Ecological effect and risk towards aquatic plants induced by perfluoroalkyl substances: bridging natural to culturing flora
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In the present study, the concentrations and proportions of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in water and sediments (in different seasons) from the Qing River were investigated. The highest concentration of PFASs in water (207.59 ng L-1) was found in summer. The composition of PFASs in water changed with time, perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS) was the predominant compound in spring and summer, while long-chain PFASs, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), started to increase in autumn and winter. The PFASs concentration in sediments ranged from 0.96 to 4.05 ng g-1 dw. The proportion of long-chain PFASs was higher than that of short-chain PFASs in sediments, the dominant component in sediments was PFOA with a contribution of 24.6-75.4% to total PFASs in sediments, followed by PFOS. The concentrations of PFASs in roots of emergent plants were relatively higher than those in submerged plants. However, the translocation effect of PFASs was not remarkable. Bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) of the aquatic plants indicated the absorption of PFASs were effective. BAFs in submerged plants basically increased with increasing chain length accordingly. In general, aquatic plants had the absorption preference for long-chain PFASs, especially PFOS, which was the predominant compounds in both submerged and emergent plants. Based on the results above, hornworts were selected to be cultivated indoor in the nutrient solution spiked gradient concentrations of PFOS to assess the general ecological risk. The results revealed that hornworts were resistant to PFOS and might be used as remediation flora to eliminate PFOS contamination.
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The higher influent PFAS concentrations in winter could be attributed to human consumption of products containing PFAS such as winter clothes made of waterproof materials rich in PFAS.
“The higher in fl uent PFAS concentrations in winter could be attributed to human consumption of products containing PFAS such as winter clothes made of waterproof materials rich in PFAS (Zhou et al., 2017).”
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- Authors
- Zhou, Y., Wang, T., Jiang, Z., Kong, X., Li, Q., Sun, Y., Wang, P., & Liu, Z.
- Affiliations
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Beijing Forestry University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Wang, Tieyu
- Venue
- Chemosphere
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-01
- Volume
- 167
- Pages
- 98-106
- ISSN
- 0045-6535 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2529016516
- Cited by
- 52
- References
- 41
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- FWCI
- 1.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- ir.rcees.ac.cn
- Licence
- Locations
- Chemosphere (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences OpenIR (Chinese Academy of Sciences) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (41571478)
- Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment (2015ZX07203-005)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Environmental Chemistry and Analysis
- Keywords
- perfluorinated compounds, PFOS, perfluorooctanoic acid, PFBS, aquatic plants, emergent vegetation, submerged plants, bioaccumulation factor, sediment contamination, seasonal variation, hornwort, phytoremediation, environmental risk assessment
- MeSH terms
- Caprylates, Fluorocarbons, Plants, Seasons, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Alkanesulfonic Acids, Risk Assessment, Geologic Sediments, Rivers
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