The naturally occuring carcinogen ptaquiloside is present in groundwater below bracken vegetation

Frederik Clauson-Kaas, Pia H. Jensen, Ole Stig Jacobsen, René K. Juhler, Hans Chr. Bruun Hansen

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Abstract

The present study demonstrates unequivocally the presence of the natural carcinogen ptaquiloside and its transformation product pterosin B in groundwater and surface water. Groundwater concentrations up to 0.23 nmol/L (92ng/L) ptaquiloside and up to 2.2 nmol/L (0.47μg/L) pterosin B were found. Of 21 groundwater samples, 5 contained ptaquiloside, exceeding the estimated threshold for drinking water (1.3-40pmol/L). The results are critical for water abstraction in bracken-infested areas.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftEnvironmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Vol/bind33
Udgave nummer5
Sider (fra-til)1030-1034
Antal sider5
ISSN0730-7268
DOI
StatusUdgivet - maj 2014

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