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Table 8 Results of the PFC analysis of brown trout liver 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)

4.4 ± 2.2

9.9 ± 5.0

8.5 ± 4.3

Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)

2.0 ± 1.0

3.1 ± 1.6

5.0 ± 2.5

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

59 ± 30

53 ± 27

101 ± 51

Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)

2.3 ± 1.2

1.9 ± 1.0

1.5 ± 0.8

Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)

3.8 ± 1.9

2.6 ± 1.3

2.1 ± 1.1

Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)

15.1 ± 7.6

13.1 ± 6.6

7.7 ± 3.9

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