TY - JOUR
T1 - Presence of Pharmaceutical Residues in the Seawater of Arctic Archipelago
T2 - Assessing the Potential Routes of the Pharmaceutical Pollution
AU - Deryal, Güldehan
AU - Korkmaz, Nagihan E.
AU - Aksu, Abdullah
AU - Başar, Ersan
AU - Balkıs, Nuray Çağlar
AU - Gazioğlu, Cem
AU - Özsoy, Burcu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - The occurrence of seven commonly used pharmaceuticals, including diclofenac, fenoprofen, ketoprofen, ibuprofen, naproxen, carbamazepine, clofibric acid, gemfibrozil, estrone, 17β-estradiol, and 17α-ethynylestradiol, was investigated in the seawater of the Arctic during the summer of 2022. Seawater samples were subject to liquid-liquid extraction and solid-phase extraction (SPE). The concentrations of pharmaceuticals in the seawater samples were quantified with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and a DAD detector. The most abundant pharmaceuticals in the seawater were ibuprofen, with a range of 130-220 ng/L, and the highest concentration was obtained for 17α-ethynylestradiol with a level of 350 ng/L. We discussed possible reasons for pharmaceutical pollution, including the impact on marine species, the role of wastewater treatment technologies, and the potential long-range transportation of pharmaceutical residues via sea surface currents.
AB - The occurrence of seven commonly used pharmaceuticals, including diclofenac, fenoprofen, ketoprofen, ibuprofen, naproxen, carbamazepine, clofibric acid, gemfibrozil, estrone, 17β-estradiol, and 17α-ethynylestradiol, was investigated in the seawater of the Arctic during the summer of 2022. Seawater samples were subject to liquid-liquid extraction and solid-phase extraction (SPE). The concentrations of pharmaceuticals in the seawater samples were quantified with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and a DAD detector. The most abundant pharmaceuticals in the seawater were ibuprofen, with a range of 130-220 ng/L, and the highest concentration was obtained for 17α-ethynylestradiol with a level of 350 ng/L. We discussed possible reasons for pharmaceutical pollution, including the impact on marine species, the role of wastewater treatment technologies, and the potential long-range transportation of pharmaceutical residues via sea surface currents.
KW - Arctic
KW - Emerging contaminants
KW - Pharmaceuticals
KW - Seawater
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85216234084
U2 - 10.4194/TRJFAS27050
DO - 10.4194/TRJFAS27050
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85216234084
SN - 1303-2712
VL - 24
JO - Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
JF - Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
IS - 12
M1 - TRJFAS27050
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