Abstract
Human activity in estuarine areas has resulted in pollution of the aquatic environment, but little is known about the levels of synthetic musks (SMs) in river water and sediments in estuarine areas. This study investigated the concentrations and distribution of SMs in the Jiaozhou Bay wetland, including celestolide, phantolide, traseolide, galaxolide (HHCB), tonalide (AHTN), musk xylene and musk ketone (MK). The SMs HHCB, AHTN and MK were detected at concentrations of 10.7-208, not detected (ND)-59.2 and ND-13.6ng/L, respectively, in surface water samples and 13.1-27.3, 3.06-14.5 and 1.33-18.8ng/g (dry weight; dw), respectively, in sediment samples. Based on the calculated total organic carbon (TOC) concentrations, there was no significant correlation between SMs and TOC in sediment samples (p > 0.05). The hazard quotients were 0.204, 0.386 and 0.059 for AHTN, HHCB and MK, respectively, which indicated no serious environmental impact, because these values are all less than 1. The concentrations of SMs decreased as the distance to the Xiaojianxi refuse landfill increased in both surface water and sediments. Compared with previous studies, the concentration of SMs in the Jiaozhou Bay wetland was relatively high. Therefore, more attention should be paid to SMs because of their persistent impact on human health and the environment.
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