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Lao W, Maruya KA, Tsukada D. An exponential model based new approach for correcting aqueous concentrations of hydrophobic organic chemicals measured by polyethylene passive samplers. Sci Total Environ 2019; 646:11-18. [PMID: 30041043 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 07/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Although low density polyethylene (PE) passive samplers show promise for the measurement of aqueous phase hydrophobic organic chemicals (HOCs), the lack of a practical and unsophisticated approach to account for non-equilibrium exposure conditions has impeded widespread acceptance and thus application in situ. The goal of this study was to develop a streamlined approach based on an exponential model and a convection mass transfer principle for correcting aqueous concentrations for HOCs deduced by PE samplers under non-equilibrium conditions. First, uptake rate constants (k1), elimination rate constants (k2), and seawater-PE equilibrium partition coefficients (KPEWs) were determined in laboratory experiments for a diverse suite of HOCs with logKow range of 3.4-8.3. Linear relationships between log k2 and logKow, and between log KPEW and logKow were established. Second, PE samplers pre-loaded with 13C-labeled performance reference compounds (PRCs) were deployed in the ocean to determine their k2in situ. By applying boundary layer and convection mass transfer theories, ratio (C) of k2 values in field and laboratory exposures was estimated. This C value was demonstrated a constant that was only determined by water velocities and widths of PE strips. A generic equation with C and logKow as parameters was eventually established for extrapolation of non-equilibrium correction factors for the water boundary layer-controlled HOCs. Characterizing the hydrodynamic conditions indicated the sampler configuration and mooring mode should aim at sustaining laminar flow on the PE surface for optimal mass transfer. The PE estimates corrected using this novel approach possessed high accuracy and acceptable precision, and can be suited for a broad spectrum of HOCs. The presented method should facilitate routine utilization of the PE samplers.
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- Wenjian Lao
- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA.
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- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA
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- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA
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Lao W, Hong Y, Tsukada D, Maruya KA, Gan J. A New Film-Based Passive Sampler for Moderately Hydrophobic Organic Compounds. Environ Sci Technol 2016; 50:13470-13476. [PMID: 27993079 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b04750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Passive samplers for moderately hydrophobic organic compounds (MHOCs) (i.e., log Kow ranging from 2 to 5) are under-developed compared to those that target polar or strongly hydrophobic compounds. The goal of this study was to identify a suitable polymer and develop a robust and sensitive film-based passive sampler for MHOCs in aquatic systems. Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) exhibited the highest affinity for fipronil and its three metabolites (i.e., fipronils) (log Kow 2.4-4.8) as model MHOCs compared with polyethylene and nylon films. In addition, a 30-60 min treatment of PMMA in ethyl ether was found to increase its sorption capacity by a factor of 10. Fipronils and 108 additional compounds (log Kow 2.4-8.5) reached equilibrium on solvent-treated PMMA within 120 h under mixing conditions and their uptake closely followed first-order kinetics. PMMA-water partition coefficients and Kow revealed an inverse parabolic relationship, with vertex at log Kow of 4.21 ± 0.19, suggesting that PMMA was ideal for MHOCs. The PMMA sampler was tested in an urban surface stream, and in spiked sediment. The results demonstrated that PMMA film, after a simple solvent swelling treatment, may be used as an effective passive sampler for determining Cfree of MHOCs in aquatic environments.
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- Wenjian Lao
- Southern California Coast Water Research Project Authority, Costa Mesa, 92626, California, United States
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- Southern California Coast Water Research Project Authority, Costa Mesa, 92626, California, United States
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California , Riverside, 92521, California, United States
- Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Southern California Coast Water Research Project Authority, Costa Mesa, 92626, California, United States
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- Southern California Coast Water Research Project Authority, Costa Mesa, 92626, California, United States
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California , Riverside, 92521, California, United States
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Maruya KA, Lao W, Tsukada D, Diehl DW. A passive sampler based on solid phase microextraction (SPME) for sediment-associated organic pollutants: Comparing freely-dissolved concentration with bioaccumulation. Chemosphere 2015; 137:192-197. [PMID: 26246043 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.07.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Revised: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/15/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The elevated occurrence of hydrophobic organic chemicals (HOCs) such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and legacy organchlorine pesticides (e.g. chlordane and DDT) in estuarine sediments continues to poses challenges for maintaining the health of aquatic ecosystems. Current efforts to develop and apply protective, science-based sediment quality regulations for impaired waterbodies are hampered by non-concordance between model predictions and measured bioaccumulation and toxicity. A passive sampler incorporating commercially available solid phase microextraction (SPME) fibers was employed in lab and field studies to measure the freely dissolved concentration of target HOCs (Cfree) and determine its suitability as a proxy for bioaccumulation. SPME deduced Cfree for organochlorines was highly correlated with tissue concentrations (Cb) of Macoma and Nereis spp. co-exposed in laboratory microcosms containing both spiked and naturally contaminated sediments. This positive association was also observed in situ for endemic bivalves, where SPME samplers were deployed for up to 1 month at an estuarine field site. The concordance between Cb and Cfree for PAH was more variable, in part due to likely biotransformation by model invertebrates. These results indicate that SPME passive samplers can serve as a proxy for bioaccumulation of sediment-associated organochlorines in both lab and field studies, reducing the uncertainty associated with model predictions that do not adequately account for differential bioavailability.
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- Keith A Maruya
- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority, 3535 Harbor Boulevard, Suite 110, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA.
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- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority, 3535 Harbor Boulevard, Suite 110, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA
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- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority, 3535 Harbor Boulevard, Suite 110, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA
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- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority, 3535 Harbor Boulevard, Suite 110, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA
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Joyce AS, Pirogovsky MS, Adams RG, Lao W, Tsukada D, Cash CL, Haw JF, Maruya KA. Using performance reference compound-corrected polyethylene passive samplers and caged bivalves to measure hydrophobic contaminants of concern in urban coastal seawaters. Chemosphere 2015; 127:10-17. [PMID: 25613644 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.12.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Revised: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Low-density polyethylene (PE) passive samplers containing performance reference compounds (PRCs) were deployed at multiple depths in two urban coastal marine locations to estimate dissolved concentrations of hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs), including dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its metabolites, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, and polybrominated flame retardants. PE samplers pre-loaded with PRCs were deployed at the surface, mid-column, and near bottom at sites representing the nearshore continental shelf off southern California (Santa Monica Bay, USA) and a mega commercial port (Los Angeles Harbor). After correcting for fractional equilibration using PRCs, concentrations ranged up to 100 pg L(-1) for PCBs and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), 500 pg L(-1) for DDMU and 300 pg L(-1) for DDNU, and to 1000 pg L(-1) for p,p'-DDE. Seawater concentrations of DDTs and PCBs increased with depth, suggesting that bed sediments serve as the source of water column HOCs in Santa Monica Bay. In contrast, no discernable pattern between surface and near-bottom concentrations in Los Angeles Harbor was observed, which were also several-fold lower (DDTs: 45-300 pg L(-1), PCBs: 5-50 pg L(-1)) than those in Santa Monica Bay (DDTs: 2-1100 pg L(-1), PCBs: 2-250 pg L(-1)). Accumulation by mussels co-deployed with the PE samplers at select sites was strongly correlated with PE-estimated seawater concentrations, providing further evidence that these samplers are a viable alternative for monitoring of HOC exposure. Fractional equilibration observed with the PRCs increased with decreasing PRC molar volume indicating the importance of target compound physicochemical properties when estimating water column concentrations using passive samplers in situ.
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- Abigail S Joyce
- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
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- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority, Costa Mesa, CA, United States
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- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority, Costa Mesa, CA, United States
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- City of Los Angeles Environmental Monitoring Division, Playa del Rey, CA, United States
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- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority, Costa Mesa, CA, United States
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Maruya KA, Dodder NG, Tang CL, Lao W, Tsukada D. Which coastal and marine environmental contaminants are truly emerging? Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2015; 22:1644-1652. [PMID: 24743956 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2856-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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To better understand the past and present impact of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in coastal and marine ecosystems, archived samples were analyzed for a broad suite of analytes, including pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), flame retardants (including PBDEs), perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), and current-use pesticides. Surface sediment, mussels (Mytilus spp.) and sediment core samples collected from the California (USA) coast were obtained from environmental specimen banks. Selected CECs were detected in recent surface sediments, with nonylphenol (4-NP), its mono- and di-ethoxylates (NP1EO and NP2EO), triclocarban, and pyrethroid insecticides in the greatest abundance. Alkylphenols, triclocarban, and triclosan were present in sediment core segments from the 1970s, as well as in Mytilus tissue collected during the 1990s. Increasing concentrations of some CECs (e.g., miconazole, triclosan) were observed in the surface layers (ca. 2007) of a sediment core, in contrast to peak concentrations of 4-NP and triclocarban corresponding to input during the 1970s, and an apparent peak input for PBDEs during the 1990s. These results suggest that chemicals sometimes referred to as "emerging" (e.g., alkylphenols, triclocarban) have been present in the aquatic environment for several decades and are decreasing in concentration, whereas others (e.g., miconazole, triclosan) are increasing.
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- Keith A Maruya
- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, USA,
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Lao W, Tsukada D, Maruya KA. The effect of co-occurring polychlorinated biphenyls on quantitation of toxaphene in fish tissue samples by gas chromatography negative ion mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2012; 1270:262-8. [PMID: 23159199 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2012.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2012] [Revised: 09/27/2012] [Accepted: 10/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Determinative methods based on gas chromatography-negative chemical ionization mass spectrometry (GC-NCI/MS) provide improved sensitivity and specificity for toxaphene in environmental samples, but are subject to misidentification due to oxygen reaction in the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The goal of this study was to quantify the impact of co-occurring PCBs in fish tissue samples when utilizing single quadrupole instruments to implement this method. Mixtures of PCB congeners and technical toxaphene, and extracts of fish tissue with varying concentrations of PCBs were analyzed for individual congener and total toxaphene concentrations by GC-NCI/MS. The contribution of co-injected PCB 204 ranged from 23% to 88% of the total peak area for the Cl-9 toxaphene homolog quantitation ion, a contribution that increased as the ratio of technical toxaphene to PCB 204 decreased. PCB interferences in fish tissue extracts, including a standard reference material, were subtracted using a three-step procedure featuring spectral analysis of isotopic patterns for target peaks. Total toxaphene concentrations without PCB subtraction in three fish tissue samples with low, intermediate and high co-occurring PCBs were overestimated by 33, 55 and 745%, respectively, underscoring the need for practical strategies to account for PCB interferences in GC-NCI/MS based protocols. In contrast, no appreciable interference or resulting positive bias in concentrations was observed for quantitation of eight common toxaphene residue congeners.
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- Wenjian Lao
- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA
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Lao W, Maruya KA, Tsukada D. A Two-Component Mass Balance Model for Calibration of Solid-Phase Microextraction Fibers for Pyrethroids in Seawater. Anal Chem 2012; 84:9362-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ac302120m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Wenjian Lao
- Southern California Coast Water Research Project, Costa Mesa, California 92626, United States
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- Southern California Coast Water Research Project, Costa Mesa, California 92626, United States
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- Southern California Coast Water Research Project, Costa Mesa, California 92626, United States
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Lao W, Tsukada D, Greenstein DJ, Bay SM, Maruya KA. Analysis, occurrence, and toxic potential of pyrethroids, and fipronil in sediments from an urban estuary. Environ Toxicol Chem 2010; 29:843-851. [PMID: 20821513 DOI: 10.1002/etc.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Eight pyrethroids and fipronil and its three major degradates were analyzed in urban estuarine sediments that exhibited a range of toxic effects to an amphipod test species. Sediments from Ballona Creek, an urban estuary in Southern California (USA), collected during three dry season events were analyzed by gas chromatography with electron capture and negative chemical ionization mass spectrometric detection (GC-ECD and GC-NCI-MS). The two detection methods were in agreement for intermediate levels of pyrethroid contamination (10-50 ng/g dry wt) but deviated for both low and high concentrations (< 5 and > 50 ng/g). Sediments contained total pyrethroids as high as 473 ng/g with permethrin, bifenthrin, and cypermethrin as the most abundant compounds. In contrast, fipronil and its desulfinyl, sulfide, and sulfone degradates were detected at much lower levels (<or= 0.18-16 ng/g). Toxic units estimated for these compounds revealed that bifenthrin and cypermethrin were likely contributors to the mortality observed in tests with the estuarine amphipod Eohaustorius estuarius. Although fipronil was not a likely contributor to the observed mortality, the concentrations detected may be of concern for more sensitive crustacean species. Furthermore, the spatial pattern of pyrethroid contamination and potential toxicity was highly correlated with fine-grained substrate, which shifted to downstream stations within a three-month period during the dry season.
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- Wenjian Lao
- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, 3535 Harbor Boulevard Suite 110, Costa Mesa, California 92626, USA
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Sabin LD, Maruya KA, Lao W, Diehl D, Tsukada D, Stolzenbach KD, Schiff KC. Exchange of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons among the atmosphere, water, and sediment in coastal embayments of southern California, USA. Environ Toxicol Chem 2010; 29:265-274. [PMID: 20821444 DOI: 10.1002/etc.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The present study investigated cross-media transport between both the sediment and the water column and between the water column and the atmosphere, to understand the role of each compartment as a source or a sink of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in southern California, USA, coastal waters. Concentrations of PAH were measured in the atmosphere, water column, and sediment at four water-quality-impaired sites in southern California: Ballona Creek Estuary, Los Angeles Harbor, Upper Newport Bay, and San Diego Bay. These concentrations were used to calculate site-specific sediment-water and atmosphere-water exchange fluxes. The net sediment-water exchange of total PAH (t-PAH) was positive, indicating that sediments were a source to the overlying water column. Furthermore, the net atmosphere-water exchange (gas exchange + dry particle deposition) of t-PAH was typically positive also, indicating the water column was a net source of PAH to the surrounding atmosphere through gas exchange. However, in all cases, the magnitude of the diffusive flux of PAH out of the sediments and into the water column far exceeded input or output of PAH through air/water exchange processes. These results demonstrate the potential importance of contaminated sediments as a source of PAH to the water column in coastal waters of southern California.
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- Lisa D Sabin
- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, 3535 Harbor Boulevard, Suite 110, Costa Mesa, California 92626, USA
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- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, 3535 Harbor Boulevard, Suite 110, Costa Mesa, California 92626, USA
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- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, 3535 Harbor Boulevard, Suite 110, Costa Mesa, California 92626, USA
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- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, 3535 Harbor Boulevard, Suite 110, Costa Mesa, California 92626, USA
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- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, 3535 Harbor Boulevard, Suite 110, Costa Mesa, California 92626, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 5732J Boelter Hall, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1593, USA
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- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, 3535 Harbor Boulevard, Suite 110, Costa Mesa, California 92626, USA
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Maruya KA, Zeng EY, Tsukada D, Bay SM. A passive sampler based on solid-phase microextraction for quantifying hydrophobic organic contaminants in sediment pore water. Environ Toxicol Chem 2009; 28:733-740. [PMID: 19391690 DOI: 10.1897/08-322r.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2008] [Accepted: 10/22/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Sediment-quality assessment often is hindered by the lack of agreement between chemical and biological lines of evidence. One limitation is that the bulk sediment toxicant concentration, the most widely used chemical parameter, does not always represent the bioavailable concentration, particularly for hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) in highly contaminated sediments. In the present study, we developed and tested a pore-water sampler that uses solid-phase microextraction (SPME) to measure freely dissolved (bioavailable) HOC concentrations. A single polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-coated SPME fiber is secured in a compact, protective housing that allows aqueous exchange with whole sediment while eliminating direct contact with sediment particles. Fibers with three PDMS coating thicknesses were first calibrated for 12 model HOCs of current regulatory concern. Precalibrated samplers were exposed to spiked estuarine sediment in laboratory microcosms to determine the time to equilibrium and the equilibrium concentrations across a range of sediment contamination. Time to equilibrium ranged from 14 to 110 d, with 30 d being sufficient for more than half the target HOCs. Equilibrium SPME measurements, ranging from 0.009 to 2,400 ng/L, were highly correlated with but, in general, lower than HOC pore-water concentrations determined independently by liquid-liquid extraction. This concept shows promise for directly measuring the freely dissolved concentration of HOCs in sediment pore water, a previously difficult-to-measure parameter that will improve our ability to assess the impacts of contaminated sediments.
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- Keith A Maruya
- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, 3535 Harbor Boulevard, Suite 110, Costa Mesa, California 92626, USA.
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Yang ZY, Maruya KA, Greenstein D, Tsukada D, Zeng EY. Experimental verification of a model describing solid phase microextraction (SPME) of freely dissolved organic pollutants in sediment porewater. Chemosphere 2008; 72:1435-1440. [PMID: 18597813 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2007] [Revised: 05/12/2008] [Accepted: 05/15/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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To verify a theoretical mass balance and multiple compartment partitioning model developed to predict freely dissolved concentrations (FDCs) of hydrophobic organic chemicals (HOCs) using negligible depletion-solid phase microextraction (nd-SPME), a series of sediment slurry experiments were performed using disposable poly(dimethyl)siloxane (PDMS) coated-SPME fibers and (14)C-radiolabeled HOC analogs. First, pre-calibration of disposable PDMS coated fibers for four model compounds (phenanthrene, PCB 52, PCB 153 and p,p'-DDE) with good precision (<or=10%) was achieved. Second, sediment slurries spiked and aged with the radiolabeled analogs were extracted by SPME with manipulation of the sediment slurry mass (m(s)) or the PDMS coating volume (V(f)). The measured extent of depletion by SPME (x(e)) decreased with increasing sediment mass (m(s)); conversely, x(e) increased with increasing V(f), which is consistent with the theoretical prediction from our previous model [Yang, Z.-Y., Zeng, E.Y., Maruya, K.A., Mai, B.-X., Ran, Y., 2007b. Predicting organic contaminant concentrations in sediment porewater using solid-phase microextraction. Chemosphere 66, 1408-1414]. Moreover, the SPME-measured FDCs (C(pw,SPME)) followed the order of phenanthrene>PCB 52>PCB 153, and the measured and predicted C(pw) values were not substantially different from empirically determined values except for p,p'-DDE.
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- Ze-Yu Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, 3535 Harbor Blvd. Suite 110, Costa Mesa, CA 926267, USA
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- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, 3535 Harbor Blvd. Suite 110, Costa Mesa, CA 926267, USA
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- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, 3535 Harbor Blvd. Suite 110, Costa Mesa, CA 926267, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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Zeng EY, Tsukada D, Diehl DW, Peng J, Schiff K, Noblet JA, Maruya KA. Distribution and mass inventory of total dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene in the water column of the southern California bight. Environ Sci Technol 2005; 39:8170-6. [PMID: 16294851 DOI: 10.1021/es051213x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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A large-scale survey on the area and depth stratified distribution of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT; mainly p,p'- and o,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE)) contamination in the water column of the Southern California Bight (SCB) was conducted in 2003-2004 using a solid-phase microextraction-based sampling technique. Dissolved-phase DDEs were clearly widespread, with the central SCB containing the highest levels, and the Palos Verdes Shelf sediments have remained the dominant source of DDT compounds to the SCB. The p,p'- and o,p'-DDE concentrations ranged from < 0.073 to 2.6 ng/L and from < 0.043 to 0.26 ng/L, respectively, clearly elevated with respect to measured values from across the globe. DDEs were hypothesized to have been transported from the historically contaminated zone on the Palos Verdes Shelf to other areas via a repeated process of sediment resuspension/deposition and short-range advection. Total mass inventories were estimated at 14 and 0.86 kg for p,p'- and o,p'-DDE, respectively, for the sampled area, resulting in p,p'- and o,p'-DDE mass inventories for the entire SCB of 230 and 14 kg, respectively. Furthermore, total fluxes of p,p'-DDE were estimated to be in the range of 0.8 to 2.3 metric tons per year. These results suggest that the SCB has been and continues to be a significant source of DDT contamination to the global oceans.
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- Eddy Y Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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Zeng EY, Tsukada D, Noblet JA, Peng J. Determination of polydimethylsiloxane–seawater distribution coefficients for polychlorinated biphenyls and chlorinated pesticides by solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2005; 1066:165-75. [PMID: 15794568 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Applications of solid-phase microextraction (SPME) in the measurement of very hydrophobic organic compounds (VHOCs) are limited, partly due to the difficulty of calibrating SPME fibers for VHOCs. This study used a static SPME strategy with a large sample volume (1.6 L) and a five-point calibration procedure to determine the distribution coefficients for a large suite of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides between a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) phase (100 microm thickness) coated on a glass fiber and seawater. An extraction time of 12 days was deemed adequate for equilibrium calibration from kinetic experiments. Two groups of randomly selected fibers divided into three batches (up to nine fibers in each batch) were processed separately with two gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) systems. Matrix effects arising from losses of the analytes to glass container walls and stirring bars were corrected. Relative standard deviations within the same batch were generally smaller than those for the entire group. Furthermore, KfVf (Kf and Vf are the distribution coefficient of an analyte between the polymer-coated fiber and aqueous phase and the fiber volume, respectively) values determined with two GC-MS systems were statistically different. These results indicate the calibrated KfVf values were less affected by the random selection of SPME fibers than by other experimental conditions, and therefore average KfVf values may be used for the same type of commercially available SPME fibers. The relative accuracy of our calibration method was similar to that of a previous study [P. Mayer. W.H.J. Vaes, J.L.M. Hermens, Anal. Chem. 72 (2000) 459] employing different coating thickness and calibration procedure. The present study also obtained a bell-shaped relationship between log Kf and log Kow (octanol-water partition coefficient) for PCB congeners with the maximum log Kf corresponding to log Kow approximately 6.5. This bell-shaped relationship was attributed mainly to steric effects arising from the interplay between the PDMS thickness and molecular sizes of the target analytes.
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- Eddy Y Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 1131, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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Zeng EY, Tsukada D, Diehl DW. Development of a solid-phase microextraction-based method for sampling of persistent chlorinated hydrocarbons in an urbanized coastal environment. Environ Sci Technol 2004; 38:5737-5743. [PMID: 15575294 DOI: 10.1021/es049680m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) has been used as an in situ sampling technique for a wide range of volatile organic chemicals, but SPME field sampling of nonvolatile organic pollutants has not been reported. This paper describes the development of an SPME-based sampling method employing a poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)-coated (100-microm thickness) fiber as the sorbent phase. The laboratory-calibrated PDMS-coated fibers were used to construct SPME samplers, and field tests were conducted at three coastal locations off southern California to determine the equilibrium sampling time and compare the efficacy of the SPME samplers with that of an Infiltrex 100 water pumping system (Axys Environmental Systems Ltd., Sidney, British Columbia, Canada). p,p'-DDE and o,p'-DDE were the components consistently detected in the SPME samples among 42 polychlorinated biphenyl congeners and 17 chlorinated pesticidestargeted. SPME samplers deployed attwo locations with moderate and high levels of contamination for 18 and 30 d, respectively, attained statistically identical concentrations of p,p'-DDE and o,p'-DDE. In addition, SPME samplers deployed for 23 and 43 d, respectively, at a location of low contamination also contained statistically identical concentrations of p,p'-DDE. These results indicate that equilibrium could be reached within 18 to 23 d. The concentrations of p,p'-DDE, o,p'-DDE, or p,p'-DDD obtained with the SPME samplers and the Infiltrex 100 system were virtually identical. In particular, two water column concentration profiles of p,p'-DDE and o,p'-DDE acquired by the SPME samplers at a highly contaminated site on the Palos Verdes Shelf overlapped with the profiles obtained by the Infiltrex 100 system in 1997. The field tests not only reveal the advantages of the SPME samplers compared to the Infiltrex 100 system and other integrative passive devices but also indicate the need to improve the sensitivity of the SPME-based sampling technique.
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- Eddy Y Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640 China.
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Zeng EY, Peng J, Tsukada D, Ku TL. In situ measurement of polychlorinated biphenyls in the waters of San Diego Bay, California. Environ Sci Technol 2002; 36:4975-4980. [PMID: 12523409 DOI: 10.1021/es0207697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Sediments of San Diego Bay (SDB) are known to contain elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). While numerous efforts have been made to monitor the spatial or temporal trends of contamination in SDB, no studies have been directed toward measurements of water column contamination. We measured PCB concentrations in the water column of SDB with an in situ sampling system. Except for one sample collected near the bay mouth, all other samples contained higher PCB concentrations than the 30-day average discharge limit established by the California Ocean Plan. The highest concentrations of water column PCBs occurred in the Central Bay, consistent with the previous findings that sediments in the Central Bay contained higher PCB levels than those in the North and South Bays. Based on the water volume of 2.2 x 10(8) cm3 at a lower water level, it was estimated that approximately 1,000 g of PCBs is transported out of SDB via tidal exchange annually. This indicates that water column transport driven by tidal exchange is a viable mechanism reducing PCB contamination within SDB.
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- Eddy Y Zeng
- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, 7171 Fenwick Lane, Westminster, California 92683, USA.
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