Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry

The Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry (한국응용생명화학회)
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Comparison of the plant uptake factor of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) from the three different concentrations of PFOA and PFOS in soil to spinach and Welsh onion

  • Lee, Deuk-Yeong (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science (IALS), Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Choi, Geun-Hyoung (Chemical Safety Division, Agro-Food Safety and Crop Protection Department, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA) ;
  • Rho, Jin-Ho (Chemical Safety Division, Agro-Food Safety and Crop Protection Department, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA) ;
  • Lee, Hyo-Sup (Chemical Safety Division, Agro-Food Safety and Crop Protection Department, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA) ;
  • Park, Sang-Won (Chemical Safety Division, Agro-Food Safety and Crop Protection Department, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA) ;
  • Oh, Kyeong-Yeol (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science (IALS), Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Hyo (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science (IALS), Gyeongsang National University)
  • Received : 2020.07.31
  • Accepted : 2020.09.03
  • Published : 2020.09.30
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Abstract

The long-chained perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), are a potential exposure risk in the environment, specifically for humans due to high levels of bioaccumulation, persistence, and toxicity. In the current study, the plant uptake factors (PUFs) of spinach and Welsh onion were investigated on the three different concentration levels of PFOA and PFOS in soil. Spinach and Welsh onion were divided into three residue groups, a control group and two levels of PFOA and PFOS. The PFAAs spiked soils were aged for six months and the extractable residue of PFOS in the aged soil was reduced to 30-59% of the initial spiked concentrations for PFOS, while PFOA showed almost the same initial spiked concentrations. The PUFs for PFOA and PFOS were 0.111-2.821 and 0.047-3.175 for spinach, and 0.203-0.738 and 0.035-0.181 for Welsh onion, respectively. The highest PUF values in both vegetable were displayed when the residual concentration of PFAAs were part-per-billion (ppb) or sub-ppb in soil.

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