Research Article

PFAAs in Fish and Other Seafood Products from Icelandic Waters

Table 1

Concentration of PFOS in fish organs in ng/g wet weight in each pooled sample. Each pool consists of ten individuals whereas the gender specific organs consist of fewer individuals as stated in the table.

Sample numberSample nameN (♂/♀)TissueSize (cm)PFOS (ng/g)

1Cod10 (5/5)Flesh 60–74<0,15
Roe 2,7
Sperm0,27
Liver0,62
2Cod10 (8/2)Flesh75+<0,15
Roe2,8
Sperm0,43
Liver0,35
3Lumpfish10 (0/10)Flesh 35–45<0,15
Roe<0,15
4Lumpfish10 (0/10)Flesh 39–45<0,15
Roe<0,15
5Lumpfish10 (0/10)Flesh 39–45<0,15
Roe <0,15
Skin<0,13
6Lumpfish10 (0/10)FleshN.N.<0,14
Liver<0,18
Skin<0,15
7Pollock10 (N.N)Flesh61–690,050
8Ling10 (N.N)Flesh55–81<0,049
9Plaice10 (N.N)Flesh30–41<0,046
10Lemon sole10 (N.N)Flesh29–39<0,043
11Anglerfish10 (N.N)Flesh41–89<0,049
12Blue whiting10 (N.N)Flesh33–39<0,056
13Blue whiting10 (N.N)Flesh20–30<0,047

LOD PFHxA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFNA: flesh, roe, sperm: 0,10 ng/g, liver: 0,30 ng/g.
LOD PFDA, PFDoA: flesh, roe, sperm: 0,20 ng/g, liver: 0,30 ng/g.
LOD PFBS, PFHxS, PFDS, PFOSA: flesh, roe, sperm: 0,15 ng/g, liver: 0,30 ng/g.
LOD PFOS: flesh, roe: 0,15 ng/g.
N.N: not known.