Effects on food intake of Gammarus spp. after exposure to PFBA in very low concentrationsShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: Marine Pollution Bulletin, ISSN 0025-326X, E-ISSN 1879-3363, Vol. 202, article id 116369Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of thousands of highly persistent anthropogenic chemicals widely used in many industries. Therefore, they are, ubiquitously present in various types of environments. Despite their omnipresence, ecotoxicological studies of most PFAS are scarce, and those available often assess the effects of long chain PFAS. In this study, we present the results of an exposure experiment in which wild aquatic amphipod Gammarus spp. was exposed to the short chain perfluorinated substance perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) at very low and environmentally relevant concentrations of 0, 10 and 100 ng/L. The exposure lasted for 12 days, and food intake and non-reproductive behavior were analyzed. Exposure to 10 and 100 ng/L PFBA resulted in a lower consumption of food during exposure but no effect on behavior was found.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2024. Vol. 202, article id 116369
Keywords [en]
Aquatic environment, Behavioral, Feeding, Gammarids, PFAS, PFBA, Pollution, Anthropogenic chemicals, Aquatic environments, Ecotoxicological study, Food intake, Gammarid, Gammarus, Low concentrations, Perfluorobutanoic acid, Polyfluoroalkyl substances
National Category
Environmental Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-53914DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116369ISI: 001298231200001PubMedID: 38640762Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85190529991OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-53914DiVA, id: diva2:1854158
Part of project
Health hazard in the Baltic sea: the effect of fluorinated substances on Baltic sea organisms, The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies
Funder
The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies, S2-20-00192024-04-242024-04-242025-01-09Bibliographically approved