Pharmaceutical residues in wastewater treatment works effluents and their impact on receiving river water

Zhou, JL; Zhang, ZL; Banks, E; Grover, D; Jiang, JQ

Pharmaceutical residues in wastewater treatment works effluents and their impact on receiving river water

Zhou, JL

Zhang, ZL Banks, E Grover, D Jiang, JQ

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Citation:: Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2009, 166 (2-3), pp. 655 - 661
Issue Date:: 2009-07-30

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dc.contributor.author	Zhou, JL https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1393-1608	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, ZL	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Banks, E	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Grover, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jiang, JQ	en_US
dc.date.available	2008-11-24	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-07-30	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2009, 166 (2-3), pp. 655 - 661	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0304-3894	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/28389
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/33709
dc.description.abstract	Various pharmaceutical residues are being discharged from wastewater treatment works (WTW) effluents, the impact of which on river water quality is of high relevance to environmental risk assessment. The concentrations of eleven pharmaceutical compounds were determined in three WTWs in England, and the river Ouse receiving effluents from Scaynes Hill WTW. Results show that five compounds propranolol, sulfamethoxazole, carbamazepine, indomethacine and diclofenac were detected in all wastewater and river water samples, with carbamazepine showing the highest concentrations (up to 2336 ng L-1) in WTW influent. Different compounds were removed to different extent in the WTWs, varying from 43 to 92%, with the highest performance obtained by the WTW with tertiary treatment (sand filtration). The pharmaceutical residues from Scaynes Hill WTW were eventually discharged into the river Ouse, causing an elevation in their concentrations downstream of the outfall. This was confirmed by the good agreement between measured concentrations and those predicted by a simple dilution model. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Hazardous Materials	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.11.070	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Propranolol	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sulfamethoxazole	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Diclofenac	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Indomethacin	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Carbamazepine	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Pharmaceutical Preparations	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Pollutants, Chemical	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Rivers	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	United Kingdom	en_US
dc.title	Pharmaceutical residues in wastewater treatment works effluents and their impact on receiving river water	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2-3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	166	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
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Abstract:

Various pharmaceutical residues are being discharged from wastewater treatment works (WTW) effluents, the impact of which on river water quality is of high relevance to environmental risk assessment. The concentrations of eleven pharmaceutical compounds were determined in three WTWs in England, and the river Ouse receiving effluents from Scaynes Hill WTW. Results show that five compounds propranolol, sulfamethoxazole, carbamazepine, indomethacine and diclofenac were detected in all wastewater and river water samples, with carbamazepine showing the highest concentrations (up to 2336 ng L-1) in WTW influent. Different compounds were removed to different extent in the WTWs, varying from 43 to 92%, with the highest performance obtained by the WTW with tertiary treatment (sand filtration). The pharmaceutical residues from Scaynes Hill WTW were eventually discharged into the river Ouse, causing an elevation in their concentrations downstream of the outfall. This was confirmed by the good agreement between measured concentrations and those predicted by a simple dilution model. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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