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Passive sampling methods for monitoring endocrine disruptors in the Svratka and Svitava rivers in the Czech Republic
Author(s) -
Grabic Roman,
Jurcikova Jana,
Tomsejova Sarka,
Ocelka Tomas,
Halirova Jarmila,
Hypr Dusan,
Kodes Vit
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
environmental toxicology and chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1552-8618
pISSN - 0730-7268
DOI - 10.1002/etc.85
Subject(s) - environmental chemistry , pesticide , pollutant , environmental science , pollution , chemistry , sewage treatment , wastewater , water pollution , triclosan , sewage , environmental engineering , ecology , medicine , pathology , biology , organic chemistry
Endocrine‐disrupting chemicals (EDC) are manmade or natural chemicals that have the ability to interfere with the endocrine system of animals. They have not been monitored systematically in the Czech Republic. The goal of the present study was the characterization of aquatic environmental pollution from the Brno (Czech Republic) city agglomeration focusing on EDC. Passive sampling devices, as well as semipermeable membrane devices (SPMD) and polar organic chemical integrative samplers (POCIS), were used for the pilot assessment of EDC. They were deployed for 21‐ to 28‐d periods at nine locations in the Svratka and Svitava Rivers, Brno, Czech Republic, including at the inlet and outlet of Brno's wastewater treatment plant. The SPMDs were used to monitor nonpolar compounds such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and organochlorinated pesticides (OCP). The POCIS were used to monitor polar compounds such as pesticides and their metabolites, perfluoro‐organic compounds (PFOC), and pharmaceuticals. The passive samplers allowed very low detection limits for soluble (bioavailable) fractions of pollutants. The contribution of PAH, PCB, and HCB in sewage water to pollution of the Svratka River was low. The Brno wastewater treatment plant was identified as the main source of pharmaceuticals, triclosan, methyl triclosan, and some polar pesticides. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2010;29:550–555. © 2009 SETAC