Original Paper
Bisphenol-A extraction into water from a flexible PVC pond liner and its potential impact on artificial ponds
,Courtney N. Dye,
CI 6.20
Mar 24, 2015
Published
Abstract
Bisphenol-A (BPA), a known ecological endocrine disruptor , is commonly used as an additive in the manufacture of flexible polyvinyl chloride (PVC) membranes. To assess the potential of artificial pond PVC liners as sources of BPA contamination, a laboratory extraction of BPA from a liner into water was conducted. The average blank-corrected BPA released by the liner, on a BPA/liner mass basis, was 28.4 ± 5.8 μg g −1 . On the basis of surface area the amount released was 0.84 ± 0.16 μg cm −2 . Given this quantity of BPA in a liner, a simple release model indicates that PVC pond liners are a potentially significant source of exposure of artificial pond aquatic organisms to BPA.
Research Topics
Paper Details
- Title
- Bisphenol-A extraction into water from a flexible PVC pond liner and its potential impact on artificial ponds
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2015.02.003
- Published
- Mar 24, 2015
- Journal
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 259–262