Impact of on-site, small and large scale wastewater treatment facilities on levels and fate of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, artificial sweeteners, pesticides, and perfluoroalkyl substances in recipient waters

One of the main risks associated with effluents from both wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and on-site sewage treatment facilities (OSSFs) is the release of micropollutants (MPs) in receiving water bodies. However, the impact of MPs present in the effluents of OSSFs in the aquatic environment has...

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Autores: Gago-Ferrero, Pablo, Gros, Meritxell, Ahrens, Lutz, Wiberg, Karin
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Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Palabra clave:Wastewater
Micropollutants
On-site sewage treatment facilities
(OSSFs)
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)
Pharmaceuticals
Seasonal variations
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Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
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spelling Impact of on-site, small and large scale wastewater treatment facilities on levels and fate of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, artificial sweeteners, pesticides, and perfluoroalkyl substances in recipient watersGago-Ferrero, PabloGros, MeritxellAhrens, LutzWiberg, KarinWastewaterMicropollutantsOn-site sewage treatment facilities(OSSFs)Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)PharmaceuticalsSeasonal variationshttp://metadata.un.org/sdg/6http://metadata.un.org/sdg/3Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all agesEnsure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for allOne of the main risks associated with effluents from both wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and on-site sewage treatment facilities (OSSFs) is the release of micropollutants (MPs) in receiving water bodies. However, the impact of MPs present in the effluents of OSSFs in the aquatic environment has not been studied so far. The current study evaluates the impact of the effluents of OSSFs and small-to-large scale WWTPs on natural waters. The discharge of 74 MPs was assessed including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, pesticides, artificial sweeteners and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). The sampling was carried out within a Swedish catchment and included three sites that are exclusively affected by OSSFs and other sites that are mainly affected by WWTPs or a mixture of sources (7 sites, 28 samples). Results show that although OSSFs serve a much smaller total number of people, the MPs emitted from OSSFs reached the aquatic environment in significant quantities (concentrations of > 150 ng L− 1 of ∑ MPs). The composition profiles for sites affected by WWTPs were similar and were dominated by sucralose (27% of the ∑ MPs), caffeine (27% of the ∑ MPs), lamotrigine (10% of the ∑ MPs), desvenlafaxine (5% of the ∑ MPs), and diclofenac (4% of the ∑ MPs). In contrast, the sites affected by OSSFs showed high variability, exhibiting a different profile from those affected by WWTPs and also from each other, demonstrating that OSSFs are not homogeneous sources of MPs. Some specific compounds, such as diethyltoluamide (DEET) and caffeine, were proportionally much more important at sites affected by OSSFs than at sites affected by WWTPs (representing a much higher percentage of the ∑ MPs in the OSSFs). In contrast, PFASs did not show high concentration variation among the different sampling sites and the composition profiles were relatively similar, indicating that these substances follow different routes of entry into the aquatic environment.This study was supported by the Swedish Research Council Formas through the project RedMic (216-2012-2101). Henrik Jernstedt at SLU is acknowledged for assistance in the sampling. We also want to thank the personnel at Björklinge and Kungsängsverket WWTPs for waste water sampling at the plants.Peer reviewedElsevierConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202420242017info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Postprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/345508https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85020290750reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)InglésScience of the Total Environmenthttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.258Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3455082026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Impact of on-site, small and large scale wastewater treatment facilities on levels and fate of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, artificial sweeteners, pesticides, and perfluoroalkyl substances in recipient waters
title Impact of on-site, small and large scale wastewater treatment facilities on levels and fate of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, artificial sweeteners, pesticides, and perfluoroalkyl substances in recipient waters
spellingShingle Impact of on-site, small and large scale wastewater treatment facilities on levels and fate of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, artificial sweeteners, pesticides, and perfluoroalkyl substances in recipient waters
Gago-Ferrero, Pablo
Wastewater
Micropollutants
On-site sewage treatment facilities
(OSSFs)
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)
Pharmaceuticals
Seasonal variations
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/6
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
title_short Impact of on-site, small and large scale wastewater treatment facilities on levels and fate of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, artificial sweeteners, pesticides, and perfluoroalkyl substances in recipient waters
title_full Impact of on-site, small and large scale wastewater treatment facilities on levels and fate of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, artificial sweeteners, pesticides, and perfluoroalkyl substances in recipient waters
title_fullStr Impact of on-site, small and large scale wastewater treatment facilities on levels and fate of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, artificial sweeteners, pesticides, and perfluoroalkyl substances in recipient waters
title_full_unstemmed Impact of on-site, small and large scale wastewater treatment facilities on levels and fate of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, artificial sweeteners, pesticides, and perfluoroalkyl substances in recipient waters
title_sort Impact of on-site, small and large scale wastewater treatment facilities on levels and fate of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, artificial sweeteners, pesticides, and perfluoroalkyl substances in recipient waters
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gago-Ferrero, Pablo
Gros, Meritxell
Ahrens, Lutz
Wiberg, Karin
author Gago-Ferrero, Pablo
author_facet Gago-Ferrero, Pablo
Gros, Meritxell
Ahrens, Lutz
Wiberg, Karin
author_role author
author2 Gros, Meritxell
Ahrens, Lutz
Wiberg, Karin
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Wastewater
Micropollutants
On-site sewage treatment facilities
(OSSFs)
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)
Pharmaceuticals
Seasonal variations
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/6
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
topic Wastewater
Micropollutants
On-site sewage treatment facilities
(OSSFs)
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)
Pharmaceuticals
Seasonal variations
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/6
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
description One of the main risks associated with effluents from both wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and on-site sewage treatment facilities (OSSFs) is the release of micropollutants (MPs) in receiving water bodies. However, the impact of MPs present in the effluents of OSSFs in the aquatic environment has not been studied so far. The current study evaluates the impact of the effluents of OSSFs and small-to-large scale WWTPs on natural waters. The discharge of 74 MPs was assessed including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, pesticides, artificial sweeteners and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). The sampling was carried out within a Swedish catchment and included three sites that are exclusively affected by OSSFs and other sites that are mainly affected by WWTPs or a mixture of sources (7 sites, 28 samples). Results show that although OSSFs serve a much smaller total number of people, the MPs emitted from OSSFs reached the aquatic environment in significant quantities (concentrations of > 150 ng L− 1 of ∑ MPs). The composition profiles for sites affected by WWTPs were similar and were dominated by sucralose (27% of the ∑ MPs), caffeine (27% of the ∑ MPs), lamotrigine (10% of the ∑ MPs), desvenlafaxine (5% of the ∑ MPs), and diclofenac (4% of the ∑ MPs). In contrast, the sites affected by OSSFs showed high variability, exhibiting a different profile from those affected by WWTPs and also from each other, demonstrating that OSSFs are not homogeneous sources of MPs. Some specific compounds, such as diethyltoluamide (DEET) and caffeine, were proportionally much more important at sites affected by OSSFs than at sites affected by WWTPs (representing a much higher percentage of the ∑ MPs in the OSSFs). In contrast, PFASs did not show high concentration variation among the different sampling sites and the composition profiles were relatively similar, indicating that these substances follow different routes of entry into the aquatic environment.
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