Impact of environmental factors on the sampling rate of β-blockers and sulfonamides from water by a carbon nanotube-passive sampler

Godlewska, Klaudia; Jakubus, Aleksandra; Stepnowski, Piotr; Paszkiewicz, Monika

doi:10.1016/j.jes.2020.08.034

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“…This is because many wastewater plants are not adapted to remove these micropollutants. Detected concentrations vary from 3 to 6,167 ng/L, which are already sufficient to cause neurotoxic and reproductive disorders in living organisms ( Godlewska et al, 2021 ). Bisoprolol causes immobilization in Daphnia similis ( Godoy et al, 2019 ) and mortality in fish and green algae ( Fonseca et al, 2021 ).…”

Section: Impact Of Pharmaceuticals On the Environment And Living Orga...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Pharmaceutical Pollution in Aquatic Environments: A Concise Review of Environmental Impacts and Bioremediation Systems

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The presence of emerging contaminants in the environment, such as pharmaceuticals, is a growing global concern. The excessive use of medication globally, together with the recalcitrance of pharmaceuticals in traditional wastewater treatment systems, has caused these compounds to present a severe environmental problem. In recent years, the increase in their availability, access and use of drugs has caused concentrations in water bodies to rise substantially. Considered as emerging contaminants, pharmaceuticals represent a challenge in the field of environmental remediation; therefore, alternative add-on systems for traditional wastewater treatment plants are continuously being developed to mitigate their impact and reduce their effects on the environment and human health. In this review, we describe the current status and impact of pharmaceutical compounds as emerging contaminants, focusing on their presence in water bodies, and analyzing the development of bioremediation systems, especially mycoremediation, for the removal of these pharmaceutical compounds with a special focus on fungal technologies.

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Section: Impact Of Pharmaceuticals On the Environment And Living Orga...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Pharmaceutical Pollution in Aquatic Environments: A Concise Review of Environmental Impacts and Bioremediation Systems

et al. 2022

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“…The vast majority of pharmaceuticals have not been sufficiently explored for their long-term toxic effects, presence and fate in the environment (aus der Beek et al, 2016). However, certain pharmaceutical groups such as beta-blockers, antibiotics, anticancer drugs and endocrine disruptors (Nie et al, 2013;Kovács et al, 2015;Godlewska et al, 2021;Ortuzar et al, 2022) have been shown to cause devastating effects on the ecosystem including increased mortality, and impairment of the physiological and reproductive functions of aquatic species. Also, devastating effects are reflected on human health because it is impossible to separate humans from nature.…”

Section: Effect Of Pharmaceuticals On the Environment And Human Healthmentioning

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Minimizing the environmental impact of unused pharmaceuticals: Review focused on prevention

Kusturica

Jevtić

Ristovski

2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Pharmaceuticals are essential for human health, but they become an environmental concern when entering the environment which occurs when residues are excreted after consumption or when unused pharmaceuticals are discarded improperly. Although there are no developed detection methods for all pharmaceuticals that reach the ecosystem, certain groups have been proven to cause adverse effects on ecosystems, including increased mortality in aquatic species and changes in physiology, behavior, or reproduction. Particular attention is devoted to these groups of pharmaceuticals and their environmental impact. In this review, the authors suggest measures for the reduction of unused pharmaceuticals in the environment, with a strong emphasis on prevention. Various policy interventions are recommended across the lifecycle including source-directed, user-orientated, and waste management measures, to prevent the creation of household pharmaceutical waste and to ensure environmentally friendly ways of pharmaceutical household waste disposal. Preventive measures include rational pharmaceutical consumption, prescribing greener drugs, or designing pharmaceuticals that are benign and easily biodegradable, improved disease prevention, personalized medicine, enhanced dimensioning of pack sizes, and marketplaces for redistribution of unused pharmaceuticals. The next step is to prevent unavoidable waste to reach the environment, so proper collection and disposal of unused pharmaceuticals is of utmost importance. Finally, educating health professionals and the public and partnership between environmental and healthcare scientists are of vital significance in all stages of the pharmaceuticals’ lifecycle. Minimalization of the level of pharmaceuticals in the environment will benefit human life.

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“…Due to a lengthy kinetic uptake regime, time-weighted average concentrations in water may be determined (Alvarez et al 2004;Hawker 2010;Vrana et al 2005). However, sampling rates must be pre-determined and may be affected by several environmental factors, including flow rate, temperature, pH, and dissolved organic matter (DOM) concentrations (Godlewska et al 2021;Harman et al 2012). Commercially available kinetic samplers are available for target compounds with log KOW ranging between 0 and 4 .…”

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Applying passive sampling to study the environmental transport of contaminants at multiple scales

Sparagna

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This research explores the application of passive sampling methods to address research questions at different spatial scales, ranging from the sediment-water interface (0.1 m scale) to wetland infrastructure (10 m scale), and riverine systems (100s m scale). Kinetic samplers were employed to assess the potential transport of land-applied pesticides to urban rivers. Additionally, equilibrium air, water, and sediment passive samplers were used to study the impact of tide gates on contaminant transport within a salt marsh. The investigation also involved the use of equilibrium passive samplers in combination with flow-through columns to determine the effects of infiltration and exfiltration on pollutant transport in riverine systems. These passive sampling approaches offer valuable insights into various environmental scenarios and provide critical data for understanding contaminant dynamics across different spatial scales.

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Impact of environmental factors on the sampling rate of β-blockers and sulfonamides from water by a carbon nanotube-passive sampler

Cited by 12 publications

References 77 publications

Pharmaceutical Pollution in Aquatic Environments: A Concise Review of Environmental Impacts and Bioremediation Systems

Pharmaceutical Pollution in Aquatic Environments: A Concise Review of Environmental Impacts and Bioremediation Systems

Minimizing the environmental impact of unused pharmaceuticals: Review focused on prevention

Applying passive sampling to study the environmental transport of contaminants at multiple scales

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