Dataset of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in a Mediterranean coastal wetland

The dataset provides information on Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) detected in the Albufera Natural Park (Valencia, Spain), a typical Mediterranean coastal wetland. These PPCPs constitute an important group of organic pollutants highly representative of the human impact. The concentrations values measured in soil, sediment and water and the statistical relationship of contaminants between them and with the environmental parameters could help to understand their fate in different compartments. The data also reported the occurrence and removal efficiency (%) for each contaminant in ten wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), located in the surrounding area. This dataset could provide an idea on the effectiveness of WWTP treatments and the capacity of released PPCPs to affect the ecosystem. The extraction of analytes was based on solid-phase extraction (SPE) for water and solvent extraction followed by the previous SPE as clean-up for soil and sediment. Determination was carried out by high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) with a triple-quadrupole. The present dataset was analyzed within the article entitled: Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in a Mediterranean coastal wetland: Impact of anthropogenic and spatial factors and environmental risk assessment[1]. (C) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc.

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The dataset provides information on Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) detected in the Albufera Natural Park (Valencia, Spain), highlighting the significance of these organic pollutants in different environmental compartments. The data also includes the occurrence and removal efficiency of each contaminant in surrounding wastewater treatment plants. Analytes were extracted using solid-phase extraction for water and solvent extraction with clean-up for soil and sediment, analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.