Endocrine disruptors in water filters used in the Rio dos Sinos Basin region, Southern Brazil.
The activated carbon filter is used in residences as another step in the treatment of drinking water, based on a physical-chemical process to absorb pollutants that are not removed in conventional treatment. Endocrine disruptors (EDCs) are exogenous substances or mixtures of substances that acts on the endocrine system similarly to the endogenously produced hormones, triggering malfunctions and harmful changes to human and animal health. The objective of the present work was to study EDCs through semi-quantitative analysis of residential water filters collected in the region of Rio dos Sinos basin, focusing on two specific classes: hormones and phenols. The solid phase extraction principle was used for the extraction of compounds and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry for the separation and characterization of EDCs. Four samples of residential filters collected from public water distribution and artesian wells, from the cities of Novo Hamburgo and São Leopoldo were analysed. Using the developed methodology, it was possible to detect and comparatively quantify selected EDCs in all studied samples, which indicates the presence of these contaminants in drinking water from different sources.
Grupo de Pesquisa em Tecnologias Ambientais, Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, BR.
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Departamento de Química e Ambiental, Faculdade de Tecnologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Resende, RJ, BR.
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D001938:Brazil; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000032:analysis*; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005374:Filtration; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006728:Hormones / Q000032:analysis; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis; D045483:Rivers / Q000737:chemistry*; D052616:Solid Phase Extraction; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D060753:Water Quality
D060766:Drinking Water; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D006728:Hormones; D010636:Phenols; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical