Effective abatement of 29 pesticides in full-scale advanced treatment processes of drinking water: From concentration to human exposure risk

This study investigated the occurrence and removal of 29 pesticides in 4 drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) with conventional and advanced treatment processes (i.e., ozonation + biological activated carbon, and ultrafiltration) in Shanghai, China from 2018 to 2019. The concentration levels of target pesticides in raw waters ranged from below the limit of quantification (

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This study investigated the occurrence and removal of 29 pesticides in 4 drinking water treatment plants in Shanghai, China from 2018 to 2019. Concentration levels of target pesticides in raw waters varied from below the limit of quantification to 915.2ng/L.