Persistence of PFOA Pollution at a PTFE Production Site and Occurrence of Replacement PFASs in English Freshwaters Revealed by Sentinel Species, the Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra)

Emily O’Rourke; Sara Losada; Jonathan L. Barber; Graham Scholey; Isobel Bain; M. Glória Pereira; Frank Hailer; Elizabeth A. Chadwick

doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c09405

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Persistence of PFOA Pollution at a PTFE Production Site and Occurrence of Replacement PFASs in English Freshwaters Revealed by Sentinel Species, the Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra)

Emily O’Rourke Sara Losada Jonathan L. Barber Graham Scholey Isobel Bain M. Glória Pereira

Frank Hailer

Elizabeth A. Chadwick

Environmental Science & Technology Vol. 58 No. 23 pp. 10195-10206 · American Chemical Society (ACS)

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Published: May 27, 2024
Vol/Issue: 58(23)
Pages: 10195-10206
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Authors

E

Emily O’Rourke

School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, U.K.

S

Sara Losada

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Suffolk, Lowestoft NR33 0HT, U.K.

J

Jonathan L. Barber

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Suffolk, Lowestoft NR33 0HT, U.K.

G

Graham Scholey

Environment Agency, Red Kite House, Howbery Park, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BD, U.K.

I

Isobel Bain

Environment Agency, Red Kite House, Howbery Park, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BD, U.K.

M

M. Glória Pereira

Lancaster Environment Centre, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Library Avenue, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4AP, U.K.

F

Frank Hailer

School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, U.K.

E

Elizabeth A. Chadwick

School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, U.K.

Funding

Cardiff University

Waterloo Foundation

Environment Agency

Cite This Article

Emily O’Rourke, Sara Losada, Jonathan L. Barber, et al. (2024). Persistence of PFOA Pollution at a PTFE Production Site and Occurrence of Replacement PFASs in English Freshwaters Revealed by Sentinel Species, the Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra). Environmental Science & Technology, 58(23), 10195-10206. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c09405

Persistence of PFOA Pollution at a PTFE Production Site and Occurrence of Replacement PFASs in English Freshwaters Revealed by Sentinel Species, the Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra)

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