| Title: | Occurrence of priority pollutants in WWTP effluents and Mediterranean coastal waters of Spain |
| Author(s): | Marti N; Aguado D; Segovia-Martinez L; Bouzas A; Seco A; |
| Address: | "Dpto. Ingenieria Quimica, Universidad de Valencia, Doctor Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain. nuria.marti@uv.es" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.01.010 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-3363 (Electronic) 0025-326X (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "A comprehensive study aimed at evaluating the occurrence, significance of concentrations and spatial distribution of priority pollutants (PPs) along the Comunidad Valenciana coastal waters (Spain) was carried out in order to fulfil the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). Additionally, PP concentrations were also analysed in the effluent of 28 WWTPs distributed along the studied area. In coastal waters 36 organic pollutants of the 71 analysed, including 26 PPs were detected although many of them with low frequency of occurrence. Only 13 compounds, which belong to four different classes (VOCs, organochlorinated pesticides, phthalates and tributyltin compounds (TBT)) showed a frequency of occurrence above 20% in coastal waters. In the results obtained until now, octylphenol, pentachlorobenzene, DEHP and TBT exceeded the annual average concentration (EQS-AAC), and only TBT surpassed the maximum allowable concentration (EQS-MAC). The most frequent contaminants determined in coastal waters were also present in WWTP effluents" |
| Keywords: | Chlorobenzenes/analysis Diethylhexyl Phthalate/analysis Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances/*analysis Mediterranean Sea Phenols/analysis Seasons Seawater/*chemistry Spain Trialkyltin Compounds/analysis Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis *Waste; |
| Notes: | "MedlineMarti, N Aguado, D Segovia-Martinez, L Bouzas, A Seco, A eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2011/02/08 Mar Pollut Bull. 2011 Mar; 62(3):615-25. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.01.010. Epub 2011 Feb 3" |
