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Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in edible fish species from Charleston Harbor and tributaries, South Carolina, United States: Exposure and risk assessment

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Summary

Edible fish, Charleston Harbor estuary

Key numbers

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chemicalstatisticvalueunitmatrixsource location
PFOS (PFOS)mean (SD)13.2 (10.1)ng/g wet weightWhole fish, Charleston SC estuary, Charleston Harbor (n = 15)PDF p.26, Table 2A, Charleston Harbor row, PFOS row, PFOS column
PFOS (PFOS)median (range)10.9 (2.99, 43.8)ng/g wet weightWhole fish, Charleston SC estuary, Charleston Harbor (n = 15)PDF p.26, Table 2A, Charleston Harbor row, PFOS row, PFOS column
PFOS (PFOS)mean (SD)15.3 (11.3)ng/g wet weightWhole fish, Charleston SC estuary, Cooper River (n = 11)PDF p.26, Table 2A, Cooper River row, PFOS row, PFOS column
PFOS (PFOS)median (range)14.3 (2.53, 41.5)ng/g wet weightWhole fish, Charleston SC estuary, Cooper River (n = 11)PDF p.26, Table 2A, Cooper River row, PFOS row, PFOS column
PFOS (PFOS)mean (SD)18.6 (15.2)ng/g wet weightWhole fish, Charleston SC estuary, Ashley River (n = 13)PDF p.26, Table 2A, Ashley River row, PFOS row, PFOS column
PFOS (PFOS)median (range)14.7 (7.83, 66.3)ng/g wet weightWhole fish, Charleston SC estuary, Ashley River (n = 13)PDF p.26, Table 2A, Ashley River row, PFOS row, PFOS column
PFOS (PFOS)mean (SD)6.23 (3.88)ng/g wet weightWhole fish, Charleston SC estuary, Mullet (n = 9)PDF p.26, Table 2A, Mullet row, PFOS row, PFOS column
PFOS (PFOS)median (range)4.77 (2.53, 13.7)ng/g wet weightWhole fish, Charleston SC estuary, Mullet (n = 9)PDF p.26, Table 2A, Mullet row, PFOS row, PFOS column
PFOS (PFOS)mean (SD)19.8 (11.5)ng/g wet weightWhole fish, Charleston SC estuary, Spot (n = 7)PDF p.26, Table 2A, Spot row, PFOS row, PFOS column
PFOS (PFOS)median (range)16.7 (9.46, 43.8)ng/g wet weightWhole fish, Charleston SC estuary, Spot (n = 7)PDF p.26, Table 2A, Spot row, PFOS row, PFOS column
PFOS (PFOS)mean (SD)13.7 (2.68)ng/g wet weightWhole fish, Charleston SC estuary, Croaker (n = 5)PDF p.26, Table 2A, Croaker row, PFOS row, PFOS column
PFOS (PFOS)median (range)14.8 (9.37, 16.3)ng/g wet weightWhole fish, Charleston SC estuary, Croaker (n = 5)PDF p.26, Table 2A, Croaker row, PFOS row, PFOS column
PFOS (PFOS)mean (SD)17.6 (10.8)ng/g wet weightWhole fish, Charleston SC estuary, Red Drum (n = 9)PDF p.26, Table 2A, Red Drum row, PFOS row, PFOS column
PFOS (PFOS)median (range)16.5 (6.41, 41.5)ng/g wet weightWhole fish, Charleston SC estuary, Red Drum (n = 9)PDF p.26, Table 2A, Red Drum row, PFOS row, PFOS column
PFOS (PFOS)mean (SD)20.7 (18.0)ng/g wet weightWhole fish, Charleston SC estuary, Seatrout (n = 9)PDF p.26, Table 2A, Seatrout row, PFOS row, PFOS column
PFOS (PFOS)median (range)13.2 (9.25, 66.3)ng/g wet weightWhole fish, Charleston SC estuary, Seatrout (n = 9)PDF p.26, Table 2A, Seatrout row, PFOS row, PFOS column

Evidence Fitness

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Methods (brief)

See the methods section of the source PDF. Measured samples do not represent every product on the market.

Limitations

Values are reported by the authors for their own samples. Censored results and detection limits are as defined in the source. No unit conversions were made.

Provenance notes

DOI 10.1016/j.envres.2019.01.021 resolved at Crossref; DOI matched in the filed PDF text. Original file: 2019_Fair_perfluoroalkyl-substances-pfass-in-edible-fish.pdf. SHA-256: 64a90e42fa63194a3b846afcbaefbb0c6f9e73956a481dff0c764a51b16eeab4. Library folder: papers-fish-seafood-mixed.

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