Occurrence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in effluent-dominated Saudi Arabian coastal waters of the Red Sea.
Chemosphere
; 175: 505-513, 2017 May.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28249192
ABSTRACT
The occurrence of selected pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and the pesticide atrazine were investigated in seawater samples collected from stations located at effluent dominated sites in the Saudi Arabian coastal waters of the Red Sea. PPCPs were analysed using solid phase extraction (SPE) followed by high performance liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). A multi component method for the ultra-trace level quantification of 13 target PPCPs in Seawater was developed and validated for the here performed study. The method procedure is described in detail in the supplementary material section. 26 samples from 7 distinct locations (2 directly influenced by continuous sewage release) were chosen for the sampling of surface seawater. Based upon local sales information, 25 target substances (20 PPCPs, 4 pesticides and 1 stimulant) were chosen for the here reported method development. Thirteen PPCPs were detected and quantified in a total of 26 seawater samples. Metformin, diclofenac, acetaminophen, and caffeine were identified as the most abundant PPCPs, detected in maximum concentration higher than 3 µg/L (upper quantification limit for the here developed method). Concentrations were in the range of 7- >3000 (metformin), Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
Problema de saúde:
2_quimicos_contaminacion
Assunto principal:
Água do Mar
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Poluentes Químicos da Água
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Preparações Farmacêuticas
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Eliminação de Resíduos Líquidos
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Monitoramento Ambiental
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Cosméticos
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chemosphere
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Arábia Saudita