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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
chemistry
Time-integrated monitoring of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in urban and industrial wastewaters using a ceramic toximeter and the CALUX bioassay
Chemosphere, Volume 94, Year 2014
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The ceramic toximeter as a passive sampler in combination with the CALUX bioassay was utilized as a time-integrated pollution-assessment technique for dioxin-like PCDD/Fs in wastewaters. Toximeters filled with XCARB and enclosed in stainless steel cages were submerged in wastewater of Belbeis drainage-canal and EMAK paper-mill, located in Egypt, for 28days. Two samplers were removed every week from each site. Extracts from toximeters, from bottom-sediments, and from paper-mill sludge were analyzed by the CALUX. Results showed a regular increase in the amounts of PCDD/Fs trapped by the toximeters as sampling time increased. Time-weighted average concentrations (TWA) of PCDD/Fs in the wastewaters of the drainage-canal and paper-mill were 231 (214-281) and 26 (24.1-32.6) pg-BEQL-1, respectively. Compared to literature data, this means a high pollution level for the drainage-canal water, while the pollution level in the paper-mill wastewater is similar to that reported for other paper mills. The PCDD/Fs levels in the drainage-canal bottom-sediments and in the paper-mill sludge were 8.3 and 14.6pg-BEQg-1 dry-weight, at the lower end of internationally reported values in similar compartments. The sampling rate of the tested toximeters for dissolved PCDD/Fs was about 3.6mLd-1. Sediment/water partitioning coefficient logKd of PCDD/Fs in the drainage-canal and the paper-mill was 1.42 and 2.70 respectively. The organic-carbon normalized partition coefficient logKoc was 4.17 and 3.19 respectively, and is lower than the reported values for other sites. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Addeck, Amr
Belgium, Brussels
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Croes, Kim
Belgium, Brussels
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Van Langenhove, Kersten
Belgium, Brussels
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Denison, Michael Steven
United States, Davis
University of California, Davis
Elhamalawy, Ahmed
Egypt, Shibin el Kom
Faculty of Science
Elskens, M. T.
Belgium, Brussels
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Baeyens, Willy F.
Belgium, Brussels
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Statistics
Citations: 12
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.08.075
ISSN:
00456535
e-ISSN:
18791298
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Locations
Egypt