Identification of toxic compounds in wastewater treatment plants during a field experiment

Farré, Marinella; Klöter, Gerhard; Petrović, Mira; Alonso, M.C.; Alda, Miren López de; Barceló, Damià

doi:10.1016/s0003-2670(01)00908-4

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“…The results showed that the NP content of aqueous phase of all wastewater samples higher than particulate phase, which were detected in the aqueous and particulate phases with mean concentrations of 12.8 ± 2.4 and 5.2 ± 1.2 lg/L, respectively. The concentrations of NP identified in wastewater samples from different discharge points were consistent with the reported levels in Italy (Petrovic and Barceló 2004) and China (Lian et al 2009), but were at high level compared to those observed in the European and Asian countries, such as Spain (\1.5 lg/L) (Farre et al 2002), UK (\0.02-0.1 lg/L) (Sheahan et al 2002), Japan (0.1-0.9 lg/L) (Nakada et al 2006), and China (0.015-0.101 lg/L) (Zhou et al 2009), indicating that the contamination in Ahwaz seemed heavy than abroad, probably due to high consumption of NPnEOs surfactants or poor sewer conditions.…”

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Occurrence of nonylphenol an endocrine disrupter in Karun River, Khuzestan Province, Iran

Babaei

Mahvi

Nabizadeh

et al. 2013

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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The important Iranian Karun River has never been investigated for the presence of potentially endocrinedisrupting chemicals, nonylphenol (NP). In this study, concentrations of NP were measured in water from Karun River and five wastewater discharge points into this river, collected during April to July 2010. The analytes were extracted by solid-phase extraction, and quantitative analyses were performed by HPLC-FLD. NP was detected in water and wastewater samples with 0.17-1.83 and 15.27-21.79 lg/L, respectively. The results showed that the NP content of aqueous phase of all wastewater samples higher than particulate phase, which were detected in the aqueous and particulate phases with mean concentrations of 12.8 ± 2.4 and 5.2 ± 1.2 lg/L, respectively. These data suggest that the NP levels in Karun river water are likely attributable to untreated municipal wastewaters discharged directly into the river. To our knowledge; this is the first study to evaluate NP concentrations in water and wastewater in Iran.

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“…Currently, NP risks have been accepted by EPA and has prepared a guideline for natural water quality that recommends NP concentrations to be below 6.6 and 1.7 lg/L, in freshwater and saltwater, respectively (Soares et al 2008;Brooke and Thursby 2005).…”

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Occurrence of nonylphenol an endocrine disrupter in Karun River, Khuzestan Province, Iran

Babaei

Mahvi

Nabizadeh

et al. 2013

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…Farklı izleme metotları Daphnia magna, Vibrio fisheri biyolüminesans inhibisyon testi, biyosensörler literatürde mevcuttur [20,21,22,23,24]. Ayrıca, Su Kirliliği Kontrol Yönetmeliği'nde yer alan atıksu deşarj parametreleri ile ZSF arasında istatistiksel bir değerlendirme daha önce yapılmadığından, bu çalışma bir örnek yaklaşım niteliği taşımaktadır.…”

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Türki̇ye’de Endüstri̇yel Atiksularda Toksi̇si̇te İzleme Yöntemi̇ni̇n Atiksu Parametreleri̇ İle İstati̇sti̇ksel İli̇şki̇lendi̇ri̇lmesi̇

Pagano¹

2016

Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi

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ÖZETEndüstriyel atıksular, proseste kullanılan hammadde ve kimyasallar ile proses türüne göre çok çeşitli kirleticileri içermektedir. Bu nedenle, bu atıksuların çevresel etkilerini kontrol amacıyla fiziksel ve kimyasal parametrelerin yanında toksisite'nin de izlenmesi yönetmeliklerde yer almıştır. Bu çalışmada, dünyadaki mevcut durum özetlenerek Ülkemizde endüstriyel deşarjların kontrolünde uyulması gereken Su Kirliliği Kontrolü Yönetmeliği'ndeki Balık Zehirlilik Seyrelme Faktörü (ZSF) parametresinin istatistik yöntemler ile analizi yapılmaktadır. Bu çalışma sonucuna göre, belirli sektörlerde ZSF ile bazı parametreler arasında ilişki gözlenirken (tekstil sanayinde KOI-ZSF %17,2; metal sanayinde kadmiyum, çinko-ZSF %100 bağlı), bazı sektörlerde (selüloz ve kimya) anlamlı bir ilişki bulunamamıştır. Kirlenmenin tanımının değiştiği ve öncelikli kirleticilerin deşarj limitleri arasında yer almaya başladığı günümüzde toksisite parametresi ile ilgili durumun da güncellenmesinin Ülkemiz için çevre korunması konusunda acil bir öncelik olduğu açıktır.Anahtar Kelimeler: Balık Zehirlilik Seyrelme Faktörü, Endüstriyel Atıksu, İstatistik, Su Kirliliği Kontrol Yönetmeliği, Toksisite. STATISTICAL CORRELATION OF TOXICITY MONITORING METHOD WITH POLLUTION PARAMETERS FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGES IN TURKEY ABSTRACTIndustrial wastewaters contain various pollutants due to the different raw materials and chemicals used in the process. It has been legislatively established that toxicity is a useful and necessary parameter along with physical and chemical parameters for controlling and inspecting the environmental effects of industrial wastewater. In this study, the current situation in the World is presented and the case of toxicity dilution factor (TDF) defined in Turkish Water Pollution Control Legislation is discussed using statistical evaluation methods. As a result of this study, for some industrial sectors, there has been found some significant relationship between TDF and other parameters required in the discharge limits (in textile industry KOI-ZSF % 17.2; in metal industry Cd, Zn ZSF: %100 bound), whereas for some of them (cellulose and chemical) there was no significant correlation observed. For protecting the environment of our country, It's quite clear that toxicity monitoring emerges an update in the discharge limits, since the definition of pollution has been changed and priority pollutants have been included among discharge parameters.

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“…An increasing number of contaminants exist in the urban flows that are suspected or already proved to be able to exhibit various adverse effects once released in the environment. It should be noted that some of these contaminants not only pass through the treatment processes without being removed completely, but also many of their products of incomplete degradation, i.e., transformation during biological and chemical treatment (e.g., nonylphenol, nonylphenol carboxylates [18], and treatment processes [19,20]), may as well exhibit adverse effects. The importance of using both chemical analyses and toxicity tests for the characterization and control of effluents of sewage treatment plants in the framework of water quality programs is widely accepted nowadays [21].…”

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Bioassays Currently Available for Evaluating the Biological Potency of Pharmaceuticals in Treated Wastewater

Vasquez

Michael²,

Kümmerer

et al. 2015

The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

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Water deprivation with regard to quantity and quality is one of the most important environmental problems of the century. The increasing demand of water resources puts pressure on the utilization of alternative sources such as treated wastewater. In the context of "reduce, reuse, and recycle," the inclusion of treated wastewater in the water cycle seems a promising practice for water management. The lack of general acceptance of stakeholders and public, however, still hinders the widespread application of wastewater reuse. A reason for this is, among others, the presence of contaminants of emerging concern in treated wastewater. This has led to an increased concern about direct and indirect effects to the environment and possible implications to human health. The development and application of bioassays able to identify and quantify the biological potency of treated wastewater is an ongoing research effort, especially when taking into consideration that a plethora of contaminants exist and interact in this complex matrix. This chapter summarizes available literature regarding the sensitivity of currently applied bioassays for assessing biological effects of treated wastewater and their correlation with chemical analysis. The focus is on pharmaceuticals since they represent one of the major groups of contaminants of emerging concern with many unanswered questions currently in place.

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Identification of toxic compounds in wastewater treatment plants during a field experiment

Cited by 56 publications

References 8 publications

Occurrence of nonylphenol an endocrine disrupter in Karun River, Khuzestan Province, Iran

Occurrence of nonylphenol an endocrine disrupter in Karun River, Khuzestan Province, Iran

Türki̇ye’de Endüstri̇yel Atiksularda Toksi̇si̇te İzleme Yöntemi̇ni̇n Atiksu Parametreleri̇ İle İstati̇sti̇ksel İli̇şki̇lendi̇ri̇lmesi̇

Bioassays Currently Available for Evaluating the Biological Potency of Pharmaceuticals in Treated Wastewater

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