| Abstract: | The majority of previous research investigating the fate of endocrine-disrupting compounds has focused on single processes generally in controlled laboratory experiments, and limited studies have directly evaluated their fate and transport in rivers. This study evaluated the fate and transport of 4-nonylphenol, 17??-estradiol, and estrone in a 10-km reach of the Redwood River in southwestern Minnesota. The same parcel of water was sampled as it moved downstream, integrating chemical transformation and hydrologic processes. The conservative tracer bromide was used to track the parcel of water being sampled, and the change in mass of the target compounds relative to bromide was determined at two locations downstream from a wastewater treatment plant effluent outfall. In-stream attenuation coefficients (k stream) were calculated by assuming first-order kinetics (negative values correspond to attenuation, whereas positive values indicate production). Attenuation of 17??-estradiol (k stream = -3.2 ?? 1.0 day -1) was attributed primarily due to sorption and biodegradation by the stream biofilm and bed sediments. Estrone (k stream = 0.6 ?? 0.8 day -1) and 4-nonylphenol (k stream = 1.4 ?? 1.9 day -1) were produced in the evaluated 10-km reach, likely due to biochemical transformation from parent compounds (17??-estradiol, 4-nonylphenolpolyethoxylates, and 4-nonyphenolpolyethoxycarboxylates). Despite attenuation, these compounds were transported kilometers downstream, and thus additive concentrations from multiple sources and transformation of parent compounds into degradates having estrogenic activity can explain their environmental persistence and widespread observations of biological disruption in surface waters. ?? 2011 American Chemical Society. |
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| Citation Author: | Writer, J. H.; Ryan, J. N.; Keefe, S. H.; Barber, L. B. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Fate of 4-nonylphenol and 17??-estradiol in the Redwood River of Minnesota; 2012; Article; Journal; Environmental Science and Technology; Writer, J. H.; Ryan, J. N.; Keefe, S. H.; Barber, L. B. |
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| Citation Volume: | 46 |
| Citation Year: | 2012 |
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| Text: | Fate of 4-nonylphenol and 17??-estradiol in the Redwood River of Minnesota; 2012; Article; Journal; Environmental Science and Technology; Writer, J. H.; Ryan, J. N.; Keefe, S. H.; Barber, L. B. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es2031664 |
| Date Other: | Sun, 1 Jan 2012 00:00 -0600 |
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