biostudies-literatureGkika ISStichting voor de Technische Wetenschappen20607-20618https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11580174biostudies-literatureUnknown58(46)Despite the widespread presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in freshwater environments, only a few studies have addressed their bioaccumulation in macrophytes and benthic invertebrates. This study therefore aimed at investigating the presence of 40 PFAS in sediments, assessing their bioaccumulation in a rooting macrophyte (<i>Myriophyllum spicatum</i>) and a benthic invertebrate (<i>Lumbriculus variegatus</i>) and examining the effects of the presence and bioturbation activity of the invertebrate on PFAS bioaccumulation in the plants. The macrophytes were exposed to sediments originating from a reference and a PFAS-contaminated site. The worms were introduced in half of the replicates, and at the end of the experiment, PFAS were quantified in all environmental compartmentEnvironmental science & technologyBioturbation Affects Bioaccumulation: PFAS Uptake from Sediments by a Rooting Macrophyte and a Benthic Invertebrate.PMC1158017418725Vonk JATer Laak TLGkika ISKraak MHSSadia Mvan Wezel APvan Gestel CAMHardy RfalseBioturbation Affects Bioaccumulation: PFAS Uptake from Sediments by a Rooting Macrophyte and a Benthic Invertebrate.Despite the widespread presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in freshwater environments, only a few studies have addressed their bioaccumulation in macrophytes and benthic invertebrates. This study therefore aimed at investigating the presence of 40 PFAS in sediments, assessing their bioaccumulation in a rooting macrophyte (<i>Myriophyllum spicatum</i>) and a benthic invertebrate (<i>Lumbriculus variegatus</i>) and examining the effects of the presence and bioturbation activity of the invertebrate on PFAS bioaccumulation in the plants. The macrophytes were exposed to sediments originating from a reference and a PFAS-contaminated site. The worms were introduced in half of the replicates, and at the end of the experiment, PFAS were quantified in all environmental compartment2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Nov2025-04-22T02:39:07.198Z2025-04-05T20:30:50.108ZS-EPMC115801743952356010.1021/acs.est.4c03868