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- Title
Toxicity of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and Perfluorooctanoic Acid to Plants and Aquatic Invertebrates.
- Authors
Mei-Hui Li
- Abstract
This article discusses research wherein the toxicity of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) were tested on four species of freshwater invertebrates and three plant species. PFOS was found to be more toxic than PFOA in each instance. The most sensitive of the freshwater species was the green neon shrimp (Neocaridina denticulate), while the aquatic snail (Physa acuta) had the highest resistance to the compounds. Within the plants, root elongation was found to be more affected than seed germination. The plants tested were lettuce, pakchoi, and cucumber.
- Subjects
SULFONATES; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC acid; FRESHWATER invertebrates; EFFECT of poisons on plants; SHRIMPS; PHYSA; GERMINATION; ROOT growth
- Publication
Environmental Toxicology, 2009, Vol 24, Issue 1, p95
- ISSN
1520-4081
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/tox.20396