[Distribution Characteristics and Pollution Status of Phthalate Esters in the Groundwater of Hutuo River Pluvial Fan].

A total of 51 groundwater samples were collected from Hutuo River Pluvial Fan in September, 2014, and 6 phthalate esters (PAEs) were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The distribution characteristics and health risk assessment were investigated in the present study. The results showed that the PAEs could not be detected in only one sample site. The concentration of the six total PAEs ranged between not detectable and 28873.1 ng·L-1, and the PAEs pollution level of the this research area was higher than other regions reported in China. There was obvious difference in the characteristics of space distribution of PAEs constitutes among the three groundwater units. The concentration of PAEs was sequenced from large to small as follows: Gangnan reservoir valley fracture pore water unit (G1)> the pore water unit of the top of Hutuo River Pluvial fan (G2)> the shallow pore water unit of the middle part of Hutuo River Pluvial fan (G3). The results showed that the DMP was dominant in 23 sample sites among all the 39 samples within the G2 and G3 groundwater units, while the concentration of PAEs was relatively higher in the other sample points and the DEHP, DBP were the predominant components, which should be attributed to the industrial point pollution or the pollution originated from surface runoff around the sample sites. The health risk of drinking groundwater polluted by PAEs in the study area was evaluated by the recommended method by US EPA. The non-cancer risk index and the cancer risk index was lower than 1.1×10-2 and 1.2×10-6, respectively, which was both lower than the risk level recommended by US EPA.

[Distribution Characteristics of Fluoroquinolones Antibiotics in Surface Water and Groundwater from Typical Areas in A City].

In order to investigate the characteristics of 5 typical kinds of fluoroquinolones (FQs) pollution in waters from a city, surface water and groundwater samples from main drainage rivers and typical areas were collected, respectively. The conventional test and FQs concentrations analysis of the water samples were conducted. The results showed the concentration and composition of FQs in groundwater differed substantially from those in surface water. The average concentration of FQs in surface water was 789.1 ng x L(-1) with the main components of ofloxacin (OFL) and lomefloxacin (LOM). This value was higher than the average concentration of FQs in groundwater: 342.7 ng x L(-1) with the main components of norfloxacin (NOR) and lomefloxacin (LOM). The enrofloxacin (ENR) exhibited relatively lower levels in both surface water and groundwater as compared to others. The highest FQs concentrations in surface water were found in trenches, followed by tributaries and the main stream. For groundwater, FQs concentrations were relatively higher in the sewage riverside. A decreasing trend of FQs concentration was monitored with the increasing distance of sampling points to the drainage rivers and all components mentioned above showed similar changing trends. The results of this study preliminarily indicated that FQs in groundwater along the riverside probably came from the surface water.

[Contamination characteristics of fluoroquinolones in different kinds of soil profiles in Southeast suburb of Beijing].

Eighty-six soil samples were collected using Geoprobe soil sampler from 11 borehole profiles of Beijing Southeast suburb. The sampling sites could be divided into 8 kinds of landuse. Physical and chemical properties of samples were analyzed. The concentrations of 5 fluoroquinolones (FQs) were analyzed by the high-performance liquid chromatography. Results show that the average value of total concentrations of 5 FQs is 46.1 µg x kg(-1). Ofloxacin (OFL) is the predominant among them, and then is norfloxacin (NOR). Last comes to enrofloxacin (ENR), ciprofloxacin (CIP) and lomefloxacin (LOM). There are significant differences in FQs concentrations and kinds among the 8 land use types of soil profiles. The average value of total concentrations of 5 FQs decrease with an increasing of soil depth. The average concentration of OFL, NOR, LOM and ENR decrease with an increasing of soil depth. But CIP has the opposite result. Based on FQs concentrations from 42 soil samples with a depth among 0 to 3 meters, contamination characteristics of FQs were analyzed by fuzzy hierarchial clustering. Sampling sites of vegetable greenhouse, woods, sewage irrigation zone, groundwater irrigation zone, livestock and poultry farm, sediments from sewage river have similar components and contents of FQs, with less kinds and low concentration. In contrast, sampling sites of pharmaceutical enterprises and refuse landfill have more kinds and medium concentration of FQs.