title: Triazines in the aquatic systems of the Eastern Chinese Rivers Liao-He and Yangtse.
abstract: The results of a one-year monitoring program on the two Eastern Chinese River systems, i.e. the Liao-He and the Yangtse, with special emphasis on the presence of triazine herbicides are presented. Sediment, suspended solids and water samples from both rivers were analyzed. Additionally, recovery experiments on the SPE-in-field-enrichment procedure and the extraction methods were performed. The samples were measured by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry, electron capture detection and a newly developed mu-plasma atomic emission detector. A typical result of a one-year monitoring was obtained in case of the Liao-He: During winter, at low water period, low triazine values were found. A similar situation was found in early spring. Highest concentrations of atrazine up to 1600 ng/l were found in late spring in the water samples. Maximum concentrations of atrazine, simazine, propazine, simetryn and prometryn were observed in this season as a result of the actual use of triazines. Finally, after the high water period in autumn the triazine concentrations decreased. Additionally, atrazine adsorbed on sediment (up to 2.8 ng/g) and suspended solids was determined (up to 8 ng/l) during late spring sampling. Therefore, the logarithm of the organic carbon based sorption coefficient of atrazine could be calculated. Low levels of atrazine were measured in the water of Yangtse (up to 18.3 ng/l). The concentrations from all sampling points and sampling stations of a particular sampling date were similar, which indicates a homogeneous distribution of this herbicide. Due to the high discharge rate of up to 79,000 m3/s in case of the Yangtse a considerable mass transport of up to 57.5 kg per day atrazine may take place, even at concentrations below the European drinking water limit of 100 ng/l.
authors: Technical University of Graz, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Micro- and Radiochemistry, Austria.
authors: Marion
authors: M
authors: Gfrerer
authors: Dieter
authors: D
authors: Martens
authors: Bernd M
authors: BM
authors: Gawlik
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Wenzl
authors: Aiqian
authors: A
authors: Zhang
authors: Xie
authors: X
authors: Quan
authors: Cheng
authors: C
authors: Sun
authors: Jingwen
authors: J
authors: Chen
authors: Bernhard
authors: B
authors: Platzer
authors: Ernst
authors: E
authors: Lankmayr
authors: Antonius
authors: A
authors: Kettrup
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D002681:China; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry; D006540:Herbicides / Q000032:analysis*; D012621:Seasons; D014227:Triazines; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D006540:Herbicides; D014227:Triazines; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical