John Englart on Nostr: First report of accumulation of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in platypuses ...
First report of accumulation of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in platypuses (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in New South Wales, Australia.
PFOS concentrations, ranged from < 1 µg/kg to 1200 µg/kg.
Platypus are an apex predator in freshwater systems, a sentinel species for PFAS chemicals.
Implications for Australian water supply.and human health....
#PFAS #ForeverChemicals #Australia #Platypus
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-024-34704-wPublished at
2024-08-20 10:03:26Event JSON
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