Sources and transport of selected organic micropollutants in urban groundwater underlying the city of Halle (Saale), Germany

Osenbrück, Karsten; Gläser, Hans-Reinhard; Knöller, Kay; Weise, Stephan M.; Möder, Monika; Wennrich, Rainer; Schirmer, Mario; Reinstorf, Frido; Busch, Wolfgang; Strauch, Gerhard

doi:10.1016/j.watres.2007.05.014

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“…The relatively short residence times (high transmissivity) and exchange pathways with surface water bodies mean that shallow alluvial aquifers are also highly susceptible to EOC contamination (Bruchet et al, 2005;Rabiet et al, 2006;Osenbruck et al, 2007;Nakada et al, 2008).…”

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“…Other detergents, plasticisers and fire retardants have been reported (Table S1). Bisphenol A is used as a plasticiser and common sources include treated waste water as well as septic tanks and landfills (Osenbruck et al, 2007;Buszka et al, 2009;Musolff et al, 2009). Other groups of detected industrial compounds include solvent stabilisers, surfactants and corrosion inhibitors , Loos et al, 2010, Stuart et al, 2011.…”

Section: Industrial Compoundsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Emerging organic contaminants in groundwater: A review of sources, fate and occurrence

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Baran

Stuart

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Environmental Pollution

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Emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) detected in groundwater may have adverse effects on human health and aquatic ecosystems. This paper reviews the existing occurrence data in groundwater for a range of EOCs including pharmaceutical, personal care, 'life-style' and selected industrial compounds. The main sources and pathways for organic EOCs in groundwater are reviewed, with occurrence data for EOCs in groundwater included from both targeted studies and broad reconnaissance surveys. Nanogram-microgram per litre concentrations are present in groundwater for a large range of EOCs as well as metabolites and transformation products and under certain conditions may pose a threat to freshwater bodies for decades due to relatively long groundwater residence times. In the coming decades, more of these EOCs are likely to have drinking water standards, environmental quality standards and/or groundwater threshold values defined, and therefore a better understanding of the spatial and temporal variation remains a priority.Keywords: emerging contaminants; review; groundwater; pharmaceuticals; occurrence Capsule: A large range of emerging organic contaminants are now being detected in groundwater as a result of recent and historical anthropogenic activities. IntroductionA diverse array of synthetic organic compounds are used by society in vast quantities for a range of purposes including the production and preservation of food, industrial manufacturing processes, as well as for human and animal healthcare. In the last few decades there has been a growing interest in the occurrence of these, so called, 'micro-organic contaminants' in the terrestrial and aquatic environment, their environmental fate and their potential toxicity (Stan and Linkerhagner, 1992;Stan et al., 1994;Halling-Sørensen et al., 1998;Daughton and Ternes, 1999;Schwarzenbach et al., 2006;Kümmerer, 2009). The contamination of groundwater resources by micro-organics is a growing concern and relatively poorly understood compared to other freshwater resources. Groundwater provides the most reliable perennial source of freshwater on Earth. It maintains flows and levels in rivers and lakes, is essential for the health of groundwater-dependant ecosystems, and in many parts of the world is the most important source of drinking water.Of particular concern are 'emerging organic contaminants' (EOCs). This term is used to cover not only newly developed compounds but also compounds newly discovered in the environment -often due to analytical developments (Lindsey et al., 2001;Petrovic and Barceló, 2006;Richardson and Ternes, 2011) and compounds that have only recently been categorised as contaminants. EOCs include a wide array of different compounds (as well as metabolites and transformation products-collectively referred to here as degradates)including; pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), pesticides, veterinary products, industrial compounds/by-products, food additives as well as engineered nanomaterials. Because of the vast array of possible comp...

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Section: Physical/hydraulic Controlsmentioning

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Emerging organic contaminants in groundwater: A review of sources, fate and occurrence

Lapworth

Baran

Stuart

et al. 2012

Environmental Pollution

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“…BPA can also partially accumulate by passing through soil and river sediments. [15] 60-600 [43] 360-1620 [18] 378-890 [9] 416-2050 [23] 1800 [40] 2-44 [43] 30-1100 [15] 35-86 [23] 110-300 [18] 700 [40] 1.2-1900 [1] 2.1-87 [13] 2.2-4230 [21] 6-34 [23] 6-68 [11] 6-500 [26] 6-881 [22] 7.5-334 [12] 55-162 [27] 192-215 [15] 460-4800 [25] b.l.q.-494 [17] b.l.q.-7000 [19] b.l.q.-9300 [28] 1-1136 [20] 1-11 [4] 79-2550 [15] 600-11000 [14] 0.17-1.25 [2] 0.58-36700 [8] 1.1-43 [42] 4.3-130 [25] 10-530 [23] 53-196 [43] 0.32 [6] Fu and Kawamura [5] showed that bisphenol A is also present in air samples. In the agricultural areas of China, its concentration in the air does not exceed 240 pg/m3, but the air samples in urban areas are more contaminated (20-2.340 pg/m 3 ).…”

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Sources of endocrine-disrupting compounds and their migration to the environment

Kryłów

Rezka

2017

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The aim of this article is to present issues related to the presence and pathways of bisphenol A emission and its migration to wastewater and the environment. Bisphenol A (BPA) is an organic compound mainly used in the production of plastics. It is classified as an endocrine disrupting compound (EDC) and should therefore not be emitted to the environment. This paper presents basic information on bisphenol A, its applications and potential sources of emission to the environment. A wide review of literature confirming the occurrence of bisphenol A in sewage, sediments, natural waters, drinking water and the atmosphere is performed. Effective wastewater treatment and neutralisation of bisphenol A in sewage sludge could partially reduce the levels of BPA pollution in the aquatic environment.

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“…A growing number of microorganic contaminants have been found in groundwater resources over the last few decades as analytical techniques have become more affordable and advanced and as awareness of different sources of contaminants has grown (Farré et al, 2012;Lapworth et al, 2012). Many of these are now being detected in urban groundwater across the world (Duong et al, 2015;Jurado et al, 2014;Jurado et al, 2012;Lin et al, 2015;López-Serna et al, 2013;Osenbrück et al, 2007) The sources and pathways for organic micro-pollutants to reach the groundwater include point and diffuse sources and are summarised for an urban settings in Stuart et al (2012). A large number of different sources and pathways have the potential to pollute the partially unconfined Sherwood Sandstone aquifer.…”

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Hydrochemical profiles in urban groundwater systems: New insights into contaminant sources and pathways in the subsurface from legacy and emerging contaminants

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Lapworth

Stuart

et al. 2016

Science of The Total Environment

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It has long been known that groundwaters beneath urban areas carry a fingerprint from urban activities but finding a consistent tracer for anthropogenic influence has proved elusive. The varied sources of urban contaminants means that a single consistent and inexpensive means of tracing the fate of urban contaminants is not generally possible and multiple tracers are often required to understand the contaminant sources and pathways in these complex systems. This study has utilized a combination of micro-organic (MO) contaminants and inorganic hydrochemistry to trace recharge pathways and quantify the variability of groundwater quality in multi-level piezometers in the city of Doncaster, UK. A total of 23 MO's were detected during this study, with more compounds consistently detected during higher groundwater table conditions highlighting the importance of sampling under different hydrological conditions. Four of the compounds detected are EU Water Framework Directive priority substances; atrazine, simazine, naphthalene and DEHP, with a maximum concentration of 0.18, 0.03, 0.2, 16 µg/l respectively. Our study shows that the burden of the banned pesticide atrazine persisting in the Sherwood sandstone is detected at two of the three study sites. Emerging contaminants' are seen throughout the borehole profiles and provide insights into transient pathways for contaminant migration in the sub-surface. Long term changes in inorganic hydrochemistry show possible changes in contaminant input or the dissolution of minerals. Nitrate was detected above 50 mg/L but on the whole nitrate concentrations have declined in the intervening years either due to a reduction of nitrate application at the surface or a migration of peak nitrate concentrations laterally or to greater depth. This study shows that multiple tracers together with multi-level piezometers can give a better resolution of contaminant pathways and variable flow regimes within the relatively uncomplicated aquifer of the Sherwood Sandstone compared with single long screened wells.

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Sources and transport of selected organic micropollutants in urban groundwater underlying the city of Halle (Saale), Germany

Cited by 142 publications

References 35 publications

Emerging organic contaminants in groundwater: A review of sources, fate and occurrence

Emerging organic contaminants in groundwater: A review of sources, fate and occurrence

Sources of endocrine-disrupting compounds and their migration to the environment

Hydrochemical profiles in urban groundwater systems: New insights into contaminant sources and pathways in the subsurface from legacy and emerging contaminants

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