Distribution and Trophic Transfer of Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in an Aquatic Ecosystem Receiving Effluents from a Sewage Treatment Plant

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• 作者：Lixi Zeng ; Thanh Wang ; Pu Wang ; Qian Liu ; Shanlong Han ; Bo Yuan ; Nali Zhu ; Yawei Wang ; Guibin Jiang
• 刊名：Environmental Science & Technology
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：July 1, 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：45
• 期：13
• 页码：5529-5535
• 全文大小：956K
• 年卷期：v.45,no.13(July 1, 2011)
• ISSN：1520-5851

文摘

Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) are an extremely complex group of industrial chemicals and found to be potential persistent organic pollutants (POPs), and thus have attracted extensive concern worldwide. In this study, influent, effluent, and sludge were collected from a large sewage treatment plant (STP) in Beijing, China. Water, sediment, and aquatic species were also collected from a recipient lake that receives effluents discharged from the STP. These samples were then analyzed to investigate the effect of STP effluent on distribution and trophic transfer of SCCPs in the local aquatic ecosystem. Concentrations of total SCCPs (危SCCPs) in lake water and surface sediments were found in the range 162鈥?76 ng/L and 1.1鈥?.7 渭g/g (dry weight, dw), respectively. Vertical concentration profiles of sediment cores showed 危SCCPs decreased exponentially with increasing depth. Specific congener composition analysis in sediment layers indicated possible in situ biodegradation might be occurring. High bioaccumulation of SCCPs was observed in the sampled aquatic species. The bioaccumulation factor (BAF) generally increased with the number of chlorines in the SCCP congeners. A significantly positive correlation between lipid-normalized 危SCCPs concentration and trophic levels (R² = 0.65, p < 0.05) indicate that SCCPs can biomagnify through the food chain in the effluent-receiving aquatic ecosystem.