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dc.contributor.authorAndra, Syam S.-
dc.contributor.authorShine, James P.-
dc.contributor.authorLu, Chensheng-
dc.contributor.authorMakris, Konstantinos C.-
dc.contributor.otherΜακρής, Κωνσταντίνος X.-
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-19T10:54:13Z-
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T11:09:39Z-
dc.date.available2015-03-19T10:54:13Z-
dc.date.available2015-12-08T11:09:39Z-
dc.date.issued2012-01-
dc.identifier.citationEnvironment International, 2012, vol.38, no.1, pp. 45–53en_US
dc.identifier.issn01604120-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/3655-
dc.description.abstractA fast-growing bottled water market is occasionally challenged by reports calling for contaminant leaching from water-contact materials (plastics). Our focus was on leaching of antimony (Sb) and brominated compounds expressed by total soluble bromine (Br) measurements, including those of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE). Studies are lacking on concomitant leaching of two or more inorganic plastic constituents from the same bottle. A market-representative basket survey of bottled water was initiated in Boston, USA supermarkets. Bottled water classes sampled were: i) non-carbonated (NCR), ii) carbonated (CR), and iii) non-carbonated and enriched (NCRE). Plastic bottle materials sampled were: polyethylene terephthalate (PET), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polystyrene (PS), and polycarbonate (PC). Storage conditions for the 31 bottled water samples were: 23 °C temperature, no-shaking and 12 h/12 h light/dark for 60 days of equilibration. Average Br and Sb concentrations after 60-days of storage followed the order of NCR < CR = NCRE, and NCR < CR < NCRE, respectively, suggesting that the presence of dissolved carbon dioxide in CR samples coupled to additions of flavors and color to NCRE could explain the elevated leaching of Br and Sb. Combining all bottled water classes and plastic material types, a highly significant (p < 0.001) correlation was observed between log-transformed soluble Br and Sb concentrations, suggesting similar leaching behavior. Among samples with the highest soluble Br concentrations, BDE-209 congener was qualitatively confirmed in three out of four bottled water samples. The PC, HDPE, and PS samples exhibited significantly (p < 0.05) lower Sb and Br leaching than PET. Upon quantitative validation of PBDE leaching from certain plastic bottles into water, a revisit to existing PBDE exposure assessment reports will be deemed necessary.en_US
dc.formatpdfen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironment Internationalen_US
dc.rights© Elsevier Ltd.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectBottled wateren_US
dc.subjectAntimonyen_US
dc.subjectPBDEen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental healthen_US
dc.subjectPlasticsen_US
dc.subjectDrinking-wateren_US
dc.titleCo-leaching of Brominated Compounds and Antimony from Bottled Wateren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.collaborationCyprus University of Technologyen_US
dc.collaborationHarvard Universityen_US
dc.subject.categoryEarth and Related Environmental Sciencesen_US
dc.reviewPeer Revieweden
dc.countryCyprusen_US
dc.countryUnited Statesen_US
dc.subject.fieldNatural Sciencesen_US
dc.publicationPeer Revieweden_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envint.2011.08.007en_US
dc.dept.handle123456789/108en
dc.relation.issue1en_US
dc.relation.volume38en_US
cut.common.academicyear2011-2012en_US
dc.identifier.spage45en_US
dc.identifier.epage53en_US
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crisitem.journal.journalissn0160-4120-
crisitem.journal.publisherElsevier-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0001-5251-8619-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Health Sciences-
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