Screening of 47 organic microcontaminants in agricultural irrigation waters and their soil loading

Calderón-Preciado, Diana; Jiménez-Cartagena, Claudio; Matamoros, Víctor; Bayona, Josep M.

doi:10.1016/j.watres.2010.07.050

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“…Among the most common acidic drugs found in aquatic media one can list Diclofenac, Gemfibrocil, Ibuprofen, Paracetamol, and Naproxen. The presence of Naproxen at detectable concentrations (between 35 ng L −1 and 3300 ng L −1 ) in wastewater and surface waters has been documented by a number of authors (Calderón-Preciado et al, 2011;Teijón et al, 2010;Tixier et al, 2003). Naproxen concentrations in Phaeozem and Leptosol soils in areas flood-irrigated with wastewater effluents were below 1 ng/g (Gibson et al, 2010).…”

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Fate and Transport of Naproxen in a Sandy Aquifer Material: Saturated Column Studies and Model Evaluation

Teijón

Candela

Šimůnek

et al. 2014

Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal

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confidence: 93%

Fate and Transport of Naproxen in a Sandy Aquifer Material: Saturated Column Studies and Model Evaluation

Teijón

Candela

Šimůnek

et al. 2014

Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal

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“…Although the non-potable direct reuse of treated effluents may have beneficial effects (e.g., addition of nutrients to the soil), irrigation with reclaimed water, for example, may cause sorption of microcontaminants and metals in agricultural crops and the contamination of groundwater sources [11][12][13][14]. Moreover, several studies reported the presence of microcontaminants in agricultural irrigation networks [11,12].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, several studies reported the presence of microcontaminants in agricultural irrigation networks [11,12].…”

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Treatment Technologies for Wastewater Reuse: Fate of Contaminants of Emerging Concern

González

Bayarri

Aceña

et al. 2015

The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

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The presence of thousands of microcontaminants in wastewaters and their potential risks has drawn a large attention of the scientific community during the last years. The presence of these contaminants is especially controversial when wastewater is considered for reuse because a large number of microcontaminants are frequently not totally removed by conventional wastewater treatment processes. As a contribution to the knowledge in this field, this chapter focuses on the application of four well-known and widely used technologies to the elimination of microcontaminants. Membranes, activated carbon, ozonation, and advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are deeply reviewed to assess their efficiency and safety in the elimination of these contaminants from wastewater effluents. A brief description of each technology is presented together with a review of their real application, mostly in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). A deep analysis of the found data allows to conclude that the four presented alternatives can be useful for microcontaminant mitigation although none of them seem to be a universal barrier for microcontaminants when used separately. In addition, each technology presents drawbacks which demand further research to be overcome. Depending on the final use of reclaimed water, the treatment may require the combination of several of the studied technologies although that results in an economic impact which cannot be neglected.

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“…Carter et al [5] reported the accumulation of some pharmaceuticals in the tissues of radish (Raphanus sativus) and ryegrass (Lolium perenne). Another study reported the presence of pharmaceutical residues in plants tissues (especially for alfalfa and apple) which were irrigated by reclaimed water containing pharmaceuticals [6]. The long-term use of irrigation water containing PPCPs may eventually lead to potential groundwater contamination.…”

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Use of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis in reclaiming micro-filtered biologically treated sewage effluent for irrigation

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Nanofiltration (NF) pre-treatment reduced reverse osmosis (RO) membrane fouling.• Permeate blends of RO after NF treatment and NF only are suitable for irrigation.• NF or RO, alone removed most pharmaceuticals and personnel care products (PPCPs).• PPCPs removals by NF membranes were lower than those by RO membranes. a b s t r a c tMicro-filtered, biologically treated sewage effluent (BTSE) generally has high sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) and sodium (Na) and chloride (Cl) concentrations. Therefore it cannot be directly used for irrigating sensitive crops. A study was conducted on a micro-filtered BTSE from a Sydney water treatment plant to determine whether the BTSE can be treated using nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) to bring these risk parameters within safety limits. The study showed that using NF and RO alone could not produce the required ratio of SAR. Furthermore, NF alone did not remove the necessary levels of Na and Cl ions while RO did. However, blending equal proportions of NF permeate and RO permeate obtained from a two stages hybrid treatment system consisting of NF followed by RO resulted in a product quality suitable for irrigation in terms of the above mentioned risk factors. Utilizing NF prior to RO reduced the RO membrane fouling as well. Both NF and RO removed most of the pharmaceutical and personal care products from the feed water and this may subsequently protect soil and ground water from potential hazards.

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Screening of 47 organic microcontaminants in agricultural irrigation waters and their soil loading

Cited by 156 publications

References 43 publications

Fate and Transport of Naproxen in a Sandy Aquifer Material: Saturated Column Studies and Model Evaluation

Fate and Transport of Naproxen in a Sandy Aquifer Material: Saturated Column Studies and Model Evaluation

Treatment Technologies for Wastewater Reuse: Fate of Contaminants of Emerging Concern

Use of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis in reclaiming micro-filtered biologically treated sewage effluent for irrigation

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