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Table 7 Result of the PFC determinations in freshwater amphipods (Gammarus pulex/fossarum) 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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Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)

< LOQa

< LOQ

< LOQ

< LOQ

Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)

16.4 ± 8.2

12.4 ± 6.2

< LOQb

< LOQ

Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)

41 ± 21

23 ± 12

< LOQc

< LOQ

Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)

18.4 ± 9.2

7.7 ± 3.9

4.8 ± 2.4

< LOQd

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

211 ± 106

84 ± 42

65.0 ± 32.5

12.6 ± 6.3

Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)

< LOQe

< LOQ

< LOQ

< LOQ

  1. a Limit of quantification (LOQ) perfluorobutanoic acid: 14 µg/kg
  2. bLimit of quantification (LOQ) perfluoropentanoic acid: 12 µg/kg
  3. cLimit of quantification (LOQ) perfluorohexanoic acid: 8 µg/kg
  4. dLimit of quantification (LOQ) perfluoroheptanoic acid: 4 µg/kg
  5. eLimit of quantification (LOQ) perfluorosulfonic acid: 2 µg/kg