Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6318372 | Environmental Pollution | 2014 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The occurrence of a polyether trisiloxane surfactant in the ng Lâ1 range in German surface waters is reported for the first time. The studied surfactant does not ubiquitously occur in the aquatic environment but can reach surface waters on a local scale. As a first step towards the understanding of the environmental fate, the hydrolysis was studied according to the OECD guideline 111. It confirmed that the trisiloxane surfactant is sensitive to hydrolysis and that the hydrolysis rate strongly depends on the pH and the temperature. If one takes only into account the hydrolysis, the trisiloxane surfactant could persist several weeks in river water (the half-life in water is approximately 50 days at pH 7, 25 °C, and an initial concentration of 2 mg Lâ1). A degradation product, more polar than the initial trisiloxane surfactant, was identified by high resolution mass spectrometry.
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Authors
Amandine Michel, Heinz-Jürgen Brauch, Eckhard Worch, Frank T. Lange,