Uptake of perfluorinated alkyl acids by hydroponically grown lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 11735-11743

  Felizeter, Sebastian ^a   McLachlan, Michael S ^b   De Voogt, Pim ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION FACTORS; ELECTRON-WITHDRAWING EFFECTS; FLUORINE ATOMS; HPLC-MS; HUMAN EXPOSURES; NEGATIVE CHARGE; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; PERFLUORINATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; PERFLUORINATED SULFONIC ACID; ROOT CONCENTRATION FACTOR; TOTAL MASS; TRANSPIRATION STREAM CONCENTRATION FACTOR;

ADSORPTION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FLUORINE;

NUTRIENTS;

PERFLUORINATED CARBOXYLIC ACID; PERFLUORINATED SULFONIC ACID; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUORODODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROHEPTANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; GROWTH RATE; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYDROPONICS; LEAFY VEGETABLE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TRANSLOCATION; TRANSPIRATION;

ARTICLE; FOLIAGE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; INGESTION; ISOTHERM; LETTUCE; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; PLANT ROOT; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WATER SUPPLY;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLUOROCARBONS; HYDROPONICS; LETTUCE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SULFONIC ACIDS;

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 84868576913     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es302398u     Document Type: Article

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