New GC-MS methods were developed for seven typical organophosphate esters (OPEs) including tri-n-butyl phosphate (TnBP), tris (2-ethylhexyl) phosphate (TEHP), tributoxyethyl phosphate (TBEP), triphenyl phosphate (TPhP), tri (2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), trichloropropyl phosphate (TCPP) and tridichloropropyl phosphate (TDCPP). These methods were used to quantify their concentrations in the surface water and sediment from the Jinjiang River, Chengdu. The recoveries of the target substances were 76%-119% (surface water)and 83%-126% (sediments). Total OPEs (Σ7OPEs) ranged from 689.09 to 10623.94 ng·L, with the mean of 3747.58 ng·L in the surface water. The pollution level of each monomer was in the order TBEP > TCEP > TPhP > TEHP > TCPP > TnBP. TBEP was the predominant pollutant, accounting for 36.50%-95.90% of the Σ7OPEs concentrations. The contents (dw) of the Σ7OPEs ranged from 25.52 to 296.00 ng·g in sediments, and TBEP was also the main pollutant in these samples. No significant correlation existed between the concentrations of OPEs in the surface water and sediments. Alkyl OPEs were the main pollutants in the surface water and sediments. The distribution of OPEs was influenced by the source of emissions and environmental attributes. The pairs TCPP and TnBP, TBEP and TEHP, and TCEP and TPhP might have common sources in the surface water.

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