Phthalates and Nonylphenols in Roskilde Fjord
Phthalates and Nonylphenols in Roskilde Fjord
Phthalates and Nonylphenols in Roskilde Fjord
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2 PurposeThe aim of the study has been to <strong>in</strong>vestigate the occurrence, sources,transport <strong>and</strong> fate of nonylphenols <strong>and</strong> phthalates <strong>in</strong> the aquatic environmentof <strong>Roskilde</strong> <strong>Fjord</strong>. It was further <strong>in</strong>tended to f<strong>in</strong>d the temporal aswell as the spatial variation of these xenobiotics <strong>in</strong> the fjord <strong>and</strong> streamwater. Further, to <strong>in</strong>vestigate nonylphenols <strong>and</strong> phthalates <strong>in</strong> sediment <strong>in</strong>the fjord <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g a sediment core <strong>in</strong> the southern part, expected to yieldclues regard<strong>in</strong>g the historical variation of the concentration of xenobiotics,as well as some streams <strong>and</strong> lakes. F<strong>in</strong>ally, an important aim was tomake a mass balance for the fjord system, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g sources, transport<strong>and</strong> the mechanisms of elim<strong>in</strong>ation, <strong>and</strong> to make a mathematical modeldescrib<strong>in</strong>g the fate of the substances <strong>in</strong> the fjord system.11