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Table 10 Results of PFC determination in brown trout (kidney) in µg/kg

From: Freshwater amphipods (Gammarus pulex/fossarum) and brown trout as bioindicators for PFC contamination with regard to the aquatic ecological status of a small stream

 

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Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)

< LOQa

< LOQ

< LOQ

Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)

5.6 ± 2.6

4.4 ± 2.2

5.7 ± 2.9

Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)

2.3 ± 1.2

3.0 ± 1.5

4.1 ± 2.1

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

59.0 ± 29.5

58 ± 29

84 ± 42

Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)

2.9 ± 1.5

2.4 ± 1.2

< LOQb

Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)

5.0 ± 2.5

3.6 ± 1.8

2.3 ± 1.2

Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)

16.3 ± 8.2

14.6 ± 7.3

6.5 ± 3.3

  1. aLimit of quantification (LOQ) perfluorononanoic acid: 1.5 µg/kg
  2. bLimit of quantification (LOQ) perfluoropentanoic acid: 1.5 µg/kg