HAZARDOUS EFFECTS OF PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONYL FLUORIDE ON EMBRYONAL DEVELOPMENT OF SEA URCHIN (ARBACIA LIXULA)
Articles > Article · 2018
Authors: Göksu KENANOĞLU, Muhammet Ali KARAASLAN, Özlem ÇAKAL ARSLAN
FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2018, vol 27, pp 8347-8350
Summary
Persistent organic compounds are new type of chemicals that are getting great attention due to their wide usage in various industries for nearly 50 years all over the world and moreover, environmental concerns. Perfluorinated compounds such as Perfluorooctane Sulfonyl Fluoride (POSF) are types of persistent organic pollutant (POP) and they tend to accumulate in fat tissues of organisms, which can lead to biomagnification in ecosystems.