Eutrophication impacts on seasonal endocrine disrupting compounds (PAE and AP) accumulation in estuarine microplankton

Frank Paolo Jay B Albarico; Chiu-Wen Chen; Yee Cheng Lim; Chih-Feng Chen; Ming-Huang Wang; Jia-Wei Cheng; Hernando P Bacosa; Cheng-Di Dong

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117463

Eutrophication impacts on seasonal endocrine disrupting compounds (PAE and AP) accumulation in estuarine microplankton

Mar Pollut Bull. 2024 Dec 17:211:117463. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117463. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Frank Paolo Jay B Albarico¹, Chiu-Wen Chen², Yee Cheng Lim³, Chih-Feng Chen³, Ming-Huang Wang⁴, Jia-Wei Cheng⁴, Hernando P Bacosa⁵, Cheng-Di Dong⁶

Affiliations

¹ Sustainable Environment Research Center, College of Hydrosphere Science, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City 81157, Taiwan; Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City 81157, Taiwan; Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City 81157, Taiwan.
² Sustainable Environment Research Center, College of Hydrosphere Science, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City 81157, Taiwan; Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City 81157, Taiwan. Electronic address: cwchen@nkust.edu.tw.
³ Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City 81157, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City 81157, Taiwan; Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City 81157, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Environmental Science, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Iligan 9200, Philippines.
⁶ Sustainable Environment Research Center, College of Hydrosphere Science, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City 81157, Taiwan; Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City 81157, Taiwan; Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City 81157, Taiwan. Electronic address: cddong@nkust.edu.tw.

PMID: 39693833
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117463

Abstract

Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs), such as phthalate esters (PAE) and alkyl phenols (AP) in marine primary trophic levels, are still underexplored. We present their seasonal changes and the potential impacts of environmental factors during Summer (2022), Autumn (2022), and Spring (2023) in a polluted environment. Plankton samples (55-1000 μm) were collected in duplicate, processed for PAE and AP solvent extraction, and analyzed using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. All PAEs and APs, except di-isodecyl phthalate, were detected in plankton through seasons, ranging between 3276 and 134,436 and 3.27-12,101 ng/g dw, respectively. The composition was dominated by di-isononyl phthalate (DiNP), di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), and nonylphenols (NP), ranging between 207 and 117,861, 793-13,224, and 3.27-12,050 ng/g dw, respectively. Rivers primarily drive EDC distribution in microplankton, with eutrophication and suspended matter potentially influencing their seasonal changes. This study presents EDC seasonal dynamics in marine microplankton and the potential impacts of environmental changes.

Keywords: Accumulation; Biogeochemistry; Organic pollution; Plankton; Plasticizer; Primary trophic level.