Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate in Two Fish Species Collected from the Roter Main River, Bayreuth, Germany

  • Published:
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) are widely distributed in the environment. In this study the accumulation potential of PFOA and PFOS in two fish species with different feeding strategies, i.e. chub (Leuciscus cephalus) and river goby (Gobio gobio) inhabiting a river receiving treated waste waters from a municipal waste water treatment plant, were estimated. PFOS was detected in chub (7–250 μg kg−1 wet weight) and river goby (70–400 μg kg−1 wet weight) with bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) of 4600 (liver) and 11,000 (organs). PFOA concentrations in both fish were low and in chub mostly below detection limit.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Becker AM, Suchan M, Gerstmann S, Frank H (2008a) Perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate released from a waste water treatment plant in Bavaria, Germany. Submitted for publication to Environ Sci Poll Res

  • Becker AM, Gerstmann S, Frank H (2008b) Perfluorooctane surfactants in waste waters, the major source of hydrosphere pollution. Chemosphere 72:115–121

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Becker AM, Gerstmann S, Frank H (2008c) Perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate in the sediment of the Roter Main river, Bayreuth, Germany. Environ Poll 156:818–820

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Falandysz J, Taniyasu S, Gulkowska A, Yamashita N, Schulte-Oehlmann U (2006) Is fish a major source of fluorinated surfactants and repellents in humans living on the baltic coast? Environ Sci Technol 40:748–751

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Federal Office for Environment (2007a) http://www.lfu.bayern.de/analytik_stoffe/fachinformationen/analytik_org_stoffe_perfluorierte_tenside/doc/ergebnis-se_fischuntersuchungen.pdf

  • Federal Office for Environment (2007b) http://www.lfu.bayern.de/analytik_stoffe/fachinformationen/analytik_org_stoffe_perfluorierte_tenside/doc/pft_befunde_oberflaechengewaesser.pdf

  • Higgins CP, Luthy RG (2006) Sorption of perfluorinated surfactants on sediments. Environ Sci Technol 40:7251–7256

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Houde M, Martin JW, Letcher RJ, Solomon KR, Muir DCG (2006) Biological monitoring of perfluoroalkyl substances: a review. Environ Sci Technol 40:3463–3470

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kissa E (2001) Fluorinated surfactants and repellents, 2nd edn. Marcel Dekker, New York

    Google Scholar 

  • Martin JW, Mabury SA, Solomon KR, Muir DCG (2003) Bioconcentration and tissue distribution of perfluorinated acids in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Environ Toxicol Chem 22:196–204

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Moody CA, Martin JW, Kwan WC, Muir DCG, Mabury SA (2002) Monitoring of perfluorinated surfactants in biota and surface water samples following an accidental release of fire-fighting foam into etobicoke creek. Environ Sci Technol 36:545–551

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Prevendouros K, Cousins IT, Buck RC, Korzeniowski SH (2006) Sources, fate and transport of Perfluoroocarboxylates. Environ Sci Technol 40:32–44

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Senthilkumar K, Ohi E, Sajwan K, Takasuga T, Kannan K (2007) Perfluorinated compounds in river water, river sediment, market fish, and wildlife samples from Japan. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 79:427–431

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Sinclair E, Mayack DT, Roblee K, Yamashita N, Kannan K (2006) Occurrence of perfluoroalkyl surfactants in water, fish, and birds from New York State. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 50:398–410

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • So MK, Taniyasu S, Lam PKS, Zheng GJ, Giesy JP, Yamashita N (2006) Alkaline digestion and solid phase extraction method for perfluorinated compounds in mussels and oysters from South China and Japan. Archiv Environ Contam Toxicol 50:240–248

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Weremiuk AM, Gerstmann S, Frank H (2006) Quantitative determination of perfluorinated surfactants in water by LC-ESI-MS/MS. J Sep Sci 29:2251–2255

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

Financial support of the Bayerische Forschungsstiftung is acknowledged. We appreciate the cooperation of Dr. Klupp and the employees of the Bavarian Fishery Association.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, University of Bayreuth, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany

    Anna M. Becker, Silke Gerstmann & Hartmut Frank

Authors
  1. Anna M. Becker
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Silke Gerstmann
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Hartmut Frank
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Hartmut Frank.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Becker, A.M., Gerstmann, S. & Frank, H. Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate in Two Fish Species Collected from the Roter Main River, Bayreuth, Germany. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 84, 132–135 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-009-9896-0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-009-9896-0

Keywords

Search

Navigation