Journal
GEOLOGOS
Volume 25, Issue 3, Pages 231-240Publisher
SCIENDO
DOI: 10.2478/logos-2019-0025
Keywords
water quality; groundwater pollution; pharmaceuticals; Poland
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- Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute
- National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management
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The present paper discusses the results of an analysis of the impact of land use on the distribution of pharmaceuticals in groundwater samples collected during a pilot study of the contents of pharmaceuticals and hormones in groundwater taken from the national groundwater monitoring network of the Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute. Samples were collected during monitoring campaigns from 160 groundwater monitoring sites in various land use types in 2016 and 2017. Samples were analysed for a total of 34 active substances, including natural and synthetic oestrogen hormones, cardiovascular and respiratory medications, analgesics and anti-inflammatories, antidepressants, antimicrobial drugs and anti-epileptics. Our study confirmed the presence of pharmaceuticals in 53 per cent of groundwater samples taken. Data show variations in the distribution of pharmaceuticals depending on land use type, which can thus be employed in pressure analysis and identification of sources of pollution.
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