Contaminants of emerging concern in the open sea waters of the
Western Mediterranean

J 2017

Contaminants of emerging concern in the open sea waters of the Western Mediterranean

BRUMOVSKÝ, Miroslav, Jitka BEČANOVÁ, Jiří KOHOUTEK, Mireno BORGHINI, Luca NIZZETTO et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Contaminants of emerging concern in the open sea waters of the Western Mediterranean

Authors

BRUMOVSKÝ, Miroslav (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Jitka BEČANOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jiří KOHOUTEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Mireno BORGHINI (380 Italy) and Luca NIZZETTO (380 Italy, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Environmental Pollution, OXFORD, OXON, ENGLAND, ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2017, 0269-7491

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10511 Environmental sciences

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.358

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00100204

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.07.082

UT WoS

000410010200102

Keywords in English

Contaminants of emerging concern; Pesticides; Pharmaceuticals; Personal care products; Artificial sweeteners; Mediterranean Sea

Abstract

V originále

Pollution by chemical substances is of concern for the maintenance of healthy and sustainable aquatic environments. While the occurrence and fate of numerous emerging contaminants, especially pharmaceuticals, is well documented in freshwater, their occurrence and behavior in coastal and marine waters is much less studied and understood. This study investigates the occurrence of 58 chemicals in the open surface water of the Western Mediterranean Sea for the first time. 70 samples in total were collected in 10 different sampling areas. 3 pesticides, 11 pharmaceuticals and personal care products and 2 artificial sweeteners were detected at sub-ng to ng/L levels. Among them, the herbicide terbuthylazine, the pharmaceuticals caffeine, carbamazepine, naproxen and paracetamol, the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole, the antibacterial triclocarban and the two artificial sweeteners acesulfame and saccharin were detected in all samples. The compound detected at the highest concentration was saccharin (up to 5.23 ng/L). Generally small spatial differences among individual sampling areas point to a diffuse character of sources which are likely dominated by WWTP effluents and runoffs from agricultural areas or even, at least for pharmaceuticals and artificial food additives, from offshore sources such as ferries and cruising ships. The implications of the ubiquitous presence in the open sea of chemicals that are bioactive or toxic at low doses on photosynthetic organisms and/or bacteria (i.e., terbuthylazine, sulfamethoxazole or triclocarban) deserve scientific attention, especially concerning possible subtle impacts from chronic exposure of pelagic microorganisms.

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

Citovat

BRUMOVSKÝ, Miroslav, Jitka BEČANOVÁ, Jiří KOHOUTEK, Mireno BORGHINI and Luca NIZZETTO. Contaminants of emerging concern in the open sea waters of the Western Mediterranean. Environmental Pollution. OXFORD, OXON, ENGLAND: ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2017, vol. 229, October, p. 976-983. ISSN 0269-7491. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.07.082.

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BRUMOVSKÝ, Miroslav, Jitka BEČANOVÁ, Jiří KOHOUTEK, Mireno BORGHINI and Luca NIZZETTO. Contaminants of emerging concern in the open sea waters of the Western Mediterranean. \textit{Environmental Pollution}. OXFORD, OXON, ENGLAND: ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2017, vol.~229, October, p.~976-983. ISSN~0269-7491. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.07.082.

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