Occurrence of selected pharmaceuticals in wastewater treatment plants of Tuscany: An effect-based approach to evaluate the potential environmental impact

Palli, Laura; Spina, Federica; Varese, Giovanna Cristina; Vincenzi, Marco; Aragno, Mario; Arcangeli, Giulio; Mucci, Nicola; Santianni, D.; Caffaz, S.; Gori, Riccardo

doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.05.006

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“…However, this is an unlikely scenario in real life as contaminated water bodies are oen polluted with a mixture of chemicals rather than individual chemicals. While it is informative to know, for instance, the estrogenicity of diclofenac, the contribution of diclofenac amongst a mixture of hundreds of chemicals will be signicantly inuenced in the presence of these other chemicals such as carbamazepine, trimethoprim, cipro-oxacin, venlafaxine as common in studies reviewed here 29,43,45,47,76,85 or any other possible combination of chemical cocktails. In addition, the causality effect of a specic chemical within a mixture of pollutant in a water sample in producing a particular effect is currently impossible with effect-based monitoring.…”

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Monitoring of emerging contaminants of concern in the aquatic environment: a review of studies showing the application of effect-based measures

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Monitoring of emerging contaminants of concern in the aquatic environment: a review of studies showing the application of effect-based measures

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“…The extensive use and disposal of PPCP inevitably leads to their release to the environment either excreted in unmetabolized forms, or as active metabolites. Most PPCP reach the environment through industrial, hospital, and household wastewaters, which are discharged as effluents of wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) to receiving bodies [5][6][7][8][9][10]. WWTP represent the final defense for preventing PPCP from discharging into water environments, but the rate of biodegradation in conventional AS processes is low for most of these compounds [11].…”

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Enzyme response of activated sludge to a mixture of emerging contaminants in continuous exposure

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The relevant information about the impacts caused by presence of emerging pollutants in mixtures on the ecological environment, especially on the more vulnerable compartments such as activated sludge (AS) is relatively limited. This study investigated the effect of ibuprofen (IBU) and triclosan (TCS), alone and in combination to the performance and enzymatic activity of AS bacterial community. The assays were carried out in a pilot AS reactor operating for two-weeks under continuous dosage of pollutants. The microbial activity was tracked by measuring oxygen uptake rate, esterase activity, oxidative stress and antioxidant enzyme activities. It was found that IBU and TCS had no acute toxic effects on reactor biomass concentration. TCS led to significant decrease of COD removal efficiency, which dropped from 90% to 35%. Continuous exposure to IBU, TCS and their mixtures increased the activities of glutathione s-transferase (GST) and esterase as a response to oxidative damage. A high increase in GST activity was associated with non-reversible toxic damage while peaks of esterase activity combined with moderate GST increase were attributed to an adaptive response.

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“…Liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry is widely applied for separating pharmaceuticals. Table 5 summarizes the analytical methods used for water and wastewater samples for the determination of the analyzed compounds [ 148 , 149 , 150 , 151 , 152 , 153 , 154 , 155 , 156 ].…”

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A Review on the Application of Zeolites and Mesoporous Silica Materials in the Removal of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Antibiotics from Water

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Zeolites and mesoporous silica materials are effective adsorbents that can be useful for the removal of various pharmaceuticals including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics from low-quality water. This paper summarizes the properties and basic characteristics of zeolites and mesoporous silica materials and reviews the recent studies on the efficacy of the adsorption of selected non-steroidal medicinal products and antibiotics by these adsorbents to assess the potential opportunities and challenges of using them in water treatment. It was found that the adsorption capacity of sorbents with high silica content is related to their surface hydrophobicity (hydrophilicity) and structural features, such as micropore volume and pore size, as well as the properties of the studied medicinal products. This review can be of help to scientists to develop an effective strategy for reducing the amount of these two groups of pharmaceuticals in wastewater.

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Occurrence of selected pharmaceuticals in wastewater treatment plants of Tuscany: An effect-based approach to evaluate the potential environmental impact

Cited by 71 publications

References 59 publications

Monitoring of emerging contaminants of concern in the aquatic environment: a review of studies showing the application of effect-based measures

Monitoring of emerging contaminants of concern in the aquatic environment: a review of studies showing the application of effect-based measures

Enzyme response of activated sludge to a mixture of emerging contaminants in continuous exposure

A Review on the Application of Zeolites and Mesoporous Silica Materials in the Removal of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Antibiotics from Water

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