The occurrence of acidic drugs and caffeine in sewage effluents and receiving waters from three coastal watersheds in Atlantic Canada

Comeau, Félix-Antoine; Surette, Céline; Brun, Guy Le; Losier, René

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.02.031

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“…In the Pearl River, IBU ranged from below detection limits to 1417 ng L À 1 in low flow season and from below detection limit to 535 ng L À 1 in high flow season (Peng et al, 2008). In both Canada and Finland, NSAIDs were detected in the low ng L À 1 range (Lindqvist et al, 2005;Comeau et al, 2008). In the river Rhine, the frequency of detection and maximum concentrations for DIC, IBU, IND, and KET varied from 0.4 percent to 74 percent and from 25 to 900 ng L À 1 in a one-decade monitoring (Sacher et al, 2008).…”

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Occurrence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products and associated environmental risks in the central and lower Yangtze river, China

Huang

Witter

et al. 2014

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

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Section: Occurrence Of Ppcps In the Central And Lower Yangtze Rivermentioning

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Occurrence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products and associated environmental risks in the central and lower Yangtze river, China

Huang

Witter

et al. 2014

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

146

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“…Pharmaceuticals such as antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs, β-blockers and X-ray contrast media are widely used, and hence these pharmaceuticals and their metabolites are inevitably emitted into the waters by excretion 53 and/or through the discharge of industry effluents and hospitals wastewaters. 54 Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are defined as natural and/or synthetic compounds which would affect endocrine systems of fish and other aqueous animals.…”

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Advances in the development and application of ferrate(VI) for water and wastewater treatment

Jiang

2013

J of Chemical Tech & Biotech

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Ferrate(VI) ion has the formula FeO 4 2− , and possesses unique properties, vs. strong oxidising potential and simultaneous generation of ferric coagulating species. For this reason, a number of studies have been carried out to investigate the preparation, characterisation and application of ferrate(VI) for water and wastewater treatment. These studies revealed that ferrate(VI) can disinfect microorganisms, partially degrade and/or oxidise organic and inorganic impurities, and remove suspended/colloidal particulate materials in a single dosing and mixing unit process. Most recently, research groups globally have reported using ferrate(VI) to treat emerging micropollutants in water purification processes. Work has not only been limited to fundamental studies but has been driven by the ideas of putting the application of ferrate(VI) into practice; the advantages of the application of ferrate(VI) over existing water and wastewater treatment methods should be shown as should other benefits to the water industry of its use. This paper thus reviews advances in the preparation and use of ferrate(VI), discusses the potential full scale application of ferrate(VI) in water purification and recommends required future research in order to implement ferrate(VI) in practice.

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“…Caffeine is consumed in large amounts in beverages and in a lesser proportion in the analgesics form; however, its presence has been detected in different types of water: wastewaters (Sweden, Paxe´us, 1996;Spain, Matamoros, 2008); surface waters (Czech Republic, Franke et al, 1995; in the United States, Gardinali and Zhao, 2002;Ontario and Erie lakes in Canada, Metcalf et al, 2003;Spain, Huerta-Fontela et al, 2008); seawaters (Canada, Weigel et al, 2002;Comeau et al, 2008); and in groundwater (Spain, Teijon et al, 2010). In spite of this, the research over the distribution of caffeine in the aquatic environment initiated a few years ago, and it is found in rivers and aquifers in low concentrations in order of ng/L to mg/L.…”

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Pharmaceutical and personal care products in domestic wastewater and their removal in anaerobic treatment systems: Septic tank – up flow anaerobic filter.

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Presencia de productos farmacéuticos y de cuidado personal en aguas residuales domésticas y su eliminación en sistemas de tratamiento anaerobios: tanque séptico -filtro anaerobio de flujo ascendente ABSTRACTIn several countries around the world, Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) exist in aquatic environments, a fact that increases the awareness within the scientific community with respect to their possible fate and environment effects. This research presents a preliminary monitoring of use, consumption and presence of PPCPs in wastewater from a treatment plant in a rural area of Pereira (Colombia). Domestic sewage is treated in a septic tank followed by an Up-Flow Anaerobic Filter and its effluent is discharged into the Otún River, upstream of the water intake of the supply system of the city. The compounds monitored in this research included ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, aspirin, ketoprofen, caffeine, galaxolide, tonalide and dihydrojasmonate. An adapted method of multi-residue analysis was used, which is based on solid phase extraction with hydrophilic-lipophilic balance cartridges, and determination by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The removal efficiencies demonstrated that the treatment plant could eliminate less than 50 % of dihydrojasmonate, diclofenac and galaxolide existing in wastewater; concentration of aspirin, naproxen and tonalide could only be reduced in 15 %; and caffeine, ibuprofen and ketoprofen were not removed. Results provided basic information to decide over the necessity of complementary treatments for effluents from systems with the mentioned units. Keywords:Medicines, personal care, emerging pollutants, socio-demographic characteristics, domestic wastewater. RESUMENEn muchos países del mundo, los productos farmacéuticos y de cuidado personal (PPCPs) están presentes en el medio acuático, aumentando las preocupaciones entre la comunidad científica respecto a sus posibles destinos y efectos ambientales. Esta investigación presenta un monitoreo preliminar del uso y consumo de PPCPs y su presencia en las aguas residuales de una planta de tratamiento en zona rural de Pereira (Colombia), donde los vertimientos domésticos son tratadas en un sistema tanque séptico-filtro anaerobio y cuyo efluente se vierte en el río Otún antes de la bocatoma del acueducto de la ciudad. Los compuestos monitoreados en esta investigación incluyen ibuprofeno, naproxeno, diclofenaco, aspirina, ketoprofeno, cafeína, galaxolide, tonalida y dihidrojasmonato. Se utilizó un método de análisis multiresiduo adaptado, que se basa en la extracción en fase sólida con cartuchos de balance hydrophiliclipophilic y determinación por cromatografía de gases-espectrometría de masas. La planta de tratamiento pudo eliminar menos del 50 % del dihidrojasmonato, diclofenaco y galaxolida del agua residual; las concentraciones de aspirina, naproxeno y tonalida sólo fueron reducidas en un 15 %, y la cafeína, ibuporfeno y ketoprofeno no fueron removidos. Estos resultados proporcionan información base para decidir sob...

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The occurrence of acidic drugs and caffeine in sewage effluents and receiving waters from three coastal watersheds in Atlantic Canada

Cited by 165 publications

References 37 publications

Occurrence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products and associated environmental risks in the central and lower Yangtze river, China

Occurrence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products and associated environmental risks in the central and lower Yangtze river, China

Advances in the development and application of ferrate(VI) for water and wastewater treatment

Pharmaceutical and personal care products in domestic wastewater and their removal in anaerobic treatment systems: Septic tank – up flow anaerobic filter.

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