerging' organic contaminants in biosolids and assessment of international research priorities for the agricultural use of biosolids. (2011, background): “They have been detected in human blood (Olsen et al., 2003) and environmental samples (Giesy and Kannan, 2001) throughout the world.”