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Phthalates in Swedish sediments

Abstract

The objectives of the study were to produce reliable `background` data of phthalate concentrations in sediments, and to assess the relative importance of phthalate input from both diffuse sources and from point-sources. Much effort was first concentrated on adopting new laboratory and sampling practices with a minimum of contamination risks. Thereafter, surface sediments (0-2 cm) from different types of environments were sampled and analysed for the following nine substances and mixtures: DMP, DEP, DEHP, DBP, BBP, DnOP, DnNP, DINP and DIDP. The sampling stations were selected in order to represent: * `background` concentrations from different parts of Sweden (remote lakes), * a gradient of increasing anthropogenic influence, downstream of a river system and * water-bodies acting as recipients of `points-sources` (plastic industries). One sediment core was also analysed for depth profiles of phthalates. DEHP varied between 0.01 and 0.4 {mu}g/g dw in the remote lakes. The concentrations of DBP and BBP were 0-0.9 {mu}g/g dw while the other phthalates were mostly undetectable. In the gradient with increasing anthropogenic influence, DEHP concentrations (normalised to organic content in the sediments), increased downstream. The DEHP-concentrations at the two points sources were 33 and 47 {mu}g/g dw respectively, which represent more than a ten-fold  More>>
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1995
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
IVL-B-1167
Reference Number:
SCA: 540320; PA: SWD-95:007035; EDB-95:031393; SN: 95001320522
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: With Swedish summary; PBD: Jan 1995
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; PHTHALATES; MONITORING; SEDIMENTS; SWEDEN; SURFACE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION; PVC; PLASTICIZERS; QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; 540320; CHEMICALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT
OSTI ID:
10114452
Research Organizations:
Swedish Environmental Research Inst., Stockholm (Sweden)
Country of Origin:
Sweden
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE95737680; TRN: SE9507035
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS
Submitting Site:
SWD
Size:
27 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Parkman, H, and Remberg, M. Phthalates in Swedish sediments. Sweden: N. p., 1995. Web.
Parkman, H, & Remberg, M. Phthalates in Swedish sediments. Sweden.
Parkman, H, and Remberg, M. 1995. "Phthalates in Swedish sediments." Sweden.
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title = {Phthalates in Swedish sediments}
author = {Parkman, H, and Remberg, M}
abstractNote = {The objectives of the study were to produce reliable `background` data of phthalate concentrations in sediments, and to assess the relative importance of phthalate input from both diffuse sources and from point-sources. Much effort was first concentrated on adopting new laboratory and sampling practices with a minimum of contamination risks. Thereafter, surface sediments (0-2 cm) from different types of environments were sampled and analysed for the following nine substances and mixtures: DMP, DEP, DEHP, DBP, BBP, DnOP, DnNP, DINP and DIDP. The sampling stations were selected in order to represent: * `background` concentrations from different parts of Sweden (remote lakes), * a gradient of increasing anthropogenic influence, downstream of a river system and * water-bodies acting as recipients of `points-sources` (plastic industries). One sediment core was also analysed for depth profiles of phthalates. DEHP varied between 0.01 and 0.4 {mu}g/g dw in the remote lakes. The concentrations of DBP and BBP were 0-0.9 {mu}g/g dw while the other phthalates were mostly undetectable. In the gradient with increasing anthropogenic influence, DEHP concentrations (normalised to organic content in the sediments), increased downstream. The DEHP-concentrations at the two points sources were 33 and 47 {mu}g/g dw respectively, which represent more than a ten-fold decrease compared to concentrations measured in 1983. Comparatively high concentrations of the phthalate mixture DINP was measured in the sediments at one of the points sources. 17 refs, 7 figs, 4 tabs}
place = {Sweden}
year = {1995}
month = {Jan}
}