title: Distribution and trophic transfer of short-chain chlorinated paraffins in an aquatic ecosystem receiving effluents from a sewage treatment plant.
abstract: Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) are an extremely complex group of industrial chemicals and found to be potential persistent organic pollutants (POPs), and thus have attracted extensive concern worldwide. In this study, influent, effluent, and sludge were collected from a large sewage treatment plant (STP) in Beijing, China. Water, sediment, and aquatic species were also collected from a recipient lake that receives effluents discharged from the STP. These samples were then analyzed to investigate the effect of STP effluent on distribution and trophic transfer of SCCPs in the local aquatic ecosystem. Concentrations of total SCCPs (ΣSCCPs) in lake water and surface sediments were found in the range 162-176 ng/L and 1.1-8.7 μg/g (dry weight, dw), respectively. Vertical concentration profiles of sediment cores showed ΣSCCPs decreased exponentially with increasing depth. Specific congener composition analysis in sediment layers indicated possible in situ biodegradation might be occurring. High bioaccumulation of SCCPs was observed in the sampled aquatic species. The bioaccumulation factor (BAF) generally increased with the number of chlorines in the SCCP congeners. A significantly positive correlation between lipid-normalized ΣSCCPs concentration and trophic levels (R(2) = 0.65, p < 0.05) indicate that SCCPs can biomagnify through the food chain in the effluent-receiving aquatic ecosystem.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
authors.forename: Lixi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Thanh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Pu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shanlong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Nali
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yawei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guibin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism; D020387:Food Chain; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000737:chemistry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis*; D010232:Paraffin / Q000032:analysis*; D010933:Plankton / Q000737:chemistry; D011786:Quality Control; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry*; D014426:Turtles / Q000378:metabolism; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D012722:Sewage; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D010232:Paraffin