Invasive zebra and quagga mussels ( Dreissena spp.) in the Great Lakes of North America are biomonitors for chemical contaminants, but also exposed to microplastics (<5 mm). Little research has examined situ microplastic ingestion by dreissenid mussels, or relationship between contaminants. We measured contaminants mussel tissue from Milwaukee Harbor (Lake Michigan, United States) harves...

Although runoff from trafficked urban areas is recognized as a potentially significant pathway of micropollutants, pollution remains poorly documented, except for relatively few historical pollutants such some metals and hydrocarbons. Therefore, in this work, road parking lot four sites with contrasting traffic levels were analyzed very broad spectrum molecules elements. A total 128 micropollut...

This study investigates the potential migration of plasticisers, plastic components and additives from several plastic water bottles. Compounds studied were phthalates (dimethyl phthalate, di-n-butyl phthalate, benzylbutyl phthalate, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate), bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, octylphenol, 4-nonylphenol and bisphenol A. Polycarbonate (PC), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-dens...

Neste estudo, uma metodologia de extração em solvente pressurizado de alquilfenóis (APs) e alquilfenóis etoxilados (APEOs) a partir de biosólidos foi otimizada utilizando-se um biosólido contendo nativamente estes compostos em um nível de concentração elevada. A otimização da extração foi realizada através de um planejamento experimental de análise multivariada com um planejamento composto cent...

US EPA has finalized federal Water Quality Criteria for nonylphenol, a biodegradation intermediate of nonylphenol ethoxylates, which are commonly used surfactants. To provide information in support of this initiative, an assessment was made of the ability of wastewater treatment plants to remove these and other alkylphenol ethoxylate (APEO) surfactants that are used widely in domestic and indus...

Alkylphenols such as nonylphenol (NP) are one of a wide variety of environmental chemicals reported to have estrogenic effects in both in vitro and in vivo studies. Induction of hepatic vitellogenin (Vg) gene expression is widely used as a biomarker for xenoestrogen exposure in fish. However, little work has been done to characterize the molecular effects of xenoestrogens on other potential tar...

A gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection (GC-MS) method was developed and optimized for the determination of 17 endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in coastal water samples. The evaluated EDCs were from different origins and included estrogens, bisphenol A, alkylphenolethoxylates, alkylphenols, phytoestrogens and sitosterol (SITO). The EDCs were extracted from samples using Oasi...