Pharmaceuticals in groundwaters: a case study of the psychiatric hospital at Horní Beřkovice, Czech Republic

Rozman, David; Hrkal, Zbyněk; Eckhardt, Pavel; Novotná, Eva; Boukalová, Zuzana

doi:10.1007/s12665-014-3663-1

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“…At that time, however, it focused only on the basic chemistry of the water, concentrations of trace metals, and organic pollution. As late as 2012, the study was extended to monitor four pharmaceuticals [31] as well. The present study is an output of project AQUARIUS (see Acknowledgements), which was launched in 2015.…”

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Occurrence of Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater and Their Interaction with Shallow Aquifers: A Case Study of Horní Beřkovice, Czech Republic

Rozman

Hrkal

Váňa

et al. 2017

Water

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Abstract:The application of innovative technologies in water management, such as wastewater reuse, requires a deeper understanding of emerging pollutants, including pharmaceuticals. This study presents a unique pilot site at Horní Beřkovice in Central Bohemia, where wastewater parameters are significantly influenced by the effluent from a local psychiatric hospital, and where the treated wastewater infiltrates into a shallow aquifer over a long period. The survey compared the quality parameters of local wastewater with those of the wastewater in four other catchments with no sources of concentrated pharmaceutical contamination. A total of 10 pharmaceuticals were detected while monitoring a common sewage system, but their number increased 3-fold at Horní Beřkovice. The water quality data revealed the effectiveness of the removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewater at the local sewage treatment plant and tracked the fate of substances that move from the treatment plant into the recharge ponds and then gradually into groundwater. The findings showed a significant decrease in all the monitored micropollutants that remained bound in sediments and in the unsaturated zone. Their passage into groundwater was highly reduced, and they virtually disappear after a few hundred meters in the saturated zone. The only exception is carbamazepine. This substance passes through the treatment technology and unsaturated zone. It systematically appears in the groundwater samples collected about 1 km from the infiltration site.

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Section: Monitoring System At the Horní Beřkovice Localitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Occurrence of Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater and Their Interaction with Shallow Aquifers: A Case Study of Horní Beřkovice, Czech Republic

Rozman

Hrkal

Váňa

et al. 2017

Water

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“…However, since wastewater from hospitals may be expected to carry, apart from organic pollutants, also contamination by various types of pharmaceuticals, we do not recommend further implementation of CWs for hospitals to produce sanitary water from the treated wastewater. However, such CWs would be suitable for subsequent infiltration of the treated wastewater into the rock aquifer, as natural attenuation of pharmaceuticals in the rock formations can be relied on [6].…”

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Constructed Wetlands and Their Implementation on Private and Public Land in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Boukalová

Těšitel

Gurung³

2019

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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In the year 2018 we were surveying the current situation of the constructed wetlands (CW) in Kathmandu Valley. Nepal and their implementation possibilities on private and public land. We divided the CWs into groups according to the beneficiary type: CWs for schools, CWs for private houses, CWs for bigger communities and CWs for institutions with other than educational purposes (hospitals, monasteries, etc.). We identified two potentially successful CW models that could be replicated for sustainable wastewater treatment and started the discussion about how the CW could be effectively used for flood protection measures as well. CWs are a strategic natural based technology for Nepal because they are highly efficient in removing organic and insoluble substances and, at the same time, they could be used as a natural based solution for flood prevention. Their construction and operation are both simple and cost-effective. For their management, neither electric power nor sophisticated computers are needed and they do not contain mechanical components that would require repairing and importing. Furthermore, they work very well regardless of the season, precipitation and temperature. Nevertheless, it must be noticed that CWs do not work without any attention-the operator's participation is required for their good performance.

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“…Sinceit is difficult to degrade, TCS has been found in a variety of water settings in recent years, including surface water, groundwater, seawater, and drinking water, thus posing a significant threat to the ecological environment and human health [2][3][4]. Physical methods, advanced oxidation technology, and biological treatment technology are the most common TCS treatment methods now being used for TCS removal [5][6][7]. These technologies, on the other hand, have drawbacks such as high energy consumption, complex operation, and poisonous byproducts.…”

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Carbon Black: A Good Adsorbent for Triclosan Removal from Water

Wang

Man

Sun

et al. 2022

Water

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Industrial grade carbon black was pretreated and used for adsorption of triclosan (TCS) in water, and its adsorption performance was investigated by static adsorption experiments and fixed bed adsorption experiments. The effects of pH and temperature on the adsorption capacity were investigated and the adsorption performance of carbon black and activated carbon on TCS was compared. As the pH or temperature decreased, the adsorption of TCS by carbon black increased. Carbon black had a maximum adsorption capacity of 18.62 mg/g on TCS, which was somewhat lower than the activated carbon. Furthermore, the breakthrough time increased with increasing bed height, decreasing flow rate and decreasing initial TCS concentration in the fixed bed adsorption studies. The breakthrough time was 14.33 days at a bed depth of 4.2 mm, a flow rate of 2 mL/min, and an initial TCS concentration of 0.5 mg/L TCS. The model from The Bed Depth Service Time (BDST) was well-fitting.

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Pharmaceuticals in groundwaters: a case study of the psychiatric hospital at Horní Beřkovice, Czech Republic

Cited by 17 publications

References 20 publications

Occurrence of Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater and Their Interaction with Shallow Aquifers: A Case Study of Horní Beřkovice, Czech Republic

Occurrence of Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater and Their Interaction with Shallow Aquifers: A Case Study of Horní Beřkovice, Czech Republic

Constructed Wetlands and Their Implementation on Private and Public Land in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Carbon Black: A Good Adsorbent for Triclosan Removal from Water

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