title: Bisphenol A and other bisphenol analogues including BPS and BPF in surface water samples from Japan, China, Korea and India.
abstract: Concentrations of eight bisphenol analogues (BPs) including BPA, BPS, and BPF were determined in surface waters collected from select rivers in Japan, Korea, China, and India. BPA was found at a concentration in the range of several tens to several hundreds of nanograms per liter in most of the rivers surveyed and some of the highest concentrations (54-1950 ng/L) were found in rivers in Chennai, India. Concentrations of BPF were one to two orders of magnitude higher than those of BPA in river and sea waters collected from Japan, Korea and China, which suggested that BPF is a major contaminant in surface waters in several Southeast Asian countries. BPF concentrations as high as 2850 ng/L were found in the Tamagawa River in Japan. The flux of BPs through riverine discharges into Tokyo Bay was calculated to be approximately 5.5 t per year. Based on the flux estimates and the mass of BPF found in water column and sediment in Tokyo Bay, it was found that BPF degrades faster than BPA in the environment. Elevated concentrations of BPF found in surface waters suggest the need for further studies to determine the fate and toxicity of this compound.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan.
authors.forename: Eriko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan.
authors.forename: Sachi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taniyasu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
authors.forename: Paul K S
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, College of Science and Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan 426-791, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyo-Bang
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, College of Science and Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan 426-791, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yunsun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, and Department of Environmental Health Sciences, State University of New York at Albany, Empire State Plaza, PO Box 509, Albany, NY 12201-0509, USA.
authors.forename: Pranav
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kannan
authors.affiliation: Department of Geology, Anna University, Chennai 600025, India.
authors.forename: Hema
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Achyuthan
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Madras, Chennai 600025, India.
authors.forename: Natesan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Munuswamy
authors.affiliation: Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, and Department of Environmental Health Sciences, State University of New York at Albany, Empire State Plaza, PO Box 509, Albany, NY 12201-0509, USA. Electronic address: Kurunthachalam.kannan@health.ny.gov.
authors.forename: Kurunthachalam
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kannan
mesh_terms: D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D002681:China; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D007194:India; D007564:Japan; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D045483:Rivers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012623:Seawater / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds
chemical_list: D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D010636:Phenols; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C006780:bisphenol A; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds
keywords: BPF; BPS; Bisphenol A; Flux; Rivers; Tokyo Bay