Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要:
The sources and levels of endocrine disrupting compounds in Kuwait's coastal areas were investigated. Phthalates, alkylphenols and estrogens were measured in the inflows and outflows of three sewage treatment plants as well as in the seawater and sediments from the sewage impacted coastal areas. Phthalate levels in the inflow of the treatment plants ranged from 8.9 to 78.3�μg/l; alkylphenols from 0.7 to 279�ng/l and estrogens from 30 to 368�ng/l. On average, the treatment plants removed about 80% of these compounds. The outflows, however, contained significant levels of all three classes of compounds. The seawater from the sewage impacted area also contained detectable levels of these compounds. Sediment samples from these locations contained elevated levels of phthalates (ranging from 2145 to 15,722�μg/kg) and lower levels of alkylphenols (ranging from 2.49 to 15.14�μg/kg) and estrogens (ranging from 4.1 to 214�μg/kg, dry wt.). � 2017 Elsevier Ltd
Environmental Pollution and Climate Program, Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P. O. Box 24885, Safat, Kuwait; Water Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P. O. Box 24885, Safat, Kuwait
Recommended Citation:
Saeed T.,Al-Jandal N.,Abusam A.,et al. Sources and levels of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in Kuwait's coastal areas[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2017-01-01,118(2018-01-02)