Spatial distribution and comprehensive evaluation of emerging organic pollutants in effluents from wastewater treatment plants in northern cities of China
Abstract:This study investigated the occurrence of 42 pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), 4 steroid estrogens and 15 phthalates in the effluents of 12 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in 11 northern cities of China. Of the 61 emerging organic pollutants (EOPs), 49 EOPs were detected, and the detection frequencies of 18 compounds were over 90%. PPCPs were the predominant species and contributed to approximately half of the total EOP concentrations in the most of the investigated WWTPs. The four EOPs w… Show more
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