The relationship between the black carbon and bisphenol A in sea and river sediments (Southern Baltic)

J Environ Sci (China). 2016 Mar:41:24-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jes.2015.04.009. Epub 2015 Jul 2.

Abstract

This study was derived from field investigations to assess bisphenol A (BPA) concentrations in the sea and river sediments of the Gulf of Gdansk. Black carbon (BC) and total organic carbon (TOC) were identified as influencing factors on the accumulation. As a result of the transportation of BC with organic matter via rivers into the Gulf of Gdansk, the highest mean concentrations (11.26ngBPA/(gdryweight (dw))), were determined in the sediments of river estuaries. Sediments in coastal stations were characterized by the lowest mean concentrations (5.73ngBPA/(gdw)). TOC content below 0.1% determined the sorption of BPA on BC particles in sediments, and statistically significant correlation between the concentration of BPA and the BC/TOC ratio was found in these cases. In addition, dependency between the concentration of BPA and the content of BC was discovered in sediments where the BC/TOC ratio was >0.33.

Keywords: Bisphenol A; Black carbon; Gulf of Gdansk; Sediments; Total organic carbon.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Benzhydryl Compounds / analysis*
  • Carbon / analysis*
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Geologic Sediments / analysis*
  • Phenols / analysis*
  • Poland
  • Rivers
  • Seawater / analysis
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis*

Substances

  • Benzhydryl Compounds
  • Phenols
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Carbon
  • bisphenol A