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Bisphenol A occurred in Kao-Pin River and its tributaries in Taiwan

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Bisphenol A (BPA), one of the endocrine-disrupting chemicals, was detected in water collected from Kao-Pin River and its tributaries. Results indicated that 59% of the water samples contained BPA. Concentrations ranged from less than the limit of detection (LOD, 0.037) to 4.23 μg/L. The mean concentrations were 0.16, 0.20, 1.02, 1.30, and 0.30 μg/L for sampling sites S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5, respectively. Concentrations were not significantly different between high and low-flow periods in sites S2, S3, and S4. In site S1, concentrations in the high-flow period were significantly greater than during the lower flow period, and in site S5, BPA concentration in the low-flow period was significantly greater than in the high-flow period. The BPA mass flow rate in site S5 was greater in the high-flow period than in the low-flow period.

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  1. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, 1 Hseuh Fu Road, Neipu, Pingtung, 91201, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Ting-Chien Chen & Ting-Jia Kao

  2. Department of Environmental Resources Management, Tajen University, 20 Wei Shin Road, Enpu, Pingtung, 90741, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Meei-Fang Shue

  3. Graduate Institute of Disaster Prevention on Hillslopes and Water Resources Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, 1 Hseuh Fu Road, Neipu, Pingtung, 91201, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Yi-Lung Yeh

  4. Department of Civil Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, 1 Hseuh Fu Road, Neipu, Pingtung, 91201, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Yi-Lung Yeh

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Chen, TC., Shue, MF., Yeh, YL. et al. Bisphenol A occurred in Kao-Pin River and its tributaries in Taiwan. Environ Monit Assess 161, 135–145 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-008-0733-4

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