Evaluation of the levels of alcohol sulfates and ethoxysulfates in marine sediments near wastewater discharge points along the coast of Tenerife Island

作者：Fernandez Ramos C; Ballesteros O^*; Zafra Gomez A; Camino Sanchez F J; Blanc R; Navalon A; Perez Trujillo J P; Vilchez J L

来源：Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2014, 79(1-2): 107-113.

DOI：10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.12.031

• Marine sediments pollution
• Alcohol sulfates
• Alcohol ethoxysulfates
• Principal Components Analysis
• Urban pollution
• LC-MS/MS

Alcohol sulfates (AS) and alcohol ethoxysulfates (AES) are all High Production Volume and %26apos;down-the-drain%26apos; chemicals used globally in detergent and personal care products, resulting in low levels ultimately released to the environment via wastewater treatment plant effluents. They have a strong affinity for sorption to sediments. Almost 50% of Tenerife Island surface area is environmentally protected. Therefore, determination of concentration levels of AS/AES in marine sediments near wastewater discharge points along the coast of the Island is of interest. These data were obtained after pressurized liquid extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis. Short chains of AES and especially of AS dominated the homologue distribution for AES. The Principal Components Analysis was used. The results showed that the sources of AS and AES were the same and that both compounds exhibit similar behavior. Three different patterns in the distribution for homologues and ethoxymers were found.

• 出版日期2014-2-15