Perfluoroalkyl acid uptake in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa) irrigated with reclaimed water

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 14361-14368

  Blaine, Andrea C ^a   Rich, Courtney D ^a   Sedlacko, Erin M ^a   Hyland, Katherine C ^a   Stushnoff, Cecil ^b   Dickenson, Eric R V ^a,c   Higgins, Christopher P ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHAIN LENGTH; CROPS; FRUITS; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANTS (BOTANY); RECLAMATION; SOILS;

AQUEOUS CONCENTRATIONS; BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR; BIOACCUMULATION POTENTIAL; CHAIN-LENGTH DEPENDENCY; ORGANIC CARBON CONTENTS; PERFLUOROALKYL ACIDS; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLATES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; ORGANIC CARBON; PERFLUOROALKYL ACID; PERFLUOROBUTANOATE; PERFLUOROPENTANOATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTER; FOOD CHAIN; FRUIT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEAFY VEGETABLE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CROP; GREENHOUSE; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; SHOOT; STRAWBERRY;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 84918520649     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es504150h     Document Type: Article

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