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Characterizing sorption processes is essential to understand the environmental distribution and toxicity potential of endocrine disruptors in terrestrial and aquatic systems. The sorption behaviors of three endocrine disruptors (bisphenol A (BPA), 17β-estradiol (E2), and 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE2)) on sediments were investigated using batch techniques. Samples were taken from some representative reaches in several major Chinese rivers. More attention has been paid to the effect of sediment organic components on the sorption of BPA, E2, and EE2. The results show that the sediment organic carbon-normalized partition coefficients (K oc(sed)) for three endocrine disruptors are in the order of EE2 > E2 > BPA, which corresponds to the octanol-water partitioning coefficients (logK ow) of the compounds. Moreover, the K oc values for humic substances (K oc(hs)) are comparable with the K oc(sed) values and highly dependent on the physico-chemical properties of humic substances in sediments. The UV absorptivity at 272 nm (A 272), which suggests the abundance of aromatic rings in humic substance structure, correlates well with the K oc(hs) values. In addition, the infrared spectra of the humic substances extracted from sediments show four strong bands centered at 3,400 cm−1, 1,625 cm−1, 1,390 cm−1, and 1,025 cm−1. The K oc(hs) values have a positive linear relation with the peak area ratio for peak at 1,025 cm−1 and a negative linear relation with the peak area ratio between peaks at 1,625 cm−1 and 1,025 cm−1. Hence, the hydrogen bonds play a critical role to the sorption of selected endocrine disruptors.
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Sun, W.L., Ni, J.R., Liu, T.T. (2006). Effect of Sediment Humic Substances on Sorption of Selected Endocrine Disruptors. In: Kronvang, B., Faganeli, J., Ogrinc, N. (eds) The Interactions Between Sediments and Water. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5478-5_23
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