Key Considerations for Accurate Exposures in Ecotoxicological Assessments of Perfluorinated Carboxylates and Sulfonates

Abstract

Toxicity reference values for per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) vary even when the same test organism is studied. Although the need to confirm dosing solution concentrations is widely accepted, there are no experimental data to inform best practices when PFAS solutions are prepared. Laboratory data indicate that dissolution time of PFAS solids causes statistically significant deviations between nominal and measured concentrations. Mixing times for select PFAS varied between 2 and 5 h, depending on carbon fluorine chain‐length. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021;40:677–688. © 2020 SETAC

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 22, 2020
Source ID
10.1002/etc.4667

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  • Alix E Robel
  • Christopher J Salice
  • Christopher Mccarthy
  • Emerson C. Christie
  • Jennifer A. Field
  • Justin N Rewerts
  • Todd A. Anderson

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  • Oregon State University
  • Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
  • Texas Tech University
  • Towson University

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  • Environmental science

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  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology