Methyl-triclosan

Product of methylation of triclosan

Methyl-triclosan is a transformation product of the biocide triclosan. Triclosan is widely used, for instance in disinfectants, soaps, and deodorants, as preservative in cosmetic products and as antibacterial treatment of textiles.

Methylation of triclosan in sewage treatment plants (STP) may result in the formation of methyl-triclosan which partly enters surface waters via the STP-effluents. Methyl-triclosan is assessed as persistent in the environment and toxic to aquatic organisms. Because of its lipophilicy it can accumulate in organisms.

Recommended analysis examples

• The methylated main metabolite of triclosan is a long-term problem for the environment

Specimen

• Bream

  Bioindicator in rivers and lakes

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• Suspended particulate matter

  Fine insoluble mineral or organic particles in the water phase

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Extended information

Literature

• Retrospective Monitoring of Triclosan and Methyl-triclosan in Fish: Results from the German Environmental Specimen Bank
  Böhmer, Walter; Rüdel, Heinz; Wenzel, Andrea; Schröter-Kermani, Christa
  Organohalogen Compounds 66 (2004), 1516 - 1521, 2004
  
• Retrospective study of triclosan and methyl-triclosan residues in fish and suspended particulate matter: Results from the German Environmental Specimen Bank
  Rüdel, Heinz; Böhmer, Walter; Müller, Martin; Fliedner, Annette; Ricking, Mathias; Teubner, Diana; Schröter-Kermani, Christa
  Chemosphere 91 (2013), 11, 1517-1524, 2013
  
• Retrospektives Monitoring von Triclosan und Methyltriclosan in Brassenmuskulaturproben der Umweltprobenbank (German)
  Böhmer, Walter; Bernhardt, Thorsten; Rüdel, Heinz; Müller, Martin; Wenzel, Andrea
  Fraunhofer-Institut für Molekularbiologie und Angewandte Oekologie, 2005