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Occurrence and Behavior of Brominated Flame Retardants in the Llobregat River Basin

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This chapter summarizes brominated flame retardant research in the Llobregat River basin. The work included the analysis of sediments and biota, with special attention on aspects such as occurrence, bioavailability, and bioaccumulation of these contaminants. The previous studies were focused only on the PBDE contamination issue; however, some emerging BFRs, such as HBB, PBEB, and DBDPE, were also included into the last works. For river sediment samples PBDE levels were between 2 and 10 ng/g dw, whereas coastal sediments showed higher concentrations, with values ranging between 25 and 134 ng/g dw. For both river and coastal sediments, the contribution of deca-BDE-209 on the total PBDE contamination was high, ranging between 50% and 99%. As regards biota samples, and more specifically, feral carps, PBDE levels ranged between 29 and 744 ng/g lw. Differences in PBDE profiles between sediments and fish were noticed, and they can be attributed to differential bioavailability or due to biotransformation processes. Finally, emerging BFRs were also detected in sediment samples, but at lower concentration levels than those observed for PBDEs.

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Abbreviations

BFR:

Brominated flame retardant

DBDPE:

Decabromodiphenylethane

dw:

Dry weight

EROD:

7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase

GC:

Gas chromatography

HBB:

Hexabromobenzene

LOD:

Limit of detection

lw:

Lipid weight

MS:

Mass spectrometry

NCI:

Negative chemical ionization

PBDE:

Polybrominated diphenyl ether

PBEB:

Pentabromoethylbenzene

PCB:

Polychlorinated biphenyl

PCDD:

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin

PCDF:

Polychlorinated dibenzofuran

PLE:

Selective pressurized liquid extraction

POP:

Persistent organic pollutant

WWTP:

Wastewater treatment plant

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Acknowledgments

This research study was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through the projects CEMAGUA (CGL2007-64551/HID) and SCARCE (Consolider Ingenio 2010 CSD2009-00065).

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  1. Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA, CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain

    E. Eljarrat & D. Barceló

  2. Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Parc Científic i Tecnològic de la Universitat de Girona, Pic de Peguera 15, 17003, Girona, Spain

    D. Barceló

  3. King Saud University, 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia

    D. Barceló

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Eljarrat, E., Barceló, D. (2012). Occurrence and Behavior of Brominated Flame Retardants in the Llobregat River Basin. In: Sabater, S., Ginebreda, A., Barceló, D. (eds) The Llobregat. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 21. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2011_139

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