Occurrence of estrogenic mycotoxin – Zearalenone in aqueous environmental samples with various NOM content

Zearalenone is a mycotoxin produced by some Fusarium species in food and feed. Toxicity of ZEA and its metabolites is related to the chemical structure of the mycotoxins, similar to naturally occurring estrogens. Currently, there is increasing awareness of the significance of fungi and their toxic m...

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Published in:Water research (Oxford) 2009-03, Vol.43 (4), p.1051-1059
Main Authors: Gromadzka, Karolina, Waśkiewicz, Agnieszka, Goliński, Piotr, Świetlik, Joanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Chromatography, Affinity
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Estrogenic mycotoxin
estrogenic properties
Estrogens, Non-Steroidal - analysis
Exact sciences and technology
Fresh Water - analysis
Fusarium
groundwater contamination
high performance liquid chromatography
Immunoaffinity columns
metabolites
molecular weight
Mycotoxins - analysis
Natural organic matter
organic matter
Other industrial wastes. Sewage sludge
Poland
Pollution
Rivers
Surface water
Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods
Wastes
wastewater
Water - analysis
water pollution
Water treatment and pollution
Zea
Zearalenone
Zearalenone - analysis
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Summary:Zearalenone is a mycotoxin produced by some Fusarium species in food and feed. Toxicity of ZEA and its metabolites is related to the chemical structure of the mycotoxins, similar to naturally occurring estrogens. Currently, there is increasing awareness of the significance of fungi and their toxic metabolites in water. Thus it was considered essential to determine the concentration of estrogenic toxin in surface waters, groundwater and wastewater in Poland. The application of ZearalaTest immunoaffinity columns for zearalenone determination by HPLC method in water samples characterized by different natural organic matter (NOM) content gave the recovery rate ranging from 74 to 86%. Obtained results showed that the natural organic micropollutants of water with low molecular masses have an effect on zearalenone recovery. Zearalenone was present in water samples in the range from 0 to 43.7 ng L −1.
ISSN:0043-1354
1879-2448
DOI:10.1016/j.watres.2008.11.042