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. 2021 Oct 12;51(6):1588–1608. doi: 10.1007/s13280-021-01627-6

Table 3.

Reported data for Baltic Sea surface water on substances from the group of pharmaceuticals, UV filters, estrogens/estrogenic activity, PFAS, polar pesticides, and algal toxins. Data are listed as single concentrations, concentration ranges, or maximum analyzed concentration. CMD, Chloridazon-methyl-desphenyl; 2,4-D, 2,4-Dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid; FOSA, Perfluoroctylsulfonamide; FOSAA, 2-(Perfluorooctanesulfonamido)acetic acid; 6:2 FTSA, 6:2 Fluorotelomer sulfonate; HFPO-DA, 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoro-2-(1,1,2,2,3,3,3- 53 heptafluoropropoxy)propanoic acid; MCPA, 4-Chloro-2-methyl-phenoxy acetic acid; PFBA, Perfluorobutanoic acid; PFBS, Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid; PFDA, Perfluorodecanoic acid; PFDoDA, Perfluorododecanoic acid; PFECHS, Potassium perfluoro-4-exthylcyclohexanesulfonate; PFHpA, Perfluoroheptanoic acid; PFHxA, Perfluorohexanoic acid; PFHxS, Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid; PFNA, Perfluorononanoic acid; PFPA, Perfluorophosphonic acid; PFPeA, Perfluoropentanoic acid; PFTeDA, Perfluorotetradecanoic acid; PFUnDA, Perfluoroundecanoic acid; SPE, Solid phase extraction; LC, Liquid chromatography; ESI, Electrospray ionization ; MS, Mass spectrometry

Compound class Analysis method Method details Concentrations of analyzed substances (ng/L) Baltic Sea area Year References
Pharmaceuticals Chemical SPE, LC–ESI–MSMS Atenolol: ≤ 13, carbamazepine: ≤ 157, cetirizine: ≤ 13, clarithromycin: ≤ 14, diclofenac: ≤ 9.2, ibuprofen: ≤ 109, iohexol: ≤ 861, iomeprol: ≤ 1159, iopamidol: ≤ 1027, iopromide: ≤ 109, loratadine: ≤ 4.1, metoprolol: ≤ 158, paracetamol: ≤ 48, phenazone: ≤ 5.9, roxithromycin: ≤ 16, sotalol: ≤ 65, SMX: ≤ 42 German Baltic Sea coastline 2009 Nödler et al. (2014)
SPE, LC–ESI–MSMS Trimethoprim: 0.6, sulfadimethoxine: 0.7 Gulf of Gdansk 2011, 2012 Borecka et al. (2013)
SPE, LC–ESI–MSMS Trimethoprim: 1.4–2.2, SMX: 5.4–18.0, sulfadimethoxine: 0.5–1.0 Gulf of Gdansk 2012 Borecka et al. (2015)
Trimethoprim: ≤ 1.6 Pomeranian Bight
Trimethoprim: 2.8 Gdansk Deep
SPE, LC–ESI–MSMS, LC–ESI-Qtrap Carbamazepine: 0.5–12.2, clofibric acid: < 0.4, diclofenac: < 27.1, oxazepam: < 1.8, primidone: 1.1–5.8, metoprolol: 0.09–0.8 Baltic Sea 2001–2014 Fisch et al. (2021)
Information not provided Diclofenac: ≤ 54, ibuprofen: ≤ 158, naproxen: ≤ 14, phenazone: ≤ 504, paracetamol: ≤ 36, tramadol: ≤ 1.6, erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin: ≤ 0.27, SMX: ≤ 33, metaprolol: ≤ 55, bisoprolol: ≤ 128, sotalol: ≤ 24, carbamazepine: ≤ 73, oxazepam: ≤ 1.9, primidone: ≤ 5.8, salicylic acid: ≤ 14, 17β-estradiol: ≤ 1.1, clofibric acid: ≤ 0.4 Samples from entire Baltic Sea area 2003–2014 UNESCO and HELCOM (2017)
SPE, LC–ESI–MSMS SMX: ca.1.5, salicylic acid: ca. 11 German Baltic Sea coastline 2015 Fisch et al. (2017)
UV filters Chemical SPE, LC–ESI–MSMS PBSA: ≤ 3.4 Baltic Sea 2014 Orlikowska et al. (2015)
PBSA: ≤ 170, BP-1: ≤ 2.5, BP-4: ≤ 226 German Baltic Sea coastline
PBSA: ca. 2–10, octocrylene: ca. 8–31 German Baltic Sea coastline 2015 Fisch et al. (2017)
Estrogens and estrogenic compounds Effect-based SPE, YES EEQ: 0.22 Darss Peninsula 2003 Beck et al. (2006a)
EEQ: 0.31 Salzhaff
Chemical SPE, LC–ESI–MSMS E1: 0.16–0.33, EE2: ≤ 2.1 Outer Wismar Bay 2003–2004 Beck et al. (2005)
E1: 0.10–0.25, EE2: 1.7–2.5 Darss Peninsula
E1: 0.27–0.34, EE2: 1.7–2.9 Salzhaff
Effect-based SPE, A-YES EEQ: ≤ 0.11 Western Baltic Sea 2016–2018 Deich et al. (2020)
EEQ: ≤ 0.38 German coastal Baltic Sea
Polar pesticides and metabolites Chemical SPE, LC–ESI–MSMS Atrazine: ≤ 2.1, desethylatrazine: ≤ 2.0, terbuthylazine: ≤ 7.2 German Baltic Sea coastline 2009–2010 Nödler et al. (2013)
Desethylatrazine: ≤ 2.2, diuron: ≤ 131, isoproturon: ≤ 7.2, mecoprop: ≤ 18 German Baltic Sea coastline 2009 Nödler et al. (2014)
Atrazine: ≤ 2.6, simazine: ≤ 3.5, terbuthylazine: ≤ 3.8, chloridazon: ≤ 7.4, CMD: ≤ 8.9, chlorotoluron: ≤ 2.7, diuron: 2.9, isoproturon: 6.6, bentazone: 1.1, 2,4–D: ≤ 3.2, metazachlor: ≤ 2.5 Baltic Sea 2014 Orlikowska et al. (2015)
Atrazine: ≤ 7.6, simazine: ≤ 5.8, terbuthylazine: ≤ 1111, terbutryn: ≤ 10.5, irgarol: ≤ 1.9, desisopropylatrazine: ≤ 4.6, desethylathrazine: ≤ 2.5, chloridazon: ≤ 126, CMD: ≤ 32.9, chlorotoluron: ≤ 136, diuron: 107, isoproturon: 60.7, bentazone: 221, 2,4–D: ≤ 19.6, MCPA: ≤ 36.3, mecoprop: ≤ 9.7, metazachlor: ≤ 27 German Baltic Sea coastline
CMD: 1.4–8.9, isoproturon: ≤ 7.2, chloridazon: 2.1–6.9, bentazon: ≤ 1.1 German coastal Baltic Sea 2012–2104 Skeff et al. (2017)
SPE, LC–ESI–MSMS, LC–ESI-Qtrap Chlorotoluron: 0.03–6.8, diuron: 0.3–20.2, fenuron: ≤ 0.9, isoproturon: 0.04–17.8, linuron: ≤ 0.4, monolinuron: ≤ 0.04, 2,4-D: 0.2–85.3, dichlorprop: ≤ 2.6, MCPA: 0.1–2.6, mecoprop: ≤ 2.0, malathion: ≤ 0.3, ametryn: ≤ 0.1, atrazine: 1.0–26.0, desethylatrazine: 0.6–1.8, diazinon: ≤ 0.2, hexazinone: 0.04–0.4, irgarol: ≤ 4.9, prometryn: 0.1–0.9, propazine: 0.08–0.3, simazine: 0.9–4.3, terbuthylazine: 0.2–5.2, terbutryn: 0.01–0.6, chloridazone: 1.4–5.3, metazachlor: 0.01–8.9, methabenzthiazuron: 0.01–0.1, metolachlor: ≤ 1.5, pendimethalin: ≤ 1.1 Baltic Sea 2001–2014 Fisch et al. (2021)
SPE, LC–ESI–MSMS glyphosate: ≤ 1.22, aminomethylphosphonic acid: ≤ 1.42 Baltic Sea 2019 Wirth et al. (2021)
PFAS Chemical SPE, LC–ESI–MSMS PFOA: 0.47–0.89, PFOS: 0.33–0.58 Western Baltic Sea 2004–2005 Theobald et al. (2011)
PFOA: 1.1, PFOS: 0.9 Pomeranian Bight
SPE, LC–ESI–MSMS PFBA: ≤ 0.44, PFPA: ≤ 0.12, PFHxA: 0.12–0.27, PFHpA: 0.06–0.26, PFOA: 0.25–4.55, PFNA: 0.10–0.42, PFBS: 0.26–0.88, PFHxS: ≤ 0.61, PFOS: ≤ 0.35, FOSA: ≤ 0.46 Baltic Sea 2007 Ahrens et al. (2010)
SPE, LC–ESI–MSMS PFBS: ≤ 0.76, PFHxS: ≤ 0.23, PFOS: 0.04–0.39, PFPA: ≤ 0.18, PFHxA: 0.09–0.29, PFHpA: ≤ 0.2, PFOA: 0.12–0.78, PFNA: 0.09–0.85, PFDA: ≤ 0.15, PFDoDA: ≤ 0.3 Baltic Sea 2008 Kirchgeorg et al. (2010)
SPE, LC–ESI–MSMS PFBA: 0.34–0.67, PFHpA: 0.61–1.0, PFOA: 0.21–1.3, PFNA: 0.14–5.7, PFDA: 0.045–0.83, PFDoDA: 0.045, PFTeDA: 0.016–0.072, PFBS: 0.062–0.57, PFHxS: 0.11–1.7, PFOS: 0.11–2.5, FOSAA: 0.061, FOSA: 0.019–0.051 Baltic Sea 2013 Nguyen et al. (2017)
SPE, LC–ESI–MSMS, LC–ESI-Qtrap PFBS: < 0.2, PFHxA: 0.04–0.4, PFHpA: 0.1–0.4, PFHxS: 0.06–0.3, PFNA: 0.07–0.3, PFOA: 0.3–1.0, PFOS: 0.1–0.8, PFDoDA: < 0.07, FOSA: < 0.007 Baltic Sea 2001–2014 Fisch et al. (2021)
SPE, LC–ESI–MSMS HFPO-DA: ≤ 0.082, PFECHS: ≤ 0.14, PFBA: 0.33–0.99, PFPeA: ≤ 0.75, PFHxA: 0.22–0.84, PFHpA: ≤ 0.38, PFOA: 0.20–0.70, PFNA: ≤ 0.21, PFDA: ≤ 0.047, PFBS: ≤ 0.43, PFHxS: ≤ 0.48, L-PFOS: ≤ 0.082, Br-PFOS: 0.029–0.098, 6:2 FTSA: ≤ 0.93, L-FOSA: ≤ 0.0064, Br-FOSA: ≤ 0.0064 German Baltic Sea coastline 2017 Joerss et al., 2019
Algal toxins Chemical SPE, LC–UV Extracellular nodularin: 90–18 000 µg/L Gulf of Gdansk 2001–2002 Mazur and Plinski (2003)