Occurrence and distribution of contaminants of legacy and emerging concern in surface waters of two Western Mediterranean coastal areas: Mar Menor Lagoon and Ebro Delta

The occurrence and distribution of UV filters, plastic additives, synthetic musks, other personal care products (Other PCPs), triazines, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), organo-phosphorus pesticides (OPPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other current-use pesticides (Other CUPs) were characterised during summer 2018 and winter 2019 in surface waters of two sensitive areas of the Spanish coast located on the Mediterranean Sea (Mar Menor lagoon and Ebro Delta). Sixty-three organic contaminants out of a total of 100 compounds were detected, thus confirming the presence of all groups of pollutants studied in surface water at concentrations of ng/L. Both areas are affected by agricultural, urban and recreational activities, PCPs (mainly UV filters) being the predominant compounds found in both seasons which showed significant increases in concentrations in summer. The contaminants found at the highest concentrations were octocrylene, homosalate and ethylhexyl salicylate, which showed risk quotients higher than 1, indicating a potential risk to aquatic organisms, particularly in summer.

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Date of creation 2024-09-17
Date of last revision 2024-09-17
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Metadata identifier 968c61c8-e0b0-5d59-857f-3fdd7abf37e0
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ISO 19115 topic category biota
Other identifier DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114542
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  1. Marine Pollution Bulletin
  2. Vol 187
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Name of the dataset creator Garcia-Pimentel, M., Campillo, J.A., Castano-Ortiz, J.M., Llorca, M. y Leon, V.M.
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