Occurrence of pharmaceuticals, hormones, and organic wastewater compounds in Pennsylvania waters, 2006-09

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played an important role in sample collection. Linda Zarr contributed her expertise to the data analysis. Scott Hoffman provided valuable graphics support. Kim Otto (retired) provided editorial support. USGS reviewer Kevin Breen provided a particularly insightful review of an early draft of the manuscript. Other USGS reviewers, Lisa Senior, Pat Philips, and Doug Chambers offered valuable suggestions for improving the manuscript. The interest and support of Pat Bowling of the PADEP is greatly appreciated. The authors also wish to extend thanks to the landowners and the wastewatertreatment-plant operators who graciously allowed access to the wells and streams. To all who assisted in any way, the authors convey sincere thanks.

Removal of Pharmaceutical Residues from Water and Wastewater Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Methods—A Review

“…Balakrishna et al [ 63 ] reviewed up to 19 published research articles reporting on the occurrence of pharmaceuticals in Indian aquatic environments mainly activated sludge wastewater treatment plants (ASWWTPs), hospital WTPs, rivers and groundwater and found various PACs from a different group of chemicals detectable in Indian WTPs that mostly treat domestic sewage. Reif et al [ 64 ] conducted a study on the occurrence of emerging micropollutants (EMPs) in groundwater and streamer sediment in Pennsylvania, about 7 PhCs including acetaminophen, caffeine, carbamazepine, tylosin, sulfamethoxine and sulfamethoxazole oxytetracycline were discovered in stream water samples collected from six paired streams sampling sites located upstream and downstream from animal feeding operations. The concentration of antibiotics ranged from 135 to 329 ng/L in the sample from the downstream site Snitz Creek in Lancaster Country.…”

A Fishery after the Decline: The Susquehanna River Smallmouth Bass Story

“…There was also evidence of reproductive endocrine disruption (intersex or testicular oocytes and plasma vitellogenin) in adult male fish (Blazer et al 2014). The combination of infections in young‐of‐the‐year fish and endocrine disruption in adults led to investigations into the presence of chemical contaminants in both surface water samples and Smallmouth Bass tissues (Reif et al 2012; Blazer et al 2014; Walsh et al 2018). A review of the numerous investigations and supporting data by an interdisciplinary workgroup suggested some key contributing factors (Shull and Pulket 2015).…”

Fisheries Volume 45 Number 11 November 2020

“…There was also evidence of reproductive endocrine disruption (intersex or testicular oocytes and plasma vitellogenin) in adult male fi sh (Blazer et al 2014 ). The combination of infections in age-0 fi sh and endocrine disruption in adults led to investigations into the presence of chemical contaminants in both surface water samples and Smallmouth Bass tissues (Reif et al 2012 ;Blazer et al 2014 ;Walsh et al 2018 ). A review of the numerous investigations and supporting data by an interdisciplinary workgroup suggested some key contributing factors (Shull and Pulket 2015).…”