Analysis of Environmental Disrupters in a Wastewater Treatment Plant

Abstract:

This study investigated the occurrence of Bisphenol A (BPA), di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), and di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in the wastewater treatment plant of the University of Caxias do Sul (WWTP-UCS). The wastewater samples from the inflow and outflow points were submitted to Liquid-Liquid Extraction (LLE). The organic extracts were analyzed by Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detection (GC-FID). The average concentrations at the outflow points were 3.17, 5.83 and 2.10 µg/mL, for BPA, DBP and DEHP, respectively. These high target compound contents at the outflow point may be due to the low removal of suspended solids from the raw samples.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 319)
• Pages: 182-187
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.319.182
• Online since: May 2013
• Authors: Viecelli Nathália Cristine, Cardoso Eduardo Müller, Lovatel Eduardo Ribeiro, Nascimento Filho, Irajá Do
• Keywords: Endocrine Disruptors, Gas Chromatography, Wastewater

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