Occurrence and risks of typical corticosteroids in drinking water sources of the rivers from the Pearl River Delta
LIN Can-yuan1,2, GONG Jian1,2, XIONG Xiao-ping1,2, ZHOU Yong-shun1,2, WU Cui-qin1,2
1. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; 2. Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
Abstract:The occurrence and eco-risks of typical corticosteroids (CSs) including 21 glucocorticoids and 3 mineralocorticoids were studied in the drinking water sources of the rivers from the Pearl River Delta. The solid phase extraction and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry were employed. The 24 target compounds were all detected in the source water samples. Their detection frequencies ranged from 8% (cortisone) to 75% (deflazacort), and the total concentrations (∑CSs) were in a range (mean/median) of 0.29~8.7ng/L (2.6ng/L/1.6ng/L). Budesonide, clobetasol propionate and aldosterone were the major pollutants. The concentrations of CSs in the source water from the Dongjiang River and lower reach of the Liuxi River were generally higher than those of the Xijiang River and Beijiang River. Besides the CS compositions and concentrations varied seasonally from river to river. Redundancy analysis showed that most of CSs in the source water were negatively correlated with water temperature, conductivity, pH, and dissolved oxygen, suggesting that the occurrence and distribution of CSs in the source water can be influenced by these environmental factors. Moreover, the hazard index (HI) of CSs in the water sources of the Pearl River Delta ranged from <0.1to 0.65 (mean/median:0.25/0.29), indicating that low and medium risks were present in these waters.
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LIN Can-yuan, GONG Jian, XIONG Xiao-ping, ZHOU Yong-shun, WU Cui-qin. Occurrence and risks of typical corticosteroids in drinking water sources of the rivers from the Pearl River Delta. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2019, 39(11): 4752-4761.
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