Research Article

Determination of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Craft Villages and Industrial Environments of Vietnam

Table 5

Risk quotients of eight target compounds.

CompoundsPNECwater (ng/L)aRQ
Ha Tay villages Textile dyeingHoi Quan village Textile dyeingNhu Quynh village Plastic recyclingPhong Khe village Paper recycling

PFHxA97,000<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01
PFOA1,428<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01 ÷ 0.019
PFNA1,000,000<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01
PFDA45<0.01 ÷ 0.042<0.01 ÷ 0.034<0.01 ÷ 0.058<0.01 ÷ 0.054
PFUdA8<0.01 ÷ 0.244<0.01<0.01<0.01
PFDoA1<0.01 ÷ 1.44<0.01 ÷ 11.9<0.01 ÷ 0.725<0.01
PFHxS250,000<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01
PFOS610<0.1<0.01 ÷ 0.012<0.01<0.01

PNEC: predicted no effect concentration; RQ: risk quotient; (a)[3033].