Vorkommen natürlicher und synthetischer östrogener Steroide in Wässern des süd- und mitteldeutschen Raumes

Adler, Peter; Steger‐Hartmann, Thomas; Kalbfus, W.

doi:10.1002/1521-401x(200111)29:4<227::aid-aheh227>3.0.co;2-r

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“…Waste water sources are considered one of the most important point sources of EOCs in the aquatic environment (Glassmeyer et al, 2005 Adler et al, 2001;Heberer et al, 1997Grünheid et al, 2005Grünheid et al, , 2000Sacher et al, 2001;Heberer and Adam, 2004;Drewes et al, 2003;Mansell and Drewes, 2004;Snyder et al, 2004;Katz et al, 2009;Rabiet et al, 2006;Clara et al, 2004;Kreuzinger et al, 2004;Pecoranio et al, 2008;Gasser et al, 2010). A review of the sources and fate of organic wastewater contaminants (OWCs) following artificial recharge/infiltration of a range of waste water sources to the subsurface was recently carried out by Díaz-Cruz and Barceló (2008).…”

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Emerging organic contaminants in groundwater: A review of sources, fate and occurrence

Lapworth

Baran

Stuart

et al. 2012

Environmental Pollution

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Emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) detected in groundwater may have adverse effects on human health and aquatic ecosystems. This paper reviews the existing occurrence data in groundwater for a range of EOCs including pharmaceutical, personal care, 'life-style' and selected industrial compounds. The main sources and pathways for organic EOCs in groundwater are reviewed, with occurrence data for EOCs in groundwater included from both targeted studies and broad reconnaissance surveys. Nanogram-microgram per litre concentrations are present in groundwater for a large range of EOCs as well as metabolites and transformation products and under certain conditions may pose a threat to freshwater bodies for decades due to relatively long groundwater residence times. In the coming decades, more of these EOCs are likely to have drinking water standards, environmental quality standards and/or groundwater threshold values defined, and therefore a better understanding of the spatial and temporal variation remains a priority.Keywords: emerging contaminants; review; groundwater; pharmaceuticals; occurrence Capsule: A large range of emerging organic contaminants are now being detected in groundwater as a result of recent and historical anthropogenic activities. IntroductionA diverse array of synthetic organic compounds are used by society in vast quantities for a range of purposes including the production and preservation of food, industrial manufacturing processes, as well as for human and animal healthcare. In the last few decades there has been a growing interest in the occurrence of these, so called, 'micro-organic contaminants' in the terrestrial and aquatic environment, their environmental fate and their potential toxicity (Stan and Linkerhagner, 1992;Stan et al., 1994;Halling-Sørensen et al., 1998;Daughton and Ternes, 1999;Schwarzenbach et al., 2006;Kümmerer, 2009). The contamination of groundwater resources by micro-organics is a growing concern and relatively poorly understood compared to other freshwater resources. Groundwater provides the most reliable perennial source of freshwater on Earth. It maintains flows and levels in rivers and lakes, is essential for the health of groundwater-dependant ecosystems, and in many parts of the world is the most important source of drinking water.Of particular concern are 'emerging organic contaminants' (EOCs). This term is used to cover not only newly developed compounds but also compounds newly discovered in the environment -often due to analytical developments (Lindsey et al., 2001;Petrovic and Barceló, 2006;Richardson and Ternes, 2011) and compounds that have only recently been categorised as contaminants. EOCs include a wide array of different compounds (as well as metabolites and transformation products-collectively referred to here as degradates)including; pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), pesticides, veterinary products, industrial compounds/by-products, food additives as well as engineered nanomaterials. Because of the vast array of possible comp...

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Section: Point Sourcesmentioning

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Emerging organic contaminants in groundwater: A review of sources, fate and occurrence

Lapworth

Baran

Stuart

et al. 2012

Environmental Pollution

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“…In sewage effluent, in which EE is set free by bacterial splitting of the conjugates, maximum concentrations mainly from below 1 ng L -1 to 14.2 ng L -1 have been reported [2,3,4,5,6]. In surface water maximum concentrations range between 0.2 [7] and 4 ng L -1 [2]. Adler et al stated that the total amounts of environmental EE might be higher, because a substantial proportion is still bound as conjugate with the potential to be set free [7].…”

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“…In surface water maximum concentrations range between 0.2 [7] and 4 ng L -1 [2]. Adler et al stated that the total amounts of environmental EE might be higher, because a substantial proportion is still bound as conjugate with the potential to be set free [7]. Thus EE itself might also be relevant as an endocrine disruptor for ecosystems.…”

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Effects of 17?-ethinylestradiol on zoo- and phytoplankton in lentic microcosms

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et al. 2004

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

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The effects of 17 alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE), an endocrine disruptor, on zoo- and phytoplankton were studied in outdoor 230-L still-water microcosms. Cell density and biomass, diversity, and community composition were analyzed. Five microcosms were treated by controlled release for six weeks, three by direct application of EE. To investigate recovery, sampling was continued for four weeks after treatment. Most characteristics of the zooplankton were not unambiguously affected by EE. Only the relative density of copepods, especially of their larvae, decreased significantly after EE application. For phytoplankton, no unambiguous concentration- or toxodose-correlated effects on any biotic characteristics could be found. However, most properties of the phytoplankton deviated from those of controls, i.e. tended to be smaller (number of species per microcosm, biomass, cell density) or covered a wider range (diversity, evenness). PCA indicated a shift of species structure in the treated microcosms. This was supported by the species scores calculated by the principal response curve method, although the principal response curve itself showed no clear EE-correlated shifts. High variability within the biocenosis between microcosms and over time, probably because of disturbance of the ecosystem before starting of the test, might have superimposed EE-dependent effects.

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“…Wastewater-derived from domestic, industrial, or hospital premises and waste disposal sites is considered one of the most important point sources of ECs in the aquatic environment [108][109][110]. A large number of studies have investigated the fate of ECs in groundwater following infiltration of wastewaters (sewage, septic tank effluents and industrial) as well as contaminated surface water sources, and to date provides the largest body of research regarding the sources and fate of ECs in the subsurface [111][112][113][114][115][116][117][118][119][120][121][122][123][124][125][126][127][128]. Hospital waste water forms an important source for a range of ECs including pharmaceuticals, disinfectants and musks and iodised X-ray contrast media [42,[129][130][131][132].…”

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Emerging Organic Contaminants in Groundwater

Stuart

Lapworth

2013

Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation

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Emerging organic contaminants (ECs) are compounds now being found in groundwater from agricultural, urban sources that were previously not detectable, or thought to be significant. ECs include pesticides and degradates, pharmaceuticals, industrial compounds, personal care products, fragrances, water treatment byproducts, flame retardants and surfactants, as well as 'life-style' compounds such as caffeine and nicotine. ECs may have adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems and human health.Frequently detected ECs include the anti-epileptic drug carbamazepine, the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole, the anti-inflammatories ibuprofen and diclofenac, and caffeine, as well as pesticide degradates. This means there will be challenges in the future in order to address these ECs and to minimise their impact on drinking water and ecosystems. In the coming decades, more ECs are likely to have environmental standards defined, and therefore a better understanding of environmental behaviour remains a priority.

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Vorkommen natürlicher und synthetischer östrogener Steroide in Wässern des süd- und mitteldeutschen Raumes

Cited by 94 publications

References 19 publications

Emerging organic contaminants in groundwater: A review of sources, fate and occurrence

Emerging organic contaminants in groundwater: A review of sources, fate and occurrence

Effects of 17?-ethinylestradiol on zoo- and phytoplankton in lentic microcosms

Emerging Organic Contaminants in Groundwater

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