Mass balance of pharmaceutical and personal care products in a pilot-scale single-sludge system: Influence of T, SRT and recirculation ratio

Suárez, Sonia; Reif, R.; Lema, Juan M.; Omil, F.

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.094

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“…Additionally, other studies in the literature have reported similar results (Perez et al, 2005;Joss et al, 2006;Reif et al, 2008). However, Suárez et al (2012) showed a higher SMX removal efficiency in the anoxic-aerobic system. They found that the SMX removal efficiency was approximately 65-70% and that SRT and temperature had a positive impact on the biodegradation of this compound.…”

Section: Antimicrobial Measurementsupporting

confidence: 67%

Biodegradation and reversible inhibitory impact of sulfamethoxazole on the utilization of volatile fatty acids during anaerobic treatment of pharmaceutical industry wastewater

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Gros

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Science of The Total Environment

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Section: Antimicrobial Measurementsupporting

confidence: 67%

Biodegradation and reversible inhibitory impact of sulfamethoxazole on the utilization of volatile fatty acids during anaerobic treatment of pharmaceutical industry wastewater

Cetecioglu

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Gros

et al. 2015

Science of The Total Environment

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“…Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) have been found in wastewater worldwide (Ternes, 1998;Gomez et al, 2007;Vieno et al, 2007;Miege et al, 2009;Suarez et al, 2012;Aydin and Talini, 2013;Tewari et al, 2013). The level of removal has been found to vary widely depending on the chemical, the operating conditions, and the treatment technologies (Miege et al, 2009;Oulton et al, 2010;Verlicchi et al, 2012;Blair et al, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products found in the Great Lakes above concentrations of environmental concern

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The monitoring of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) has focused on the distribution in rivers and small lakes, but data regarding their occurrence and effects in large lake systems, such as the Great Lakes, are sparse. Wastewater treatment processes have not been optimized to remove influent PPCPs and are a major source of PPCPs in the environment. Furthermore, PPCPs are not currently regulated in wastewater effluent. In this experiment we evaluated the concentration, and corresponding risk, of PPCPs from a wastewater effluent source at varying distances in Lake Michigan. Fifty-four PPCPs and hormones were assessed on six different dates over a two-year period from surface water and sediment samples up to 3.2 km from a wastewater treatment plant and at two sites within a harbor. Thirty-two PPCPs were detected in Lake Michigan and 30 were detected in the sediment, with numerous PPCPs being detected up to 3.2 km away from the shoreline. The most frequently detected PPCPs in Lake Michigan were metformin, caffeine, sulfamethoxazole, and triclosan. To determine the ecological risk, the maximum measured environmental concentrations were compared to the predicted no-effect concentration and 14 PPCPs were found to be of medium or high ecological risk. The environmental risk of PPCPs in large lake systems, such as the Great Lakes, has been questioned due to high dilution; however, the concentrations found in this study, and their corresponding risk quotient, indicate a significant threat by PPCPs to the health of the Great Lakes, particularly near shore organisms.

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“…Most TrOCs have low k H and thus TrOC removal by volatilisation in WWTPs has only been observed for a few compounds (e.g. fragrances and polycyclic hydrocarbons) at minimal quantities [46,67]. Hydrolysis has potential to occur in aqueous environments [4], but thus far negligible TrOCs hydrolysis in sludge matrices has been observed [70,71].…”

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“…surface of aeration tanks [4,66,67], or at elevated temperatures, e.g. during composting or thermophilic digestion [46,68,69].…”

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Trace organic contaminants in biosolids: Impact of conventional wastewater and sludge processing technologies and emerging alternatives

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Huang

et al. 2015

Journal of Hazardous Materials

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Mass balance of pharmaceutical and personal care products in a pilot-scale single-sludge system: Influence of T, SRT and recirculation ratio

Cited by 94 publications

References 34 publications

Biodegradation and reversible inhibitory impact of sulfamethoxazole on the utilization of volatile fatty acids during anaerobic treatment of pharmaceutical industry wastewater

Biodegradation and reversible inhibitory impact of sulfamethoxazole on the utilization of volatile fatty acids during anaerobic treatment of pharmaceutical industry wastewater

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products found in the Great Lakes above concentrations of environmental concern

Trace organic contaminants in biosolids: Impact of conventional wastewater and sludge processing technologies and emerging alternatives

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