Determination of pesticides and toxic potency of rainwater samples in western Greece
Loading...
Date
Authors
Rouvalis, A.
Karadima, C.
Zioris, I. V.
Sakkas, V. A.
Albanis, T.
Iliopoulou-Georgudaki, J.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
Type
Type of the conference item
Journal type
peer reviewed
Educational material type
Conference Name
Journal name
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Book name
Book series
Book edition
Alternative title / Subtitle
Description
Rainwater samples from four municipalities located in Achaia Prefecture, Greece, were collected from March to September 2006. The toxic potency of pollutants present in 36 rainwater samples was tested using Daphnia pulex. The pesticide determination was conducted with CC-MS. Only phosphamidon was detected, which appeared in 52% and 13% of the rural and urban areas, respectively. The toxicity of rainwater was determined in 52% and 46.7% of the rural and urban area samples, respectively. Chemical analyses showed that in rural areas, the PO(4)(3-) ions had higher concentrations than in urban areas. On the 4 other hand, the SO(4)(2-), NO(3)(-), and NO(2)(-) anions are more highly concentrated in urban areas. Correlation analysis proved that the toxicity of the rainwater samples is moderate, affected by the presence of the insecticide only in the rural areas. The results indicated that toxicity can be directly assessed via bioassays, even when unknown pollutants are present. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Description
Keywords
rainwater, daphnia pulex, toxicity, pesticides, mediterranean coastal site, wet-only precipitation, daphnia-magna, water-quality, province, patras, tests, rain
Subject classification
Citation
Link
<Go to ISI>://000263762100022
http://ac.els-cdn.com/S0147651308002546/1-s2.0-S0147651308002546-main.pdf?_tid=fb71f3b4792393dd1d8a3db2e1034a6f&acdnat=1333023312_7f85d9ac3c7b3416960db1761e49c9e4
http://ac.els-cdn.com/S0147651308002546/1-s2.0-S0147651308002546-main.pdf?_tid=fb71f3b4792393dd1d8a3db2e1034a6f&acdnat=1333023312_7f85d9ac3c7b3416960db1761e49c9e4
Language
en
Publishing department/division
Advisor name
Examining committee
General Description / Additional Comments
Institution and School/Department of submitter
Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Θετικών Επιστημών. Τμήμα Χημείας