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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology
Center for Environment and Energy Research and Studies (CEERS)
ISSN: 1735-1472 EISSN: 1735-1472
Vol. 11, No. 2, 2014, pp. 477-482
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Bioline Code: st14048
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2014, pp. 477-482
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Occurrence of nonylphenol an endocrine disrupter in Karun River, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Babaei, A. A.; Mahvi, A. H.; Nabizadeh, R.; Mesdaghiniai, A.; Nazari, Z. & Ahmadpour, E.
Abstract
The important Iranian Karun River has never
been investigated for the presence of potentially endocrine-disrupting
chemicals, nonylphenol (NP). In this study, concentrations
of NP were measured in water from Karun River
and five wastewater discharge points into this river, collected
during April to July 2010. The analytes were extracted by
solid-phase extraction, and quantitative analyses were performed
by HPLC–FLD. NP was detected in water and
wastewater samples with 0.17–1.83 and 15.27–21.79 μg/L,
respectively. The results showed that the NP content of
aqueous phase of all wastewater samples higher than particulate
phase, which were detected in the aqueous and particulate
phases with mean concentrations of 12.8 ± 2.4 and
5.2 ± 1.2 μg/L, respectively. These data suggest that the NP
levels in Karun river water are likely attributable to untreated
municipal wastewaters discharged directly into the river. To
our knowledge; this is the first study to evaluate NP concentrations
in water and wastewater in Iran.
Keywords
Nonylphenol; River; Water; Wastewater; Contamination
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