Migration of bisphenol A and nonylphenol from mineral water bottles and disposable plastic containers into water at different temperatures

Kazemi, Ali; Younesi, Habibollah; Bahramifar, Nader

Volume 6, Issue 4 (3-2014) ijhe 2014, 6(4): 515-522 | Back to browse issues page

‎ 20.1001.1.20082029.1392.6.4.9.1

Mendeley

Zotero

RefWorks

Kazemi A, Younesi H, Bahramifar N. Migration of bisphenol A and nonylphenol from mineral water bottles and disposable plastic containers into water at different temperatures. ijhe 2014; 6 (4) :515-522
URL: http://ijhe.tums.ac.ir/article-1-5266-en.html

Migration of bisphenol A and nonylphenol from mineral water bottles and disposable plastic containers into water at different temperatures

Ali Kazemi¹

, Habibollah Younesi ^*

², Nader Bahramifar¹

1- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resource, Tarbiat Modares University,P.O. Box 46414-356, Noor, Mazandaran, Iran.
2- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resource, Tarbiat Modares University,P.O. Box 46414-356, Noor, Mazandaran, Iran. , hunesi@modares.ac.ir

Abstract: (20288 Views)

Background and Objectives: bisphenol A and nonylphenol are xenoestrogen materials used as a monomer of plastics in widely volume in the production of plastic materials especially mineral water bottles and disposable plastic containers. In this study, we investigated the potential of migration of bisphenol A and nonylphenol from disposable plastic containers into water at different temperatures and also from mineral water into water at different temperatures. Materials and Methods: We conducted bisphenol A and nonylphenol extraction from each sample through liquid-liquid extraction. For identification and quantitative determination of bisphnol A and nonylphenol, we used gas chromatography equipped with mass detector, and for quantitative determination of these two compounds, we used high-performance liquid chromatography equipped with fluorescence detector. Results: We found that increasing temperature increased significantly the rate of migration of these two compounds in the water. Moreover, it was revealed that only the presence of bisphenol A in water of mineral water bottles was detected and the increase in temperature also increases the rate of migration bisphenol A into water. Conclusion: In general, results of this study showed that improper storage of mineral water bottles and also use of disposable plastic containers for hot drinks would result in increasing consumer exposure to these compounds.

Keywords: bisphenol A, nonylphenol, disposable plastic containers, temperature, gas chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography

Full-Text [PDF 628 kb] (8737 Downloads)

Type of Study: Research | Subject: General
Received: 2014/06/16 | Accepted: 2014/06/16 | Published: 2014/06/16