Determination and ecological risk assessment of phthalic acid esters in marine sediments

We proposed a new method for the determination of 16 phthalic acid esters (PAEs) in marine sediments using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) combined with ultrasonic extraction and dispersive solid phase extraction cleanup. Moreover, the contents of PAEs in marine sediments of Sanmen Bay,...

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Main Authors: HU Hongmei, LI Tiejun, ZHANG Lu, HAO Qing, SUN Xiumei, JIN Yanjian, YING Zhongzhen, GUO Yuanming
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Published: Zhejiang University Press 2019-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/j.issn.1008-9209.2018.03.282
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LI Tiejun
ZHANG Lu
HAO Qing
SUN Xiumei
JIN Yanjian
YING Zhongzhen
GUO Yuanming
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ZHANG Lu
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GUO Yuanming
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description We proposed a new method for the determination of 16 phthalic acid esters (PAEs) in marine sediments using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) combined with ultrasonic extraction and dispersive solid phase extraction cleanup. Moreover, the contents of PAEs in marine sediments of Sanmen Bay, Taizhou and waters of Nanji Island, Wenzhou were detected and their ecological risk was assessed. Under the optimized condition, the linearity of this method ranged from 1 to 1 000 μg/L, with regression coefficients ranging between 0.999 1 and 0.999 9. The limits of detection were in the rang of 0.10-0.25 μg/kg. The recoveries of spiked 16 PAEs at different concentration levels were in the range of 75%-116%, with relative standard deviations of 3.1%-7.2%. The results showed that the total concentration of phthalate esters ranged from 297.43 to 550.25 μg/ kg. Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP), di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) and di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) were the predominant compounds in all detected seafood, accounted for 88.7%-96.7% of the total PAEs. Marine sediment’s ecological risk was assessed with the methods of sediment quality guidline and risk quotient. The sediment quality guidline results showed the contents of PAEs in the sediments were all lower than the environmental risk limits, which indicated low ecological risk. The risk quotient values of PAEs were in the following order: DBP>DIBP>DEHP, and DBP was high risk to algae and medium risk to crustaceans and fish, and DIBP was medium risk to crustaceans, and DEHP was low risk to aquatic organisms. Overall, the risk of PAEs on algae was the largest, followed by crustaceans, minimal risk for fish, and the health risk of Sanmen Bay, Taizhou was slightly higher than that of waters of Nanji Island, Wenzhou.
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spelling doaj-art-e882eaaf2939409b827179f938cbd4a22025-08-20T03:32:05ZengZhejiang University Press浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版1008-92092097-51552019-06-014536537510.3785/j.issn.1008-9209.2018.03.28210089209Determination and ecological risk assessment of phthalic acid esters in marine sedimentsHU HongmeiLI TiejunZHANG LuHAO QingSUN XiumeiJIN YanjianYING ZhongzhenGUO YuanmingWe proposed a new method for the determination of 16 phthalic acid esters (PAEs) in marine sediments using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) combined with ultrasonic extraction and dispersive solid phase extraction cleanup. Moreover, the contents of PAEs in marine sediments of Sanmen Bay, Taizhou and waters of Nanji Island, Wenzhou were detected and their ecological risk was assessed. Under the optimized condition, the linearity of this method ranged from 1 to 1 000 μg/L, with regression coefficients ranging between 0.999 1 and 0.999 9. The limits of detection were in the rang of 0.10-0.25 μg/kg. The recoveries of spiked 16 PAEs at different concentration levels were in the range of 75%-116%, with relative standard deviations of 3.1%-7.2%. The results showed that the total concentration of phthalate esters ranged from 297.43 to 550.25 μg/ kg. Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP), di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) and di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) were the predominant compounds in all detected seafood, accounted for 88.7%-96.7% of the total PAEs. Marine sediment’s ecological risk was assessed with the methods of sediment quality guidline and risk quotient. The sediment quality guidline results showed the contents of PAEs in the sediments were all lower than the environmental risk limits, which indicated low ecological risk. The risk quotient values of PAEs were in the following order: DBP>DIBP>DEHP, and DBP was high risk to algae and medium risk to crustaceans and fish, and DIBP was medium risk to crustaceans, and DEHP was low risk to aquatic organisms. Overall, the risk of PAEs on algae was the largest, followed by crustaceans, minimal risk for fish, and the health risk of Sanmen Bay, Taizhou was slightly higher than that of waters of Nanji Island, Wenzhou.https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/j.issn.1008-9209.2018.03.282ultrasonic extractiondispersive solid phase extraction cleanupgas chromatography-mass spectrometrysedimentphthalic acid estersecological risk assessment
spellingShingle HU Hongmei
LI Tiejun
ZHANG Lu
HAO Qing
SUN Xiumei
JIN Yanjian
YING Zhongzhen
GUO Yuanming
Determination and ecological risk assessment of phthalic acid esters in marine sediments
浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版
ultrasonic extraction
dispersive solid phase extraction cleanup
gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
sediment
phthalic acid esters
ecological risk assessment
title Determination and ecological risk assessment of phthalic acid esters in marine sediments
title_full Determination and ecological risk assessment of phthalic acid esters in marine sediments
title_fullStr Determination and ecological risk assessment of phthalic acid esters in marine sediments
title_full_unstemmed Determination and ecological risk assessment of phthalic acid esters in marine sediments
title_short Determination and ecological risk assessment of phthalic acid esters in marine sediments
title_sort determination and ecological risk assessment of phthalic acid esters in marine sediments
topic ultrasonic extraction
dispersive solid phase extraction cleanup
gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
sediment
phthalic acid esters
ecological risk assessment
url https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/j.issn.1008-9209.2018.03.282
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