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Concentrations of Endocrine Disrupting Alkylphenols and Their Mono- and Diethoxylates in Sediments and Water from Artificial Lake Malta in Poland

  • A. Zgoła-Grześkowiak , T. Grześkowiak , R. Rydlichowski and Z. Łukaszewski
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Tenside Surfactants Detergents
From the journal Tenside Surfactants Detergents Volume 47 Issue 4

Abstract

In the present paper analysis of alkylphenols and their short-chained ethoxylates was presented. The analytes were determined in sediments from Lake Malta as well as in water incoming to and outgoing from the lake. Sonication-assisted extraction was used for isolation of the analytes from the sediment samples. Solid-phase extraction with polytetrafluoroethylene sorbent was used for both clean-up of extracts and isolation of analytes from the water samples. Alkylphenols and their ethoxylates were quantitatively analysed with the use of HPLC with fluorescence detection. The analytes were determined in the sediment samples at relatively low concentrations with the maximum concentration of 168 μg kg−1 for nonylphenol monoethoxylate, which can be ascribed to periodic removal of sediments from Lake Malta. Maximum concentration in water samples was noted for nonylphenol at 0.56 μg L−1. No octylphenol nor its ethoxylates were found in the water samples.

Kurzfassung

In dieser Untersuchung wurden Alkylphenole und ihrer kurzkettigen Ethoxilate analysiert. Die Analyten wurden in den Sedimenten des Malta-Stausees sowie in den zu- und abfließenden Gewässern des Sees bestimmt. Zur Isolation der Analyten aus den Sedimentproben wurde eine Extraktionsmethode mit Ultraschallbehandlung eingesetzt. Eine Festphasen-Extraktion mit Polytetrafluorethylensorbens wurde sowohl für die Aufreinigung der Extrakte als auch für die Isolation der Analyten in den Wasserproben genutzt. Die Alkylphenole und ihre Ethoxylate wurden quatitativ mittels HPLC und Fluoreszenz-Detektion analysiert. Die Analyten wurden in den Sedimentproben in re-lativ geringen Konzentrationen nachgewiesen. Die maximale Nonylphenolmonoethoxylatkonzentration betrug 168 μg kg−1, was der regelmäßigen Entfernung des Sediments aus dem Malta-See zugeschrieben werden kann. Die maximale Konzentration an Nonylphenol in den Wasserproben lag bei 0,56 μg L−1. Es wurden weder Oktylphenol noch seine Ethoxylate in den Wasserproben nachgewiesen.

Key words:: Alkylphenol; alkylphenol ethoxylates; lake water; sediments; sonication-assisted extraction
Stichwörter:: Alkylphenol; Alkylphenolethoxilate; Seewasser; Sedimente; Ultraschall-unterstützte Extraktion
∗ Agnieszka Zgola-Grzeskowiak, Poznan University of Technology, Institute of Chemistry and Technical Electrochemistry, ul. Piotrowo 360-965 Poznan, Poland, Phone: +48 61 6652033, Fax: +48 61 6652571. E-mail:

A. Zgoła-Grześkowiak graduated from Poznan University of Technology in 1999 and she finished her PhD in 2003 there. Since then she has been working as Assistant Professor at Poznan University of Technology.

T. Grześkowiak graduated from Poznan University of Technology in 1995 and he finished his PhD in 2000 there. Since then he has been working outside the university as Quality Control Specialist. Nevertheless, he is realizing his interests working voluntarily at Poznan University of Technology.

R. Rydlichowski graduated from Poznan University of Technology in 2002. Since then he has been working as PhD student there.

Z. Łukaszewski graduated from Moscow Institute of Chemical Technology in 1963. He obtained his PhD in Adam Mickiewicz University in 1969. In 1978 he received Dr. degree from Technical University of Łódź. He has been a Professor since 1988 and has been working at Poznan University of Technology.

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https://doi.org/10.3139/113.110070
Keywords for this article
Alkylphenol; alkylphenol ethoxylates; lake water; sediments; sonication-assisted extraction

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  9. Synthesis
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