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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Berichte
DOI 10.60810/openumwelt-7742
Titel (primär) Analysis of polyquaternium compounds in environmental samples through non-target screening
Autor Zahn, D. ORCID logo ; Scheller, A.; Reemtsma, T.
Quelle Texte Umweltbundesamt
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
Department EAC
Band/Volume 59
Seite bis 37
Sprache englisch
Topic T9 Healthy Planet
Abstract Polyquaternium (PQ) compounds are water soluble polymers which are widely used in high volumes, e.g. in body care products. They are assumed to be persistent in the environment and to be toxic to aquatic organisms. Information on their occurrence and environmental concentrations is essential to assess the risk these chemicals may pose and determine if regulatory action is required. In this study it was assessed if PQs can be retrospectively analyzed in non-target screening data, which was deemed unfeasible. Instead, an analytical method for PQ-compounds was developed. With this method, PQ compounds could be detected in surface water samples at seemingly high concentrations.
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Zahn, D., Scheller, A., Reemtsma, T. (2025):
Analysis of polyquaternium compounds in environmental samples through non-target screening
Texte Umweltbundesamt 59
Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau, 37 pp. 10.60810/openumwelt-7742