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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 147, Issue 3, Pages 683-690Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.09.012
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alkylphenols; nonylphenol; nonylphenol ethoxylates; endocrine disrupting chemicals; wetlands; trophic transfer
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Occurrence and fate of alkylphenols (APs), known endocrine disruptors, were investigated in a Great Lakes coastal wetland, Cootes Paradise, ON. The wetland, which receives discharges from a Wastewater Treatment Plant (WTP) and several Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs), is an important spawning ground for fish and crucial habitat for other fauna. Elevated concentrations of nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) and their degradation product nonylphenol (NP) were found in water and sediment samples near the sources. Since transfer of APs through the food chain is of concern, we compared their concentrations in invertebrates from clean and contaminated sites. The results reveal transfer of alkylphenolics from sediments to biota and their accumulation in the invertebrate tissue, particularly the highly hydrophobic 4-NP, whose concentrations ranged from 1.9 to 6.3 mu g g(-1). To our knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate AP concentrations in tissue of benthic invertebrates under real environmental conditions. Crown Copyright (C) 2006 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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