Distribution and mass loads of xenoestrogens bisphenol a, 4-nonylphenol, and 4-tert-octylphenol in rainfall runoff from highly urbanized regions: A comparison with point sources of wastewater

2021 ◽  
Vol 401 ◽  
pp. 123747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-Liang Zhao ◽  
Zheng Huang ◽  
Qian-Qian Zhang ◽  
Liang Ying-He ◽  
Tuan-Tuan Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Point Sources ◽  
Rainfall Runoff ◽  
Mass Loads

Bisphenol A emission factors from industrial sources and elimination rates in a sewage treatment plant

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 117-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Fuerhacker
Keyword(s):  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Estrogenic Activity ◽  
Animal Experiments ◽  
Elimination Rate ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Emission Factors ◽  
Point Sources ◽  
In Vitro Test

Bisphenol A (BPA) is widely used for the production of epoxy resins and polycarbonate plastics and is considered an endocrine disruptor. Special in vitro test systems and animal experiments showed a weak estrogenic activity. Aquatic wildlife especially could be endangered by waste water discharges. To manage possible risks arising from BPA emissions the major fluxes need to be investigated and the sources of the contamination of municipal treatment plants need to be determined. In this study, five major industrial point sources, two different household areas and the influent and effluent of the corresponding treatment plant (WWTP) were monitored simultaneously at a plant serving 120,000 population equivalents. A paper producing plant was the major BPA contributor to the influent load of the wastewater treatment plant. All the other emissions from point sources, including the two household areas, were considerably lower. The minimum elimination rate in the WTTP could be determined at 78% with an average of 89% of the total BPA-load. For a possible pollution-forecast, or for a comparison between different point sources, emission factors based on COD-emissions were calculated for industrial and household point sources at BPA/COD-ratios between 1.4 ×10−6-125×10−6 and 1.3×10−6-6.3×10−6, respectively.

Bisphenol A: emissions from point sources

Chemosphere ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 751-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Fürhacker ◽  
S Scharf ◽  
H Weber
Keyword(s):  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Point Sources

Resistance Monitor and Control for Vacuum Evaporation of Metals and Carbon

1976 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 572-573
Author(s):  
Russell L. Steere ◽  
Eric F. Erbe ◽  
J. Michael Moseley
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Device ◽  
Point Sources ◽  
High Contrast ◽  
Variable Resistor ◽  
Quality Of Results ◽  
Low Contrast ◽  
Evaporation Source ◽  
And Control ◽  
At Will

We have designed and built an electronic device which compares the resistance of a defined area of vacuum evaporated material with a variable resistor. When the two resistances are matched, the device automatically disconnects the primary side of the substrate transformer and stops further evaporation.This approach to controlled evaporation in conjunction with the modified guns and evaporation source permits reliably reproducible multiple Pt shadow films from a single Pt wrapped carbon point source. The reproducibility from consecutive C point sources is also reliable. Furthermore, the device we have developed permits us to select a predetermined resistance so that low contrast high-resolution shadows, heavy high contrast shadows, or any grade in between can be selected at will. The reproducibility and quality of results are demonstrated in Figures 1-4 which represent evaporations at various settings of the variable resistor.

Probing the Chemistry and Spectroscopy of Radiation-Sensitive Polymers by Parallel-Detection EELS

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-35
Author(s):  
E. G. Rightor ◽  
G. P. Young
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Energy Loss ◽  
Parallel Detection ◽  
Commercial Grade ◽  
Incident Electron Beam ◽  
Ptfe Sample ◽  
Spectroscopic Information ◽  
Edge Features ◽  
Electron Energy Loss

Investigation of neat polymers by TEM is often thwarted by their sensitivity to the incident electron beam, which also limits the usefulness of chemical and spectroscopic information available by electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) for these materials. However, parallel-detection EELS systems allow reduced radiation damage, due to their far greater efficiency, thereby promoting their use to obtain this information for polymers. This is evident in qualitative identification of beam sensitive components in polymer blends and detailed investigations of near-edge features of homopolymers.Spectra were obtained for a poly(bisphenol-A carbonate) (BPAC) blend containing poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) using a parallel-EELS and a serial-EELS (Gatan 666, 607) for comparison. A series of homopolymers was also examined using parallel-EELS on a JEOL 2000FX TEM employing a LaB6 filament at 100 kV. Pure homopolymers were obtained from Scientific Polymer Products. The PTFE sample was commercial grade. Polymers were microtomed on a Reichert-Jung Ultracut E and placed on holey carbon grids.

Bisphenol A

2011 ◽  
pp. 053111130856
Author(s):  
Stephen Ritter
Keyword(s):  
Bisphenol A

A New Hazard From Bisphenol A?

2011 ◽  
pp. 062311292128
Author(s):  
Erika Gebel
Keyword(s):  
Bisphenol A
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