Analysis of emerging contaminants in sewage effluent and river water: Comparison between spot and passive sampling

Zhang, Z; Hibberd, A; Zhou, JL

Analysis of emerging contaminants in sewage effluent and river water: Comparison between spot and passive sampling

Zhang, Z Hibberd, A Zhou, JL

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Citation:: Analytica Chimica Acta, 2008, 607 (1), pp. 37 - 44
Issue Date:: 2008-01-21

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dc.contributor.author	Zhang, Z	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hibberd, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zhou, JL https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1393-1608	en_US
dc.date.available	2007-11-15	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-01-21	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Analytica Chimica Acta, 2008, 607 (1), pp. 37 - 44	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0003-2670	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/28157
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/33710
dc.description.abstract	Passive sampling is highly complimentary to spot sampling in environmental analysis. A polar organic chemical integrative sampler (POCIS) was extensively tested to optimize its performance under both controlled and field conditions. The passive sampler was subsequently used for the sampling and analysis of estrone, 17β-estradiol, 17α-ethynylestradiol, bisphenol A, propranolol, sulfamethoxazole, meberverine, thioridazine, carbamazepine, tamoxifen, indomethacine, diclofenac and meclofenamic acid in sewage effluent and river water. Under laboratory conditions, the kinetics of compound uptake by POCIS were linear during 10-day of exposure. POCIS sampling rates of the target compounds were significantly greater by using polyethersulfone instead of polysulfone membrane, and enhanced with increasing sorbent exposure area. Together with spot water sampling, the optimized POCIS was deployed in the River Ouse, West Sussex, UK to obtain field-derived sampling rates which, for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), were significantly higher than those from laboratory experiments. Both spot and passive sampling demonstrated that most of the target chemicals were frequently detected in sewage effluent and river waters, and that the daily changes in the pollutant concentrations were greater for pharmaceuticals than for EDCs. The aqueous concentrations of all compounds were elevated at a sewage outfall, which is confirmed to be an important source of the target compounds in the river. The validated POCIS was then successfully used to estimate the concentrations of the target compounds in effluent and river water, which were in good agreement with those from spot sampling for pharmaceuticals. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Analytica Chimica Acta	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.aca.2007.11.024	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Analytical Chemistry	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Animals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Organic Chemicals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sulfones	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Polymers	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Membranes, Artificial	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Pollutants, Chemical	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sample Size	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Rivers	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Environmental Monitoring	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sewage	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Hydrogen-Ion Concentration	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.title	Analysis of emerging contaminants in sewage effluent and river water: Comparison between spot and passive sampling	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	607	en_US
utslib.for	0399 Other Chemical Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	0301 Analytical Chemistry	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	607	en_US

Abstract:

Passive sampling is highly complimentary to spot sampling in environmental analysis. A polar organic chemical integrative sampler (POCIS) was extensively tested to optimize its performance under both controlled and field conditions. The passive sampler was subsequently used for the sampling and analysis of estrone, 17β-estradiol, 17α-ethynylestradiol, bisphenol A, propranolol, sulfamethoxazole, meberverine, thioridazine, carbamazepine, tamoxifen, indomethacine, diclofenac and meclofenamic acid in sewage effluent and river water. Under laboratory conditions, the kinetics of compound uptake by POCIS were linear during 10-day of exposure. POCIS sampling rates of the target compounds were significantly greater by using polyethersulfone instead of polysulfone membrane, and enhanced with increasing sorbent exposure area. Together with spot water sampling, the optimized POCIS was deployed in the River Ouse, West Sussex, UK to obtain field-derived sampling rates which, for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), were significantly higher than those from laboratory experiments. Both spot and passive sampling demonstrated that most of the target chemicals were frequently detected in sewage effluent and river waters, and that the daily changes in the pollutant concentrations were greater for pharmaceuticals than for EDCs. The aqueous concentrations of all compounds were elevated at a sewage outfall, which is confirmed to be an important source of the target compounds in the river. The validated POCIS was then successfully used to estimate the concentrations of the target compounds in effluent and river water, which were in good agreement with those from spot sampling for pharmaceuticals. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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