FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Distribution of phthalates in Marseille Bay (NW Mediterranean Sea) BT AF PALUSELLI, Andrea FAUVELLE, Vincent SCHMIDT, Natascha GALGANI, Francois NET, Sopheak SEMPERE, Richard AS 1:1;2:1;3:1;4:2;5:3;6:1; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC;5:;6:; C1 Univ Toulon & Var, Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, IRD,MIO, Marseille, France. IFREMER, Ctr Mediterranee, LER, PAC, Zp De Bregaillon, La Seyne Sur Me, France. Univ Lille, Lab LASIR, Villeneuve Dascq, France. C2 UNIV TOULON, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE UNIV LILLE, FRANCE SI CORSE SE PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france copubli-univ-france IF 5.589 TC 83 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00413/52482/53269.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00413/52482/53358.pdf LA English DT Article BO Antedon II DE ;Phthalates;DEHP;DMP;Seawater;Dissolved organic matter;Endocrine disruptors AB Phthalic Acid Esters (PAEs) are a group of emerging organic contaminants that have become a serious issue because of their ubiquitous presence and hazardous impact on the marine environment worldwide. Seawater samples were collected monthly from December 2013 to November 2014 in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea (Marseille Bay). The samples were analyzed for dissolved organic carbon (DOC) as well as the molecular distribution of dissolved PAEs by using solid phase extraction followed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analyses. The results demonstrated the occurrence of six PAEs, including dimethyl phthalate (DMP), diethyl phthalate (DEP), di-isobutyl phthalate (DiBP), di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP), benzylbutyl phthalate (BzBP) and diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), with total concentrations ranging from 130 to 1330 ng L− 1 (av. 522 ng L− 1). In Marseille Bay, the highest concentrations were detected in the bottom water from June to November 2014 and in the whole water column during the winter mixing period. This result suggests that resuspension of PAE-rich sediment, in relation to the accumulation of plastic debris above the seabed, or the higher degradation rate in the upper layer of the water column, plays a significant role in the PAE dynamics in coastal water. DEHP was the most abundant PAE in all of the surface samples and the summer bottom samples, followed by DiBP and DnBP, which also represent the largest fractions in the other bottom samples. PY 2018 PD APR SO Science Of The Total Environment SN 0048-9697 PU Elsevier Science Bv VL 621 UT 000424196800059 BP 578 EP 587 DI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.306 ID 52482 ER EF