MINAŘÍKOVÁ, Michaela, Ian John ALLAN and Branislav VRANA. Comparing total and accessible concentrations of hydrophobic organic contaminants in sediments and suspended particulate matter in the Danube River. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Heidelberg: Springer Heidelberg, 2022, vol. 29, No 27, p. 40954-40963. ISSN 0944-1344. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-18159-x.
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Original name Comparing total and accessible concentrations of hydrophobic organic contaminants in sediments and suspended particulate matter in the Danube River
Authors MINAŘÍKOVÁ, Michaela (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ian John ALLAN (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) and Branislav VRANA (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Heidelberg, Springer Heidelberg, 2022, 0944-1344.
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Original 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
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Impact factor Impact factor: 5.800
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/22:00126139
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-18159-x
UT WoS 000749091900005
Keywords in English Bioavailability; Partitioning passive sampling; Hydrophobic organic contaminants; Silicone; Organochlorine pesticides; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Responsible editor; Christian Gagnon
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Abstract
Contamination of aquatic ecosystems by hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) is often assessed based on their concentrations in riverbed sediment and suspended particulate matter (SPM). However, total HOC concentration (C-TOT) in sediment or SPM is of limited value for evaluating the exposure of benthic or pelagic organisms. The accessible HOC concentration (C-AS) presents a useful parameter quantifying the overall pool of HOC in sediment or SPM available for fast partitioning to the water phase or biota. We applied a novel approach of ex situ sequential equilibrium partitioning with silicone elastomer sampler at a high sampler/SPM phase ratio to measure C-AS of HOC in SPM from the Danube River. We compared C-TOT and C-AS in SPM and surface layer sediment collected at the same sites to evaluate whether HOC monitoring in the two matrices provides equivalent information on environmental quality. At most sites, there was a good agreement and correlation of organic carbon (OC)-normalised C-TOT in SPM and sediment for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and the majority of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). In contrast, C-TOT of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in SPM were up to a factor 10 lower in SPM than in sediment. Site-specific differences of OC-normalised C-AS concentrations in SPM and sediments were observed for PCBs and OCPs, with accessibility mostly lower in SPM than in sediment. The highest accessibility in SPM was observed for PCBs, ranging between 15 and 30%. The accessibility of OCPs varied from 0 to 23%. SPM and riverbed sediment samples provide complementary but not mutually interchangeable information on HOC contamination.
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Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, RECETOX RI
603437, interní kód MUName: SOLUTIONS - Solutions for present and future emerging pollutants in land and water resources management (Acronym: SOLUTIONS)
Investor: European Union, Cooperation
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