Inventory of aqueous and sediment-associated organic pollutants released by the 2021 flood in the Vicht–Inde catchment, Germany

IF 6 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Environmental Sciences Europe Pub Date : 2024-05-31 DOI:10.1186/s12302-024-00925-6
Piero Bellanova, Jan Schwarzbauer, Klaus Reicherter
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Abstract

Background

The European flood that occurred between July 13th and 16th 2021, was a natural disaster that caused significant damage in Central European countries, including Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. This disaster resulted in the highest number of fatalities from a natural disaster in Germany during the twenty-first century, with over 180 people losing their lives and causing damages exceeding 30 bn€. The flood caused severe destruction in small mountainous river systems such as the Vicht and Inde rivers, particularly in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In addition, the flood caused a significant release of pollutants, including old burdens from the former mining area of Stolberg.

Results

To assess the extent of pollution caused by the flood in the affected floodplains and urban areas, this study was conducted to inventorize organic contaminants identified through a non-target screening in water and sediment samples taken immediately after the disastrous flood event. In total, 56 individual contaminants were identified from the water samples, including substances derived from urban effluents, such as personal care products, cosmetics, odors, technical additives, pharmaceuticals and surfactants. The analysis of sediment samples revealed different types of environmentally hazardous contaminants, such as petrogenics, urban effluent and wastewater indicators, chlorinated industrial compounds, and pesticides. This diverse range of pollutants and their broad dispersion across various environments in the catchment is attributed to the dynamic nature of the flood.

Conclusion

The inventory of identified organic contaminants raises long-term environmental concerns and potential health implications for the flood-affected Vicht–Inde region.

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德国维希特-因德河流域 2021 年洪水释放的水体和沉积物相关有机污染物清单
背景2021 年 7 月 13 日至 16 日发生的欧洲洪灾是一场自然灾害,给德国、荷兰、比利时和卢森堡等中欧国家造成了重大损失。这场灾难造成德国 21 世纪自然灾害死亡人数最多,180 多人丧生,损失超过 300 亿欧元。洪水对维希特河和因德河等山区小河水系造成了严重破坏,尤其是在德国北莱茵-威斯特法伦州。为了评估洪水对受影响的洪泛区和城市地区造成的污染程度,本研究对灾难性洪水发生后立即采集的水和沉积物样本中通过非目标筛选确定的有机污染物进行了清点。从水样中总共鉴定出 56 种污染物,包括来自城市污水的物质,如个人护理产品、化妆品、气味、技术添加剂、药品和表面活性剂。对沉积物样本的分析则发现了不同类型的有害环境的污染物,如石油氮化物、城市污水和废水指标、氯化工业化合物和杀虫剂。污染物种类繁多且广泛散布于集水区的各种环境中,这归因于洪水的动态性质。
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Environmental Sciences Europe
Environmental Sciences Europe Environmental Science-Pollution
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11.20
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1.70%
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110
审稿时长
13 weeks
期刊介绍: ESEU is an international journal, focusing primarily on Europe, with a broad scope covering all aspects of environmental sciences, including the main topic regulation. ESEU will discuss the entanglement between environmental sciences and regulation because, in recent years, there have been misunderstandings and even disagreement between stakeholders in these two areas. ESEU will help to improve the comprehension of issues between environmental sciences and regulation. ESEU will be an outlet from the German-speaking (DACH) countries to Europe and an inlet from Europe to the DACH countries regarding environmental sciences and regulation. Moreover, ESEU will facilitate the exchange of ideas and interaction between Europe and the DACH countries regarding environmental regulatory issues. Although Europe is at the center of ESEU, the journal will not exclude the rest of the world, because regulatory issues pertaining to environmental sciences can be fully seen only from a global perspective.
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