Passive sampling methods for monitoring endocrine disruptors in the Svratka and Svitava rivers in the Czech Republic
Language English Country Great Britain, England Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
20821477
DOI
10.1002/etc.85
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis MeSH
- Water Purification MeSH
- Endocrine Disruptors analysis MeSH
- Fluorocarbons analysis MeSH
- Pharmaceutical Preparations analysis MeSH
- Environmental Monitoring methods MeSH
- Waste Disposal, Fluid MeSH
- Pesticides analysis MeSH
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls analysis MeSH
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons analysis MeSH
- Rivers chemistry MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Water Pollutants, Chemical MeSH
- Endocrine Disruptors MeSH
- Fluorocarbons MeSH
- Pharmaceutical Preparations MeSH
- Pesticides MeSH
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls MeSH
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons MeSH
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC) are manmade or natural chemicals that have the ability to interfere with the endocrine system of animals. They have not been monitored systematically in the Czech Republic. The goal of the present study was the characterization of aquatic environmental pollution from the Brno (Czech Republic) city agglomeration focusing on EDC. Passive sampling devices, as well as semipermeable membrane devices (SPMD) and polar organic chemical integrative samplers (POCIS), were used for the pilot assessment of EDC. They were deployed for 21- to 28-d periods at nine locations in the Svratka and Svitava Rivers, Brno, Czech Republic, including at the inlet and outlet of Brno's wastewater treatment plant. The SPMDs were used to monitor nonpolar compounds such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and organochlorinated pesticides (OCP). The POCIS were used to monitor polar compounds such as pesticides and their metabolites, perfluoro-organic compounds (PFOC), and pharmaceuticals. The passive samplers allowed very low detection limits for soluble (bioavailable) fractions of pollutants. The contribution of PAH, PCB, and HCB in sewage water to pollution of the Svratka River was low. The Brno wastewater treatment plant was identified as the main source of pharmaceuticals, triclosan, methyl triclosan, and some polar pesticides.
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