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METHOD DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PERFLUORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ( PFCS ) IN SURFACE WATER
Citation:
NAKAYAMA, S., A. B. LINDSTROM, M. J. STRYNAR, X. YE, L. HELFANT, AND J. L. VARNS. METHOD DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PERFLUORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ( PFCS ) IN SURFACE WATER. Presented at Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Montreal, QC, CANADA, November 05 - 09, 2006.
Impact/Purpose:
The overall goal of this work is to provide support to OPPTS in evaluating potential environmental and human health problems associated with release of PFCs into the environment. Specific research objectives include the following.
o Development and application of a multi-compound method for the collection, extraction, and analysis of PFCs in raw and finished water.
o Development and application of a multi-compound method for the collection, extraction, and analysis of PFCs in soil.
o Development and application of a method for the extraction and analysis of PFCs in human blood serum.
o Development and application of methods to support NHEERL toxicology studies that will inform the risk assessment process.
Description:
The method for the determination of perfluorinated organic compounds (PFCs) in surface water has been developed and applied to natural water. The method shows an adequate sensitivity, precision and accuracy for ten kinds of target compounds. These PFCs were found in most samples with total concentrations ranging from 1.64 to 942 ng/L.