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http://dx.doi.org/10.11614/KSL.2022.55.4.376

Trophic Transfer of Disinfectant Chemical in Aquatic Ecosystem  

Ha-Eun Cho (Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University)
Dokyun Kim (Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University)
Eun-Ji Won (Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University)
Hyeong-Wook Jo (Hansalim Agri-food Analysis Center, Hankyong National University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation)
Kwang-Guk An (College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University)
Kyung-Hoon Shin (Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University)
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Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment / v.55, no.4, 2022 , pp. 376-389 More about this Journal
Abstract
Despite the consumption of disinfectants have been increased by COVID-19 pandemic, the fate of the chemicals in aquatic food webs are still unclear. In order to understand the trophic transfer of the chemicals, the concentration of disinfectants including six benzalkonium chloride (BACs) and five didecyldimethylammonium chlorides(DDACs) were measured at the Geum (2020), Han (2021), and Yeongsan River (2021), before and after rainfall. The highest concentration of ∑BACs (mainly C12 and C14) and ∑DDACs (mainly C10 and C14) were observed in the Han River, followed by Yeongsan River, Geum River Estuary, and Gapcheon. After rainfalls, both concentration and detection frequency were decreased in all sites. Although the BAC and DDAC seems to be accumulated in organisms, they were bio-diluted rather than magnified in the aquatic food web with the biomagnification factor(BMF) of less than 1, trophic magnification slope (TMS) from -0.236 to 0.001, and trophic magnification factor(TMF) from 0.85 to 1.01.
Keywords
household chemical product; disinfectants; nitrogen isotope; TMF;
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