Abstract
Per- and polyfluorinated compounds (PFC) are resistant to breakdown, are ubiquitous environmental contaminants which persist and may bioaccumulate through the food chain. In the recent years, increasing number of papers report high levels of PFC in blood, tissues, and breast milk from both occupationally and non-occupationally exposed human populations. The most important exposure pathways of PFC for humans are thought to be intake of drinking water, food and inhalation of dust. This chapter provides a comprehensive examination of the current knowledge of food contamination by PFC, with special attention to the fundamental role chemical analysis play in the evaluation of these compounds’ sources, levels, and exposure and risk assessment.
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- APCI:
-
Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization
- API:
-
Atmospheric pressure ionization
- APPI:
-
Atmospheric pressure photoionization
- BS:
-
Baltic Sea
- EPI:
-
Enhanced product ion
- ESI:
-
Electrospray ionization
- FID:
-
Flame ionization detection
- FTOHs:
-
Fluorotelomer alcohols
- GC:
-
Gas chromatography
- HDPE:
-
High density polyethylene
- HRMS:
-
High resolution mass spectrometry
- LIT:
-
Linear ion trap
- LV:
-
Lake Vättern
- MRM:
-
Multiple reaction monitoring
- MTBE:
-
Methyl tertiary butyl ether
- NI:
-
Negative ion
- PFC:
-
Per- and polyfluorinated compounds
- PFOA:
-
Perfluorooctanoic acid
- PFOS:
-
Perfluorooctane sulfonates
- PFPeA:
-
Perfluoropentanoic acid
- PLE:
-
Pressurized liquid extraction
- POPs:
-
Persistent organic pollutants
- Q1/q2/Q3:
-
Quadrupoles in triple quadrupole instruments (q2 represents the collision cell)
- QqQ:
-
Triple quadrupole instrument
- SLE:
-
Solid liquid extraction
- SRM:
-
Single reaction monitoring
- TBA:
-
Tetrabutyl ammonium
- TDI:
-
Tolerable daily intake
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Farré, M., Llorca, M., Pérez, S., Barceló, D. (2012). Perfluorinated Compounds in Food. In: Knepper, T., Lange, F. (eds) Polyfluorinated Chemicals and Transformation Products. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry(), vol 17. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21872-9_7
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