Phthalates and non-phthalate plasticizers in Tunisian marine samples: Occurrence, spatial distribution and seasonal variation | Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)

HERO ID

9415821

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Phthalates and non-phthalate plasticizers in Tunisian marine samples: Occurrence, spatial distribution and seasonal variation

Author(s)

Jebara, A; Albergamo, A; Rando, R; Potortì, AG; Lo Turco, V; Mansour, HB; Di Bella, G

Year

2021

Is Peer Reviewed?

1

Journal

Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363

Publisher

Elsevier Ltd

Location

OXFORD

Volume

163

Page Numbers

111967

Language

English

PMID

33486405

DOI

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.111967

Web of Science Id

WOS:000620260400013

URL

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85099632561&doi=10.1016%2fj.marpolbul.2021.111967&partnerID=40&md5=661de3c92f867831f3536d067a915546
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Abstract

Seawater, sediment, seagrass and fish from several sites along the Tunisian coast were monitored for several phthalate esters (PAEs) and non-phthalate plasticizers (NPPs) during 2018-2019. In water and sediment, NPPs were higher than PAEs, being di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP, 0.0717 and 4.59 μg/g), and di(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate (DEHT, 0.634 and 2.42 μg/g) most abundant. As expected, sediments acted as a sink for plasticizers, thus revealing a stronger contamination than water. Seagrass was less contaminated than fish, being DEHP (0.726 and 1.77 μg/g) and DEHT (9.19 and 23.2 μg/g) predominant. Biota poorly concentrated/accumulated plasticizers from water and sediment depending on the logKoct/wat and water solubility of single congeners. The spatial distribution of plasticizers was affected by the proximity to anthropogenic sources and the rate of coastal currents; whereas their seasonal variation may be related to the length of time of touristic/industrial inputs and factors such as rainfall and urban stormwater runoff.

Keywords

Bioaccumulation; Bioconcentration; Monitoring; P. oceanica; Plasticizers; S. aurata; Esters; Fish; Plants (botany); Plasticizers; Reinforced plastics; Solvents; Spatial distribution; Anthropogenic sources; Coastal currents; Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate; Phthalate ester; Phthalate plasticizers; Seasonal variation; Urban stormwater runoff; Water solubilities; Sediments; di(2 ethylhexyl)terephthalate; nonphthalate plasticizer; phthalic acid bis(2 ethylhexyl) ester; phthalic acid ester; plasticizer; rain; terephthalic acid; unclassified drug; ester; phthalic acid; phthalic acid derivative; plasticizer; anthropogenic source; bioaccumulation; coastal zone; perciform; phthalate; pollution monitoring; seagrass; seasonal variation; spatial distribution; Article; bioaccumulation; fish; geographic distribution; nonhuman; ocean current; pollution monitoring; sea pollution; seagrass; seasonal variation; sediment; stormwater runoff; Tunisia; water sampling; water solubility; animal; season; water pollutant; Tunisia; Animals; Esters; Phthalic Acids; Plasticizers; Seasons; Water Pollutants, Chemical