ABSTRACT
Water, sediment, plankton, and blood and liver tissues of crucian carp (Carassius auratus) and mandarin fish (Siniperca scherzeri) were collected from six major rivers and lakes in South Korea (including Namhan River, Bukhan River, Nakdong River, Nam River, Yeongsan River and Sangsa Lake) and analyzed for perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs). Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) was consistently detected at the greatest concentrations in all media surveyed with the maximum concentration in water of 15 ng L(-1) and in biota of 234 ng mL(-1) (fish blood). A general ascending order of PFAS concentration of waterSubject(s)
Environmental Monitoring
, Fishes/metabolism
, Fluorocarbons/analysis
, Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis
, Animals
, Fluorocarbons/metabolism
, Geologic Sediments/chemistry
, Lakes/chemistry
, Plankton/metabolism
, Republic of Korea
, Rivers/chemistry
, Water Pollutants, Chemical/metabolism