Presence and biodistribution of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in Paracentrotus lividus highlight its potential application for environmental biomonitoring

Abstract The first determination of presence and biodistribution of PFOA in ninety specimens of sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus from two differently contaminated sites along Palermo’s coastline (Sicily) is reported. Analyses were performed on the sea urchins’ coelomic fluids, coelomocytes, gonads o...

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Main Authors: Dario Savoca, Raffaella Melfi, Antonio Palumbo Piccionello, Salvatore Barreca, Silvestre Buscemi, Vincenzo Arizza, Marco Arculeo, Andrea Pace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98284-2