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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A CONSTRUCTED WETLAND IN REDUCING THE LEVELSOF ESTROGENIC-ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS (EEDC) IN AGRICULTURALRUNOFF

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International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology Vol.5 Issue 2, pp 59-64,Year 2016

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A CONSTRUCTED WETLAND IN REDUCING THE LEVELSOF ESTROGENIC-ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS (EEDC) IN AGRICULTURALRUNOFF

Brandon Bird, Dalton Gossett, Cran Lucas, Stephen Banks, Patrick Colyer

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Received : 15 April 2016; Accepted : 22 April 2016 ; Published : 30 April 2016

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Observations have shown the detrimental effects of estrogenic-endocrine disrupting compounds (EEDC) in aquatic ecosystems. These endocrine disruptors remain biologically active at low, environmentally relevant doses, can then be absorbed in vertebrates, and interfere with the normal function of the endocrine system of humans and animals. Two of the major sources of EEDCs in the aquatic environment are Publically Owned Water Treatment Plants (POWTP) and agricultural activity. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a constructed wetland in ameliorating agricultural runoff containing EEDCs. Water samples were collected from a constructed wetland, a POWTP, and a public water supply lake. The water samples were prepared by solid phase extraction, and the concentrations of the estrogenic steroid hormones estrone, 17β-estradiol, estriol, progesterone, and 17α-ethynylestradiol were determined by HPLC. The results showed that the constructed wetland reduced the concentrations of each of the EEDCs entering the wetland and there was an average reduction of 70% in EEDC concentration before the runoff water was released into the environment. The concentration of EEDCs entering the watershed from the constructed wetland was about almost ten times lower than the concentration entering the watershed from the POWTP.

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Wetland, estrogens, progesterone, endocrine disrupting compounds, manure fertilizer, HPLC,

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Brandon Bird, Dalton Gossett, Cran Lucas, Stephen Banks, Patrick Colyer , " The Effectiveness Of A Constructed Wetland In Reducing The Levelsof Estrogenic-endocrine Disrupting Compounds (eedc) In Agriculturalrunoff ", International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology . Vol. 5, Issue 2, pp 59-64 , 2016

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