Polycyclic aromatic musk compounds in sewage treatment plant effluents of Canada and Sweden--first results.
Polycyclic musk fragrances (PMF) are widely used fragrances for cosmetics and other personal and household care products. Quantitative data on PMF (HHCB-Galaxolide, AHTN-Tonalide, ATTI-Traseolide, AHMI-Phantolide, ADBI-Celestolide, and DPMI-Cashmeran) and the most prominent nitro musks (Musk Xylene-MX, and Musk Ketone-MK) in different wastewater treatment effluents in Canada and Sweden are presented to provide preliminary information on the variations within the emission pattern of these compounds. In all samples HHCB and AHTN were detected at concentrations of up to 1300 and 520 ngl(-1), respectively. ADBI, AHMI were also present, but close to the detection limit. The other PMF DPMI, ATTI, and more surprisingly musk ketone and musk xylene were not detected in any sample analysed. In comparison the samples from Canada were contaminated at a higher level than the Swedish samples, by a maximum factor of ca 10 for HHCB and AHTN.
Ricking
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Free University Berlin, Environmental Organic Geochemistry, Malteserstr. 74-100, House B, D-12249, Berlin, Germany. ricking@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Schwarzbauer
J
J
Hellou
J
J
Svenson
A
A
Zitko
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D002170:Canada; D003358:Cosmetics; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated / Q000032:analysis*; D006795:Household Products; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry*; D013548:Sweden; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid
D003358:Cosmetics; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds; D012722:Sewage; C008563:musk