Line ferries and cargo ships for the monitoring of marine contaminants of emerging concern: Application along a Europe-Arctic transect

BRUMOVSKÝ, Miroslav, Jitka BEČANOVÁ, Ondřej SÁŇKA, Katharina Bjarnar LOKEN, Didier L. BAHO, Kai SORENSEN and Luca NIZZETTO. Line ferries and cargo ships for the monitoring of marine contaminants of emerging concern: Application along a Europe-Arctic transect. Journal of Hazardous Materials. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science BV., 2022, vol. 424, February 2022, p. 1-13. ISSN 0304-3894. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127232.

Basic information

• Original name: Line ferries and cargo ships for the monitoring of marine contaminants of emerging concern: Application along a Europe-Arctic transect
• Authors: BRUMOVSKÝ, Miroslav (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jitka BEČANOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ondřej SÁŇKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Katharina Bjarnar LOKEN (578 Norway), Didier L. BAHO (752 Sweden), Kai SORENSEN (578 Norway) and Luca NIZZETTO (380 Italy, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Journal of Hazardous Materials, Amsterdam, Elsevier Science BV. 2022, 0304-3894.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 10511 Environmental sciences
• Country of publisher: Netherlands
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 13.600
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/22:00125413
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127232
• UT WoS: 000703254600001
• Keywords in English: marine environments; marine long-range; transport; pharmaceuticals; artificial sweeteners; personal care products; carbamazepine; sucralose
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) are a focus in marine protection. Several CECs are released with wastewater effluents to coastal environments and their offshore occurrence has been recently documented. Routine monitoring is key for implementing marine protection acts, however infrastructural, financial, and technical limitations hinder this task along broad spatial transects. Here we show the efficacy of a new infrastructure enabling unmanned sampling of surface water from ships of opportunity in providing reliable and costeffective routine monitoring of CECs along a Europe-Arctic transect. The distribution and long-range transport of several pharmaceuticals and personal care products, artificial food additives, and stimulants were assessed. Validation of operations through strict procedural and analytical quality criteria is presented. A framework to estimate a compound-specific spatial range (SR) index of marine long-range transport based on monitoring results and information on source spatial distribution, is introduced. Estimated SR values ranged 50-350 km depending on compound, yielding a ranking of long-range transport potential which reflected expectations based on degradation half-lives. SR values were used to calculate prior maps of detection probability that can be used to plan future routine monitoring in the region.

Links

• EF17_043/0009632, research and development project: Name: CETOCOEN Excellence
• LM2018121, research and development project: Name: Výzkumná infrastruktura RECETOX (Acronym: RECETOX RI)

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

• 857560, interní kód MU(CEP code: EF17_043/0009632): Name: CETOCOEN Excellence (Acronym: CETOCOEN Excellence)

Investor: European Union, Spreading excellence and widening participation