Investigation of cosolvent application to enhance POPs' mass
transfer in partitioning passive sampling in sediment

J 2017

Investigation of cosolvent application to enhance POPs' mass transfer in partitioning passive sampling in sediment

MINAŘÍKOVÁ, Michaela; Tatsiana RUSINA; Foppe SMEDES and Branislav VRANA

Basic information

Original name

Investigation of cosolvent application to enhance POPs' mass transfer in partitioning passive sampling in sediment

Authors

MINAŘÍKOVÁ, Michaela; Tatsiana RUSINA; Foppe SMEDES and Branislav VRANA

Edition

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 2017, 0944-1344

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

10511 Environmental sciences

Country of publisher

Germany

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.800

Marked to be transferred to RIV

Yes

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00095514

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

Keywords in English

Sediment; Passive sampling; Persistent organic pollutants; Mass transfer; Partitioning

Abstract

In the original language

The freely dissolved concentration of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is one of the most important parameters for risk assessment in aquatic environments, due to its proportionality to the chemical activity. Chemical activity difference represents the driving force for a spontaneous contaminant transport, such as water-aquatic biota or water-sediment. Freely dissolved concentrations in sediment pore water can be estimated from the concentrations in a partition-based passive sampler equilibrated in suspensions of contaminated sediment. Equilibration in the sediment/passive sampler system is slow, since concentrations of most POPs in the water phase, which is the main route for mass transfer, are very low. Adding methanol to sediment in suspension increases the POPs' solubility and, consequently, the permeability in the water phase. The resulting higher aqueous concentrations enhance POPs mass transfer up to three times for investigated POPs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorine pesticides) and shorten equilibrium attainment to less than 6 weeks. The addition of methanol to the aqueous phase up to a molar fraction of 0.2 changed the POPs equilibrium distribution ratio between sediment and passive sampler by less than a factor of two. As a result, the pore water concentrations of POPs, calculated from their amounts accumulated in a passive sampler, are affected by methanol addition not more than by the same factor.

Links

GA15-16512S, research and development project

Name: Výzkum akumulace persistentních bioakumulativních toxických organických látek do vodních organismů

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

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

Cite

MINAŘÍKOVÁ, Michaela; Tatsiana RUSINA; Foppe SMEDES and Branislav VRANA. Investigation of cosolvent application to enhance POPs' mass transfer in partitioning passive sampling in sediment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. HEIDELBERG, GERMANY: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 2017, vol. 24, No 35, p. 27334-27344. ISSN 0944-1344. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-0223-8.

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MINAŘÍKOVÁ, Michaela; Tatsiana RUSINA; Foppe SMEDES and Branislav VRANA. Investigation of cosolvent application to enhance POPs' mass transfer in partitioning passive sampling in sediment. \textit{Environmental Science and Pollution Research}. HEIDELBERG, GERMANY: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 2017, vol.~24, No~35, p.~27334-27344. ISSN~0944-1344. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-0223-8.

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