Field Study on the Uptake and Translocation of Perfluoroalkyl Acids (PFAAs) by Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Grown in Biosolids-Amended Soils
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Field experiments were performed to evaluate the uptake and translocation of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in soils amended with biosolids at different rates. Nine perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) and three perfluorosulfonic acids (PFSAs) were detected in the soils and wheat tissues. Total concentrations of PFAAs in the soils and wheat root, straw, husk and grain increased with increasing application of biosolids. PFCA concentrations in grain increased logarithmically with increasing PFCA concentrations in soils (P < 0.01) while PFSAs in grain were correlated linearly with PFSA concentrations in soils (P < 0.01), indicating that PFCAs and PFSAs may have different transport pathways from soil to grain. While no significant correlation was found between the root concentration factors (Croot/Csoil) and PFAA carbon chain length, the transfer factors from roots to straws (Cstraw/Croot) and from straws to grains (Cgrain/Cstraw) correlated negatively with PFAA carbon chain length (P < 0.01).
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Children are particularly vulnerable to PFAS exposure due to their developing organs, higher metabolic rates, greater intake of air, food, and water per unit body weight, and behaviors such as hand-to-mouth contact that increase exposure risk.
“Children are particularly vulnerable to PFAS exposure due to their developing organs, higher metabolic rates, greater intake of air, food, and water per unit body weight, and behaviors such as hand-to-mouth contact that increase exposure risk.”
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Biomonitoring data show that young children frequently have higher serum PFAS concentrations than adults, particularly in environmentally contaminated areas.
“Biomonitoring data show that young children frequently have higher serum PFAS concentrations than adults, particularly in environmentally contaminated areas [5,42,43,60].”
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- Authors
- Wen, B., Li, L., Zhang, H., Ma, Y., Shan, X.-Q., & Zhang, S.
- Affiliations
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Wen, Bei
- Venue
- Environmental Pollution
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-01
- Volume
- 184
- Pages
- 547-554
- ISSN
- 0269-7491 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1967389689
- Cited by
- 210
- References
- 41
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- 2026: 18 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 4
- FWCI
- 3.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Environmental Pollution (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences OpenIR (Chinese Academy of Sciences) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Key Basic Research Program of China (2014CB441102)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Fluoride Effects and Removal
- Keywords
- perfluoroalkyl acids, perfluorocarboxylic acids, perfluorosulfonic acid, wheat, biosolids, translocation, transfer factor, carbon chain length, soil contamination, food chain bioaccumulation
- MeSH terms
- Agriculture, Fluorocarbons, Soil, Soil Pollutants, Waste Disposal, Fluid, Triticum, Plant Roots
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