Sorption Constant of Bisphenol A and Octylphenol Onto Size-Fractioned Dissolved Organic Matter Using a Fluorescence Method
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods and Materials
2.1. Water Sample Collection and Measurement
2.2. DOM Separation
2.3. UV/Vis Measurements
2.4. Fluorescence Spectroscopy
2.5. Statistical Analysis and Calculation of Fluorescence Data
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. DOC Concentration and Carbon Mass Fraction
3.2. UV-Vis Absorption Spectroscopy of DOM
3.3. Sorption Constants between Size-Fractioned DOM, and OP and BPA
3.4. Correlation between UV-Vis Indicators and Log KCOC
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
DOC | dissolved organic carbon |
DOM | dissolved organic matter |
OP | octylphenol |
BPA | bisphenol A |
log KCOC | partition coefficient normalized colloidal organic carbon |
BDOM | the filtered bulk DOM solution (<0.45 μm) |
LDOM | low molecular weight DOM (<1 kDa) |
MDOM | middle molecular weight DOM (1–10 kDa) |
HDOM | high molecular weight DOM (10 kDa–0.45 μm) |
SUVA254 | specific ultraviolet absorption at 254 nm |
HOC | hydrophobic organic compound |
UV/Vis | ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy |
PXEC | phenolic xenoestrogenic compounds |
log KOW | octanol/water partition coefficient |
FSQM | fluorescence static quenching modeling |
HS | humic substances |
PAHs | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
EEM | three-dimensional fluorescence excitation/emission matrix |
HIX | humification index |
E1 | estrone |
E2 | 17β-estradiol |
E3 | estriol |
EE2 | 17α-ethynylestradiol |
NP | nonylphenol |
log KOC | the OC normalized sorption constants for solid-liquid partition |
VFi | the volume fraction |
MB | organic carbon mass balances |
MFi | organic carbon mass fractions |
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Samples | DOC (mg-C/L) | SUVA254 | SUVA272 | SUVA280 | HIX |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BDOM | 2.89 ± 0.16 | 22.5 ± 1.8 | 2.40 ± 0.28 | 1.55 ± 0.22 | 2.43 ± 0.30 |
HDOM | 3.93 ± 0.64 | 17.9 ± 2.8 | 2.18 ± 0.53 | 1.48 ± 0.43 | 2.28 ± 0.13 |
MDOM | 5.10 ± 0.30 | 13.8 ± 1.0 | 1.81 ± 0.14 | 1.23 ± 0.10 | 2.72 ± 0.21 |
LDOM | 2.23 ± 0.32 | 32.0 ± 5.4 | 3.18 ± 0.81 | 1.99 ± 0.63 | 1.95 ± 0.51 |
Compounds | Size Fraction | Log KCOC | y-Intercept | R2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
OP | >10 kDa | 5.68 ± 0.08 | 1.14 ± 0.30 | 0.86 ± 0.06 |
1–10 kDa | 5.74 ± 0.09 | 0.69 ± 0.25 | 0.93 ± 0.02 | |
<1 kDa | 5.95 ± 0.08 | 0.95 ± 0.10 | 0.95 ± 0.05 | |
BPA | >10 kDa | 5.58 ± 0.20 | 0.80 ± 0.18 | 0.93 ± 0.04 |
1–10 kDa | 5.53 ± 0.14 | 0.78 ± 0.11 | 0.95 ± 0.03 | |
<1 kDa | 6.01 ± 0.09 | 0.99 ± 0.31 | 0.95 ± 0.04 |
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Chuang, C.-W.; Huang, W.-S.; Chen, H.-S.; Hsu, L.-F.; Liu, Y.-Y.; Chen, T.-C. Sorption Constant of Bisphenol A and Octylphenol Onto Size-Fractioned Dissolved Organic Matter Using a Fluorescence Method. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 1102. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031102
Chuang C-W, Huang W-S, Chen H-S, Hsu L-F, Liu Y-Y, Chen T-C. Sorption Constant of Bisphenol A and Octylphenol Onto Size-Fractioned Dissolved Organic Matter Using a Fluorescence Method. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(3):1102. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031102
Chicago/Turabian StyleChuang, Cheng-Wen, Wei-Shiang Huang, Hong-Sheng Chen, Liang-Fong Hsu, Yung-Yu Liu, and Ting-Chien Chen. 2021. "Sorption Constant of Bisphenol A and Octylphenol Onto Size-Fractioned Dissolved Organic Matter Using a Fluorescence Method" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 3: 1102. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031102