Occurrence of chemicals with known or suspected endocrine disrupting activity in drinking water, groundwater and surface water, Austria 2017/2018

Author:

Brueller Werner1,Inreiter Norbert1,Boegl Thomas1,Rubasch Martin1,Saner Samim2,Humer Franko3,Moche Wolfgang3,Schuhmann Andrea3,Hartl Werner3,Brezinka Christoph4,Wildt Ludwig4,Allerberger Franz1

Affiliation:

1. Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), Institute für Hydroanalytics , Wieningerstraße 8, 4020 Linz , Austria

2. Bogazici University , Institute of Environmental Sciences , Hisar Campus, 34342 Bebek Istanbul , Turkey

3. Environment Agency Austria (UBA) , Spittelauer Lände 5, 1090 Vienna , Austria

4. Medical University Innsbruck , University Clinic for Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine , Anichstraße 35, 6020 Innsbruck , Austria

Abstract

Summary Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can cause adverse effects in individuals and their offspring. In 2017 and 2018, we performed a survey on representative samples of Austrian drinking water (n = 20), groundwater (n = 22), and surface water (n = 12), the latter including bathing water (n = 5) and rivers (n = 7). We analyzed 54 samples for 28 parameters, including estrogens, polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs), phthalates, perfluoroalkyl substances, alkylphenols, bisphenol A and triclosan, correlating to 1512 measurements. In 39 of the 54 samples (72.2%), at least one endocrine disrupting or potentially disrupting chemical was found at or above the limit of quantification. None of the samples yielded estrogens or triclosan in detectable levels. Bisphenol A (BPA) was detected in 4 (20.0%) samples of drinking water, in 1 (4.5%) groundwater sample, and in 1 (20%) bathing water sample, with a maximum concentration of 0.021 μg/l found in one drinking water. Two drinking water samples yielded BPA in concentrations above the limit value of 0.01 μg/l, recently proposed by the European Commission for drinking water. Therefore, the ultimate public health goal must be to further reduce and restrict the production of EDCs and therewith decrease and eventually eliminate the contamination of drinking water resources.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Soil Science,Agronomy and Crop Science,Animal Science and Zoology

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