Determination of pharmaceuticals and pesticides in river sediments and corresponding surface and ground water in the Danube River and tributaries in Serbia
Abstract
The aim of this study was the development of analytical methods for the simultaneous determination of 25 selected pharmaceuticals, metabolites, and pesticides, belonging to the various chemical classes, in river sediments and their corresponding surface and ground water with the purpose of monitoring the contamination levels. The methods were based on the solid-phase extraction as the sample preparation method for water samples, and the ultrasonic solvent extraction for the sediment samples, followed by the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. High recoveries were achieved for extraction from both water and sediment samples for the majority of analytes. Low limits of detection were achieved for all investigated compounds in the water sample (1-5 ng L-1) as well as in the sediment (1-3 ng g(-1)). Applicability of the developed methods was demonstrated by determination of pharmaceutical and pesticide residues in 30 surface water, 44 groundwater, and 5 sediment samples from the... Danube River Basin in Serbia. Sixty percent of target compounds were detected in environmental samples. The most frequently detected analytes in river sediments were the pesticides dimethoate and atrazine, while carbamazepine and metamizole metabolites 4-AAA and 4-FAA were the most frequently found in water samples.
Keywords:
Pesticide residues / Pharmaceutical residues / River sediments / River water / The Danube River / LC-MS2Source:
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2015, 187, 1Publisher:
- Springer, Dordrecht
Funding / projects:
- Development and Application of Methods and Materials for Monitoring New Organic Contaminants, Toxic Compounds and Heavy Metals (RS-172007)
- Methodology for Assessment, Design and Maintenance of Groundwater Source in Alluvials Depending on Aerobic Level (RS-37014)
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-014-4092-z
ISSN: 0167-6369
PubMed: 25400028
WoS: 000345368800017
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84957417279
Institution/Community
Tehnološko-metalurški fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Radović, Tanja AU - Grujić, Svetlana AU - Petković, Anđelka AU - Dimkić, Milan AU - Laušević, Mila PY - 2015 UR - http://TechnoRep.tmf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3024 AB - The aim of this study was the development of analytical methods for the simultaneous determination of 25 selected pharmaceuticals, metabolites, and pesticides, belonging to the various chemical classes, in river sediments and their corresponding surface and ground water with the purpose of monitoring the contamination levels. The methods were based on the solid-phase extraction as the sample preparation method for water samples, and the ultrasonic solvent extraction for the sediment samples, followed by the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. High recoveries were achieved for extraction from both water and sediment samples for the majority of analytes. Low limits of detection were achieved for all investigated compounds in the water sample (1-5 ng L-1) as well as in the sediment (1-3 ng g(-1)). Applicability of the developed methods was demonstrated by determination of pharmaceutical and pesticide residues in 30 surface water, 44 groundwater, and 5 sediment samples from the Danube River Basin in Serbia. Sixty percent of target compounds were detected in environmental samples. The most frequently detected analytes in river sediments were the pesticides dimethoate and atrazine, while carbamazepine and metamizole metabolites 4-AAA and 4-FAA were the most frequently found in water samples. PB - Springer, Dordrecht T2 - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment T1 - Determination of pharmaceuticals and pesticides in river sediments and corresponding surface and ground water in the Danube River and tributaries in Serbia IS - 1 VL - 187 DO - 10.1007/s10661-014-4092-z ER -
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Radović, T., Grujić, S., Petković, A., Dimkić, M.,& Laušević, M.. (2015). Determination of pharmaceuticals and pesticides in river sediments and corresponding surface and ground water in the Danube River and tributaries in Serbia. in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Springer, Dordrecht., 187(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-4092-z
Radović T, Grujić S, Petković A, Dimkić M, Laušević M. Determination of pharmaceuticals and pesticides in river sediments and corresponding surface and ground water in the Danube River and tributaries in Serbia. in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2015;187(1). doi:10.1007/s10661-014-4092-z .
Radović, Tanja, Grujić, Svetlana, Petković, Anđelka, Dimkić, Milan, Laušević, Mila, "Determination of pharmaceuticals and pesticides in river sediments and corresponding surface and ground water in the Danube River and tributaries in Serbia" in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 187, no. 1 (2015), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-4092-z . .
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