Anti-inflammatory drugs in the Vistula River following the failure of the Warsaw sewage collection system in 2019

Stepnowski, Piotr; Wolecki, Daniel; Puckowski, Alan; Paszkiewicz, Monika; Caban, Magda

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140848

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“…Furthermore, accidents and damage to WWTP systems also occur. For example, in August 2019, in Warsaw, the sewage collector of the WWTP malfunctioned, and over 3.6 million m 3 of untreated wastewaters was introduced directly into the Vistula River (Stepnowski et al 2020). In this streams of wastewater, several pharmaceuticals were detected in concentrations of dozen μg/L.…”

Section: Accidental and Intentional Introduction Of Untreated Wastewatermentioning

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How to decrease pharmaceuticals in the environment? A review

Caban

Stepnowski

2021

Environ Chem Lett

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The global problem of the presence of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals in the environment is under investigation. Despite the increase in the knowledge of its sources, fates and impacts, the assessment of risks and the derived prevention actions are limited to single cases. The predicted increasing trend in the usage of pharmaceuticals forces the various parties involved to think about comprehensive mitigation actions. There are many areas of daily human life and industrial operations where such actions should take place. Thereby, in the presented review, such actions were summarized and divided into the following groups: A. design, synthesis and production of pharmaceuticals, B. prescription, sales and waste handling, C. control of the sources with advanced technologies. As the total amount of proposed actions was found to be quite high, a ranking according to the term of effects was proposed using the pyramid of needs. The advantages of actions taken in the first steps of the pharmaceutical life cycle (acting on the upstream) over end-of-pipe actions and the application of advanced technologies (the downstream option) were discussed, with reference to expert opinions.

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Section: Accidental and Intentional Introduction Of Untreated Wastewatermentioning

confidence: 99%

How to decrease pharmaceuticals in the environment? A review

Caban

Stepnowski

2021

Environ Chem Lett

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“…The presence of emerging contaminants (ECs) in surface water can lead to their bioaccumulation in aquatic species such as fishes which can ultimately impact human health. 6 Thus, in order to manage the release of PPCPs into surface water, better treatment processes such as advanced oxidation, adsorption or biofiltration must be adopted. Despite giving better attenuation, many of these advanced treatment options are energy intensive, making their employment costly especially in developing countries.…”

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