Continuous input of organic ultraviolet filters and benzothiazoles threatens the surface water and sediment of two major rivers in the Pearl River Basin

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 798; p. 149299
• Main Authors: Hu, Li-Xin, Cheng, Yu-Xiao, Wu, Dan, Fan, Lei, Zhao, Jia-Hui, Xiong, Qian, Chen, Quan-Le, Liu, You-Sheng, Ying, Guang-Guo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2021
• Subjects: aquatic environment; Benzothiazole; gross domestic product; Pearl River Basin; pollution; Potential ecological risks; regression analysis; risk; rivers; sediments; Spatiotemporal distribution; surface water; temperature; total nitrogen; total phosphorus; UV filter; water quality; watersheds; UV filter; Potential ecological risks; Pearl River Basin; Benzothiazole; Spatiotemporal distribution

The extensive usage of organic ultraviolet filters (UV filters) and benzothiazoles (BTs) has caused continuous and widespread pollution in the aquatic environment. This study investigated the occurrence of nine organic UV filters and eight BTs in the surface water and sediment of two major drinking...