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The work investigated the concentration of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in surface water, sediments and aquatic plants of Nansi Lake, China. The total concentration of 12 PFCs was in the range of 34.07–153.39 ng/L in surface water. The short-chain PFCs were dominant PFC homologs, and the concentration of PFOA was higher than that of PFOS in water samples. The total concentration of 12 PFCs was in the range of 0.63–1.62 ng/g (dry weight, DW) in the sediments. There were more long-chain PFCs (PFOA and PFOS) than short-chain PFCs in sediments, with no apparent connection according to the concentration of PFCs in water and sediments. Moreover, the bioaccumulation factors (BAF) indicated the aquatic plants had significant absorption for long-chain PFCs (PFOA and PFOS), especially PFOS. The log BAF value of Ceratophyllum demersum Linn for PFOS was the highest in all aquatic plants. Risk assessment indicated that the water environment of Nansi Lake was at a safe level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were analyzed in water, sediment, and biota (aquatic plant, shrimp, and fish) of Nansi Lake by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The concentrations of total PAHs were 27.54-55.04 ng L in water, 80.31-639.23 ng g dry weight (dw) in sediments, 20.92-192.78 ng g dw in aquatic plants, and 67.3-533.9 ng g dw in fish and shrimp muscles. The ratios of phenanthrene to anthracene (Ph/An), fluoranthene to pyrene (Flu/Pyr), and low molecular weight to high molecular weight (LMW/HMW) in sediment indicated that the sources of the PAHs were a mixture of pyrolytic and petrogenic contamination at most sampling sites in Nansi Lake. The composition profile of PAHs in plants was similar to that in water and animals with 2-3 ring PAHs being dominant. The 4-6 ring PAHs were the dominant PAH compounds in sediment. There is a positive correlation between sediment and aquatic plants, but their PAH composition profiles were different, implying that aquatic plant absorption of PAHs from sediment is selective and the accumulation of PAHs in aquatic plants is different. The concentration of PAHs in fish showed a positive correlation with plants, reflecting that the PAHs in fish are mainly absorbed from aquatic plants rather than directly from the water. Bioaccumulation of LMW PAHs in aquatic biota was higher than HMW PAHs. The biota-sediment accumulation factor (BSAF) values of total PAHs in the plants Potamogeton lucens Linn and Ceratophyllum demersum Linn were higher than that in most animals. The BSAF values of total PAHs in animals were in the following order: Cyprinus carpio > Macrobrachium nipponense > Carassius auratus > Channa argus. There was no significant relationship between PAH bioaccumulation and trophic levels in Nansi Lake. Risk assessment of PAHs in water, sediment, and animals indicated that the water environment of Nansi Lake is safe at present. It is worthwhile to note that benzo [ a] anthracene (BaA), benzo [ a] pyrene (BaP), indeno [1,2,3- cd] pyrene (InP), dibenz [ a, h] anthracene (DBA), and benzo [ ghi] perylene (BghiP) were detected in sediment, plants, and animals at all sampling sites, and they have potential carcinogenicity to the organisms of Nansi Lake. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]