Journal article

Publication year: 2015

Pages: 3646-3653

Journal: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volume number: 63

Issue number: 14

ISSN: 0021-8561

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5b00012

Publisher: American Chemical Society

Abstract: 
Uptake of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) by maize represents a potential source of exposure for humans, either directly or indirectly via feed for animals raised for human consumption. The aim of the following study was, therefore, to determine the accumulation potential of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) and perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids (PFSAs) in maize (Zea mays). Two different concentrations of PFAAs were applied as aqueous solution to the soil to attain target concentrations of 0.25 mg or 1.00 mg of PFAA per kg of soil. Maize was grown in pots, and after harvesting, PFAA concentrations were measured in the straw and kernels of maize. PFCA and PFSA concentrations of straw decreased significantly with increasing chain length. In maize kernels, only PFCAs with a chain length <= C8 as well as perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) were detected. The highest soil-to-plant transfer for both straw and kernels was determined for short-chained PFCAs and PFSAs.

Harvard Citation style: Krippner, J., Falk, S., Brunn, H., Georgii, S., Schubert, S. and Stahl, T. (2015) Accumulation Potentials of Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylic Acids (PFCAs) and Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonic Acids (PFSAs) in Maize (Zea mays), Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 63(14), pp. 3646-3653. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5b00012

APA Citation style: Krippner, J., Falk, S., Brunn, H., Georgii, S., Schubert, S., & Stahl, T. (2015). Accumulation Potentials of Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylic Acids (PFCAs) and Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonic Acids (PFSAs) in Maize (Zea mays). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 63(14), 3646-3653. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5b00012