Environmental Pollution and Climate Program, Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P. O. Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait.
Environmental Pollution and Climate Program, Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P. O. Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2017 May 15;118(1-2):407-412. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.03.010. Epub 2017 Mar 9.
The sources and levels of endocrine disrupting compounds in Kuwait's coastal areas were investigated. Phthalates, alkylphenols and estrogens were measured in the inflows and outflows of three sewage treatment plants as well as in the seawater and sediments from the sewage impacted coastal areas. Phthalate levels in the inflow of the treatment plants ranged from 8.9 to 78.3μg/l; alkylphenols from 0.7 to 279ng/l and estrogens from 30 to 368ng/l. On average, the treatment plants removed about 80% of these compounds. The outflows, however, contained significant levels of all three classes of compounds. The seawater from the sewage impacted area also contained detectable levels of these compounds. Sediment samples from these locations contained elevated levels of phthalates (ranging from 2145 to 15,722μg/kg) and lower levels of alkylphenols (ranging from 2.49 to 15.14μg/kg) and estrogens (ranging from 4.1 to 214μg/kg, dry wt.).
研究了科威特沿海地区内分泌干扰化合物的来源和水平。在三个污水处理厂的进水和出水以及受污水影响的沿海地区的海水和沉积物中测量了邻苯二甲酸酯、烷基酚和雌激素。处理厂进水中的邻苯二甲酸酯含量范围为 8.9 至 78.3μg/l；烷基酚为 0.7 至 279ng/l，雌激素为 30 至 368ng/l。平均而言，这些化合物约有 80%被处理厂去除。然而，这些处理厂的出水中仍含有这三类化合物的显著含量。受污水影响的海域的海水也含有这些化合物的可检测水平。这些地点的沉积物样本中含有高浓度的邻苯二甲酸酯（范围为 2145 至 15722μg/kg）和低浓度的烷基酚（范围为 2.49 至 15.14μg/kg）和雌激素（范围为 4.1 至 214μg/kg，干重）。
