Distribution of endocrine disruptors in the Llobregat River basin (Catalonia, NE Spain)

Céspedes, Raquel; Lacorte, Sı́lvia; Raldúa, Demetrio; Ginebreda, Antoni; Barceló, Damià; Piña, Benjamı́n

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.03.082

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“…Picogram to nanogram per liter concentrations of estrogenic activity have been found throughout the aquatic environment, e.g. in wastewater, surface water, and sediment (Jobling et al 1998;Belfroid et al 1999;Bolz et al 2001;de Alda and Barcelo 2001;Petrovic et al 2002;Houtman et al 2004b;Peck et al 2004;Cespedes et al 2005;Houtman et al 2006a;Morteani et al 2006). …”

Section: Endocrine Disrupting Compoundsmentioning

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Emerging contaminants in surface waters and their relevance for the production of drinking water in Europe

Houtman

2010

Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences

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An increasing part of drinking water in Europe is prepared from surface water. At the same time, a growing number of emerging contaminants is being discovered in surface water. This review provides an overview of classes of emerging contaminants nowadays detected in the aquatic environment that are of relevance for drinking water production. These comprise e.g. endocrine disrupting compounds, such as hormones and compounds with hormone-like properties, pharmaceuticals, illicit and non-controlled drugs, sweeteners, personal care products, complexing agents, nanoparticles, perfluorinated compounds, flame retardants, pesticides, and fuel additives. The individual compounds are observed in concentrations that are generally considered too low to cause acute effects. Nevertheless, health effects due to long-term exposure to a mixture of low concentrations of all kinds of emerging contaminants cannot be excluded with current knowledge. Moreover, contamination of drinking water with man-made substances is considered unwanted in principle. The precautionary principle is used to motivate that prevention of emission of emerging contaminants into the environment is the preferred approach to safeguard sustainable drinking water production. In the mean time, extensive monitoring of the sources and development and application of advanced treatment techniques are used to prepare safe drinking water.

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Section: Endocrine Disrupting Compoundsmentioning

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Emerging contaminants in surface waters and their relevance for the production of drinking water in Europe

Houtman

2010

Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences

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“…Some of these polluting molecules with low molecular weight (pesticides, endocrine disruptor, antibiotics,...) are hardly removed by the conventional water treatment processes [1,2]. Either the oxidation or the reduction of these chemicals by means of soft catalytic reactions might allow the treatment of some polluted water if the derived compounds are more easily removable.…”

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Development of polymeric hollow fiber membranes containing catalytic metal nanoparticles

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Metal Nanoparticles (MNPs) have unique physico-chemical properties advantageous for catalytic applications which differ from bulk material. However, the main drawback of MNPs is their insufficient stability due to a high trend for aggregation. To cope with this inconvenience, the stabilization of MNPs in polymeric matrices has been tested. This procedure is a promising strategy to maintain catalytic properties.The aim of this work is the synthesis of polymer-stabilized MNPs inside functionalized polymeric membranes in order to build catalytic membrane reactors. First, the polymeric support must have functional groups capable to retain nanoparticle precursors (i.e. sulfonic), Then, nanoparticles can grow inside the polymeric matrix by chemical reduction of metal ions.Two different strategies have been used in this work. Firstly, polyethersulfone microfiltration hollow fibres have been modified by applying polyelectrolyte multilayers. Secondly, polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes were modified by UV-photografting using sodium p-styrene sulfonate as a vinyl monomer. The catalytic performance of developed hollow fibers has been evaluated by using the reduction of nitrophenol to aminophenol by sodium borohydride. Hollow fibre modules with Pd MNPs have been tested in dead-end and cross-flow filtration. Complete nitrophenol degradation is possible depending on operation parameters such as applied pressure and permeate flux.

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“…1; see the supplemental material). The Llobregat river receives urban and industrial discharges from more than 30 sewage treatment plants (2). Since the drinking water treatment plant (DWTP) is located near the point where the river flows into the sea, pollution of river water represents a potential health risk for its consumers (14).…”

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Quantification and Genotyping of Human Sapoviruses in the Llobregat River Catchment, Spain

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et al. 2011

Appl Environ Microbiol

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Distribution of endocrine disruptors in the Llobregat River basin (Catalonia, NE Spain)

Cited by 151 publications

References 22 publications

Emerging contaminants in surface waters and their relevance for the production of drinking water in Europe

Emerging contaminants in surface waters and their relevance for the production of drinking water in Europe

Development of polymeric hollow fiber membranes containing catalytic metal nanoparticles

Quantification and Genotyping of Human Sapoviruses in the Llobregat River Catchment, Spain

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