Occurrence and partitioning of endocrine-disrupting compounds in the marine environment of Thermaikos Gulf, Northern Aegean Sea, Greece

Arditsoglou, Anastasia; Voutsa, Dimitra

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.07.048

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“…Estimated OP levels in sediments from the Thermaic Gulf in Greece were slightly higher at 10.3 ng g −1 dw (Arditsoglou and Voutsa 2012), but in sediments from the Mediterranean coast of Spain, OP concentrations were over eight times higher than 61 ng g −1 dw (Petrovic et al 2002). As was the case with NP, the concentrations of OP were much higher in the sediments of South-East Asia than in the Gulf of Gdansk.…”

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Alkylphenols in Surface Sediments of the Gulf of Gdansk (Baltic Sea)

Koniecko

Staniszewska

Falkowska

et al. 2014

Water Air Soil Pollut

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The widespread use of alkylphenols in European industry has led to their presence in the environment and the living organisms of the Baltic Sea. The present study (2011–2012) was designed to determine the concentrations of alkylphenols, 4-nonylphenol (NP) and 4-tert-octylphenol (OP), in surface sediments of the Gulf of Gdansk, a section of the Baltic that lies in close proximity to industrial and agricultural areas and borders with an agglomeration of nearly one million inhabitants. It is also where the Vistula, the largest Polish river, ends its course. In spring, large concentrations of 4-nonylphenol and 4-tert-octylphenol were washed off into the coastal zone with meltwater. In summertime, sediments near the beach had the highest alkylphenol concentrations (NP—2.31 ng g−1 dw, OP—13.09 ng g−1 dw), which was related to tourism and recreational activity. In silt sediments located off the coast, the highest NP (1.46 ng g−1 dw) and OP (6.56 ng g−1 dw) amounts were observed in autumn. The origin of OP and NP at those test stations was linked to atmospheric transport of black carbon along with adsorbed alkylphenols.

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Alkylphenols in Surface Sediments of the Gulf of Gdansk (Baltic Sea)

Koniecko

Staniszewska

Falkowska

et al. 2014

Water Air Soil Pollut

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“…Reported OP levels in sediments from the Thermaic Gulf in Greece were 10.3 μg kg − 1 dw (Arditsoglou and Voutsa 2012), and in sediments from the Mediterranean coast of Spain, OP levels were 61 μg kg −1 dw (Petrovic et al 2002). Another study by Khim et al (1999) reports bottom sediments from Masan Bay in South Korea were characterized by mean OP concentrations of 91.5 ng g −1 dw, and equally high concentrations were discovered in bottom sediments on the coast of Taiwan (Cheng et al 2006).…”

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Distribution and estrogenic potential of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in estuarine sediments from Mumbai, India

Tiwari

Sahu

Pandit

2016

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are responsible for inappropriate development and they alter the hormonal and homeostatic systems of organism. Phthalates (PAEs), bisphenol A (BPA) and other EDCs were monitored in surface sediments at different stations across Thane Creek, India. Analysis of PAEs was carried out using GC-MS technique, while BPA and other EDCs were analyzing on UPLC-PDA instrument. Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) had the highest concentration among all fourteen analyzed phthalates ranges between 0.13 and 0.4 mg kg(-1); and was detectable in all sediment samples. Strong correlation (r = 0.95, p < 0.01) was observed between total organic carbon (TOC, %) and total PAEs. BPA was also detected in all samples; average BPA concentration varies from 16.3 to 35.79 μg kg(-1) with mean value 25.15 μg kg(-1) dry weight of sediment. Synthetic EDCs such as 4-para-nonylphenol (NP) and 4-tert-octylphenol (OP) were also analyzed; and their average concentrations were founds to be 356.5 and 176 μg kg(-1), respectively. Estrone (E1), 17β-estradiol (E2), and 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) were the main contributors to the overall estradiol equivalent concentration (EEQs) in sediment, their average total percentage contributions is more than 90 %.

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“…The main sources of PhACs and EDCs in marine environments are sewage effluents, waste disposal, aquaculture, animal husbandry and horticulture (Gaw et al, 2014). They provide an incessant loading of these compounds into the aquatic system and as a result they have been detected at ng-mg/L range in marine waters (Nodler et al, 2014;Bayen et al, 2013;Arditsoglou and Voutsa, 2012;Lolic et al, 2015;Moreno-González et al, In preparation). Due to the continuous exposure of aquatic organisms to these compounds one of the main concerns is their transference between the surrounding media and the aquatic biota, and consequently their potential bioaccumulation.…”

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