title: The relationship between the black carbon and bisphenol A in sea and river sediments (Southern Baltic).
abstract: This study was derived from field investigations to assess bisphenol A (BPA) concentrations in the sea and river sediments of the Gulf of Gdansk. Black carbon (BC) and total organic carbon (TOC) were identified as influencing factors on the accumulation. As a result of the transportation of BC with organic matter via rivers into the Gulf of Gdansk, the highest mean concentrations (11.26ngBPA/(gdryweight (dw))), were determined in the sediments of river estuaries. Sediments in coastal stations were characterized by the lowest mean concentrations (5.73ngBPA/(gdw)). TOC content below 0.1% determined the sorption of BPA on BC particles in sediments, and statistically significant correlation between the concentration of BPA and the BC/TOC ratio was found in these cases. In addition, dependency between the concentration of BPA and the content of BC was discovered in sediments where the BC/TOC ratio was >0.33.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk, Al. Marszałka Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Staniszewska
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk, Al. Marszałka Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland. Electronic address: iga.koniecko@ug.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Iga
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Koniecko
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk, Al. Marszałka Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland.
authors.forename: Lucyna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Falkowska
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk, Al. Marszałka Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland.
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Burska
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk, Al. Marszałka Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kiełczewska
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis*; D011044:Poland; D045483:Rivers; D012623:Seawater / Q000032:analysis; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds
chemical_list: D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D002244:Carbon; D010636:Phenols; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C006780:bisphenol A; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds
keywords: Bisphenol A; Black carbon; Gulf of Gdansk; Sediments; Total organic carbon