Temporal concentration changes of DEET, TCEP, terbutryn, and nonylphenols in freshwater streams of Hesse, Germany: possible influence of mandatory regulations and voluntary environmental agreements

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 16; no. 6; pp. 630 - 640
• Main Authors: Quednow, Kristin, Püttmann, Wilhelm
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag 01.09.2009; Springer-Verlag; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agreements; Agricultural research; Aquatic environment; Aquatic Pollution; Area 2.2 • Monitoring of Chemicals in Water • Research Article; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; autumn; Bans; chemistry; Contamination; Creeks & streams; DEET; DEET - chemistry; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; environmental law; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental regulations; European Union; Flame retardants; Fresh water; Freshwater; Freshwater ecology; Gas chromatography; Germany; Herbicides; Investigations; ISO standards; isomers; Legislation; legislation & jurisprudence; Manufacturers; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; Matricaria; Nonylphenol; Pesticides; Pesticides - chemistry; Phenols; Phenols - chemistry; Phosphines; Phosphines - chemistry; Pollutants; Regulation; river water; Rivers; Rivers - chemistry; solid phase extraction; spring; Streams; Studies; summer; Surface water; Surfactants; Terbutryn; Time Factors; Triazine; Triazines; Triazines - chemistry; Waste Water Technology; Water analysis; Water Management; Water Pollutants, Chemical; Water Pollutants, Chemical - chemistry; Water Pollution Control; Water Pollution, Chemical; Water Pollution, Chemical - legislation & jurisprudence; Water quality; winter; Germany; European Union; Terbutryn; Flame retardants; Organic pollutants; Nonylphenol; TCEP; Monitoring; DEET; Voluntary agreements

Background, aim, and scope The present study focuses on the temporal concentration changes of four common organic pollutants in small freshwater streams of Hesse, Germany. The substances (tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP), the technical isomer mixture of 4-nonylphenol (NP), 2-(t-butylamino)-4-(eth...