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WATER RESEARCH
卷 190, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116668
关键词
Ganga; Sundarban; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Caffeine; Estrogenic activity
资金
- Selective Excellence initiative of SRM Institute of Science and Technology
- Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) Fellowship Program ( IUSSTF/WARI Fellowship) - Department of Science and Technology, Government of India [F-5-2016]
- Daugherty Water for Food Institute (DWFI)
- Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln
- Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)
The study revealed the presence of endocrine disrupting compounds in water samples from the River Ganga and Sundarban wetland, with potential ecotoxicological risks for fish and potential impacts on human health. The sites with sewer outfalls in the middle stretch of the River Ganga were identified as potential hotspots for further monitoring and intervention.
The transboundary River Ganga serves as a conduit for meltwater from the Himalayas and is a major freshwater source for two thirds of Indian population before emptying into the Sundarban Delta, the largest estuary in the Bay of Bengal. Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) such as phthalic acid esters (PAEs) and bisphenol A (BPA) used as organic plastic additives can pollute the aquatic environment receiving plastic litter. Hence, we have investigated these EDCs in water samples from Ganga and Sundarban wetland of India. Since these compounds exhibit estrogenic potential, we have further measured steroids and evaluated the estrogenic activity (estradiol equivalents, BioE2Eqs) using an in-vitro bioassay (E-Screen). Further BioE2Eqs were compared with the sum of predicted estradiol equivalents based on the chemical concentrations of PAEs and BPA by E-Screen (ChemE2Eq) and YES factors (ChemYES). Caffeine was measured as a marker for anthropogenic wastewater discharge. Results showed that the highest BioE2Eq (below the lowest observable effect of E2 on fish) was associated with sites having sewer outfalls in the middle stretch of the river, and concomitantly coinciding with the elevated concentrations of caffeine. Neither ChemE2Eq nor ChemYES correlated with measured BioE2Eqs. River concentrations of BPA (0.04-4.46 mu g/L) and Sigma(7)plasticizers (0.43-7.63 mu g/L) were higher than BPA (0.21-2.82 mu g/L) and Sigma(7)plasticizers (0.85-2 mu g/L) in the Sundarban wetland. The only steroids detected were androgens, found at four sites in Ganga (0.007 mu g/L +/- 0.003, mean +/- S.D.). The highest estimated ecotoxicological risk to aquatic insect and fish stemmed from BPA. A secondary effect, and a potential impact on human health could be reflected via fish consumption from the productive fisheries region along the lower stretch of River Ganga. Identification of areas of elevated estrogenicity, plasticizer and steroid concentrations in River Ganga can be used to design and implement interventions for the remediation of such emerging contaminants. (c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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