Preceding monitoring reports indicated that di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), a common
plasticizer, was found in the samples of suspended sediment and water collected from the lower
part of Chao Phraya River. In this continuing study, the suspended sediment and water samples
from the Chao Phraya Delta were collected twice a year in January and July during January 201 1 -
July 2013. The analyses were performed for both DEHP and Diethyl Phthalate (DEP). Overall
results showed that concentrations of both DEHP and DEP in the water samples were relatively
higher than those in the suspended sediment samples. The concentrations of DEHP and DEP from
all sampling periods in the water samples ranged from 1.58 - 27.55 pg/L and from 0.64 - 2.59
ug/L, respectively, whereas the concentrations of DEHP and DEP from all sampling periods in the
suspended sediment samples ranged from 0.01 - 26.82 mg/g and from 0.01 - 1.93 mg/g,
respectively. The concentrations of both DEHP and DEP in both suspended sediment and water
samples were relatively higher in the samples collected during lower discharge period of the Chao
Phraya River in July. The results indicated that sediment transport system could play an important
role in the dispersion of both DEHP and DEP. The ecological risk assessment indicated that for the
current level of contaminations the risk did not exceed the acceptable level.