Integrating chemical analysis and bioanalysis to evaluate the
contribution of wastewater effluent on the micropollutant
burden in small streams

J 2017

Integrating chemical analysis and bioanalysis to evaluate the contribution of wastewater effluent on the micropollutant burden in small streams

NEALE, Peta A., Nicole A. MUNZ, Selim AIT-AISSA, Rolf ALTENBURGER, Francois BRION et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Integrating chemical analysis and bioanalysis to evaluate the contribution of wastewater effluent on the micropollutant burden in small streams

Authors

NEALE, Peta A. (36 Australia), Nicole A. MUNZ (756 Switzerland), Selim AIT-AISSA (250 France), Rolf ALTENBURGER (276 Germany), Francois BRION (250 France), Wibke BUSCH (276 Germany), Beate I. ESCHER (276 Germany), Klára HILSCHEROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Cornelia KIENLE (756 Switzerland), Jiří NOVÁK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Thomas-Benjamin SEILER (276 Germany), Ying SHAO (276 Germany), Christian STAMM (756 Switzerland) and Juliane HOLLENDER (756 Switzerland)

Edition

Science of the Total Environment, AMSTERDAM, Elsevier, 2017, 0048-9697

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30304 Public and environmental health

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.610

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00096237

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.141

UT WoS

000390964700074

Keywords in English

Wastewater; Micropollutant; Chemical analysis; Bioassays; Surface water; Mixture modeling

Abstract

V originále

Surface waters can contain a range of micropollutants from point sources, such as wastewater effluent, and diffuse sources, such as agriculture. Characterizing the source of micropollutants is important for reducing their burden and thus mitigating adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems. In this study, chemical analysis and bioanalysis were applied to assess the micropollutant burden during low flow conditions upstream and downstream of three wastewater treatment plants (VVWTPs) discharging into small streams in the Swiss Plateau. The upstream sites had no input of wastewater effluent, allowing a direct comparison of the observed effects with and without the contribution of wastewater. Four hundred and five chemicals were analyzed, while the applied bioassays included activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, activation of the androgen receptor, activation of the estrogen receptor, photosystem II inhibition, acetylcholinesterase inhibition and adaptive stress responses for oxidative stress, genotoxicity and inflammation, as well as assays indicative of estrogenic activity and developmental toxicity in zebrafish embryos. Chemical analysis and bioanalysis showed higher chemical concentrations and effects for the effluent samples, with the lowest chemical concentrations and effects in most assays for the upstream sites. Mixture toxicity modeling was applied to assess the contribution of detected chemicals to the observed effect. For most bioassays, very little of the observed effects could be explained by the detected chemicals, with the exception of photosystem II inhibition, where herbicides explained the majority of the effect. This emphasizes the importance of combining bioanalysis with chemical analysis to provide a more complete picture of the micropollutant burden.

Links

LM2015051, research and development project

Name: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX RI)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

LO1214, research and development project

Name: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

603437, interní kód MU

Name: SOLUTIONS - Solutions for present and future emerging pollutants in land and water resources management (Acronym: SOLUTIONS)

Investor: European Union, Cooperation

Citovat

NEALE, Peta A., Nicole A. MUNZ, Selim AIT-AISSA, Rolf ALTENBURGER, Francois BRION, Wibke BUSCH, Beate I. ESCHER, Klára HILSCHEROVÁ, Cornelia KIENLE, Jiří NOVÁK, Thomas-Benjamin SEILER, Ying SHAO, Christian STAMM and Juliane HOLLENDER. Integrating chemical analysis and bioanalysis to evaluate the contribution of wastewater effluent on the micropollutant burden in small streams. Science of the Total Environment. AMSTERDAM: Elsevier, 2017, vol. 576, January, p. 785-795. ISSN 0048-9697. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.141.

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NEALE, Peta A., Nicole A. MUNZ, Selim AIT-AISSA, Rolf ALTENBURGER, Francois BRION, Wibke BUSCH, Beate I. ESCHER, Klára HILSCHEROVÁ, Cornelia KIENLE, Jiří NOVÁK, Thomas-Benjamin SEILER, Ying SHAO, Christian STAMM and Juliane HOLLENDER. Integrating chemical analysis and bioanalysis to evaluate the contribution of wastewater effluent on the micropollutant burden in small streams. \textit{Science of the Total Environment}. AMSTERDAM: Elsevier, 2017, vol.~576, January, p.~785-795. ISSN~0048-9697. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.141.

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