Seasonal variations of bisphenol A (BPA) were investigated in the Danube
along the Novi Sad bank, Serbia using solid-phase extraction followed by gas
chromatographic mass spectrometric method. The obtained results confirmed the
presence of BPA above the limit of quantification (6 ng/L) in 22 out of 32
water samples at all eight sampling sites. Тhe BPA concentration varied from
<6 ng/L to 693 ng/L. The mean BPA concentration for summer (220 ng/L)
significantly differed from those obtained for autumn (39 ng/L), winter (6
ng/L) and spring (41 ng/L). The risk quotients, expressed as the ratio of the
95th percentile of the measured environmental concentrations for each season
and the predicted no-effect concentration were higher than one (> 1) for
autumn, spring and summer. The high potential risk which is attributed to the
elevated summer concentrations is probably the result of the increased human
activates and weather conditions. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike
Srbije, br. III46009]