Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the aquatic environment in China: A review

Bu, Qingwei; Wang, Bin; Huang, Jun; Deng, Shubo; Yu, Gang

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.08.040

Cited by 840 publications

(357 citation statements)

References 196 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

333

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…These concentrations were similar to those of in 139 streams and Rio Grande in America (nd-220 and nd-300 ng/L, respectively) (Kolpin et al, 2002;Brown et al, 2006), Seine River in France (23-544 ng/L), and Lake Baiyangdian and Pear River in China (0.86-505 and 38-336 ng/L, respectively) (Xu et al, 2007;Li et al, 2012). However, these concentrations were higher than in most of the other surface waters in China (Bu et al, 2013).…”

Section: Occurrence and Concentrations Of Antibioticssupporting

confidence: 75%

“…TCs are widely used in agriculture, aquaculture, and livestock as antibacterial agents and growth promoters due to their low price, high efficiency, and low toxicity (Schmidt et al, 2000;Liu et al, 2017). Most of the studies indicated that concentrations of each individual TC in surface waters and coastal waters are lower than 500 ng/L (Bu et al, 2013). The median concentrations of TCs in our investigation all followed in this scope (Table 1), except TC in rivers.…”

Section: Occurrence and Concentrations Of Antibioticssupporting

confidence: 52%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Occurrence and ecological hazard assessment of selected antibiotics in the surface waters in and around Lake Honghu, China

Wang

Yang

et al. 2017

Science of The Total Environment

209

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Occurrence and Concentrations Of Antibioticssupporting

confidence: 75%

Section: Occurrence and Concentrations Of Antibioticssupporting

confidence: 52%

Occurrence and ecological hazard assessment of selected antibiotics in the surface waters in and around Lake Honghu, China

Wang

Yang

et al. 2017

Science of The Total Environment

209

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…All other pharmaceutical active compounds observed in this study have already been reported either in surface waters or in the influent/effluent of wastewater treatment plants in China (Bu et al 2013;Heeb et al 2012;Liu and Wong 2013;Qi et al 2014). Values for carbamazepine and diclofenac which were determined in this study with higher mean abundance have been reported in surface water in China with concentration ranges from nondetection to 675 and nondetection to 843 ng L −1 , respectively (Bu et al 2013). Data on toxicity and chronic exposure to pharmaceutical active compounds are limited up until now.…”

Section: Analysis Of Pharmaceuticals and Polar Herbicidesmentioning

confidence: 60%

“…Data on toxicity and chronic exposure to pharmaceutical active compounds are limited up until now. Bu et al established the calculation of PNECs in water based on the scarce analytical data available on pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in China (Bu et al 2013). They estimated PNECs for diclofenac, ibuprofen, naproxen, and sulfamethoxazole to 50, 1,000, 10,000, and 590 ng L −1 , respectively.…”

Section: Analysis Of Pharmaceuticals and Polar Herbicidesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to the maximum water concentrations, diclofenac posed a moderate to high risk. Nevertheless, further investigation is needed for a more sophisticated risk assessment of PPCPs involving the identification of priority compounds, further method development, and exposure models analog to the ones described for PFAAs (Bu et al 2013). Bioassays may help in addition to chemical analysis for the identification of priority analytes and further exploration of PPCPs which are not targeted up until now.…”

Section: Analysis Of Pharmaceuticals and Polar Herbicidesmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Depth profile of persistent and emerging organic pollutants upstream of the Three Gorges Dam gathered in 2012/2013

Deyerling

Wang

et al. 2015

Environ Sci Pollut Res

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Persistent and emerging organic pollutants were sampled in September 2012 and 2013 at a sampling site in front of the Three Gorges Dam near Maoping (China) in a water depth between 11 and 61 m to generate a depth profile of analytes. A novel compact water sampling system with self-packed glass cartridges was employed for the on-site enrichment of approximately 300 L of water per sample to enable the detection of low analytes levels in the picogram per liter-scale in the large water body. The overall performance of the sampling system was acceptable for the qualitative detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), perfluoroalkylic acids (PFAAs), pharmaceutical residues and polar pesticides. Strongly particle-associated analytes like PAHs and PCBs resided mainly in the glass wool filter of the sampling system, whereas all other compounds have mainly been enriched on the XAD-resin of the selfpacked glass cartridges. The sampling results revealed qualitative information on the presence, depth distribution and origin of the investigated compounds. Although the depth profile of PAHs, PCBs, OCPs, and PFAAs appeared to be homogeneous, pharmaceuticals and polar pesticides were detected in distinct different patterns with water depth. Source analysis with diagnostic ratios for PAHs revealed their origin to be pyrogenic (burning of coal, wood and grass). In contrast, most PCBs and OCPs had to be regarded as legacy pollutants which have been released into the environment in former times and still remain present due to their persistence. The abundance of emerging organic pollutants could be confirmed, and their most abundant compounds could be identified as perfluorooctanoic acid, diclofenac and atrazine among investigated PFAAs, pharmaceuticals and polar pesticides, respectively.

show abstract

Evolution of the Targets in Environmental Analysis

Pérez

González

Mahía

et al. 2016

Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article provides an overview of the evolution and trends of the targets in the main environmental compartments, air, water, soil/sediments, and biota. Air and water are the most important assets for our survival, but in certain areas these are heavily contaminated by notorious pollutants. Water is most often targeted for pollutants because of its good solubility power for a wide range of contaminants. Among the well‐known and regulated contaminants, several groups of substances have emerged as particularly relevant as environmental pollutants. These compounds constitute new risks for environmental and human health. In order to face up to these new risk challenges, there is an increasing need to assess their occurrence, behavior, and degradation products in the environment. Under the Stockholm Convention and other agreements, the European countries compelled themselves to eliminate or reduce the production, use, and emissions of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and to decrease human and ecosystem exposure. Now, one aspect under discussion is the extension of the pollutants with POPs properties to new compounds needing environmental monitoring. This article, divided into four sections (air, water, soil/sediments, and biota), covers the main targets, among POPs, endocrine‐disrupting compounds, and emerging contaminants (EMCs), on which analytical chemistry is focused nowadays. Moreover, the last trends in techniques and strategies to develop suitable methods to analyze these target compounds are briefly commented. Particular attention is focused on those novel aspects and approaches that have attracted interest from the scientific community in recent years.

show abstract

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the aquatic environment in China: A review

Cited by 840 publications

References 196 publications

Occurrence and ecological hazard assessment of selected antibiotics in the surface waters in and around Lake Honghu, China

Occurrence and ecological hazard assessment of selected antibiotics in the surface waters in and around Lake Honghu, China

Depth profile of persistent and emerging organic pollutants upstream of the Three Gorges Dam gathered in 2012/2013

Evolution of the Targets in Environmental Analysis

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About