期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 806, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151262
关键词
Editor; Adrian Covaci; Wastewater; Suspect analysis; Contaminants of emerging concern; Pharmaceuticals; Risk assessment
资金
- Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI) of Spain [CTM2017-84763-C3-1-R]
- European Regional Development Fund [CTM2017-84763-C3-1-R]
- Basque Government [IT1213-19]
- Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitivity
- EHU/UPV postdoctoral fellowship
- Talented Researcher Support Programme - Plan GenT of the Generalitat Valenciana [CIDEGENT/2020/043]
- AEI [CTM2017-90890-REDT]
- Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU) [CTM2017-90890-REDT]
Interest in contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) has grown due to their continuous release and potential ecological hazards. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are unable to effectively remove these contaminants, leading to their entry into aquatic environments. Comprehensive analysis techniques have been applied to characterize the CEC profile in WWTP effluents, revealing seasonal and spatial variations in the composition and levels of CECs. Risk assessment identified specific compounds with high risks to different aquatic organisms, highlighting the importance of improving removal efficiency in urban WWTPs and implementing stricter regulations for environmental protection.
The interest in contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) has increased lately due to their continued emission and potential ecotoxicological hazards. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are generally not capable of eliminating them and are considered the main pathway for CECs to the aquatic environment. The number of CECs in WWTPs effluents is often so large that complementary approaches to the conventional target analysis need to be implemented. Within this context, multitarget quantitative analysis (162 compounds) and a suspect screening (>40,000 suspects) approaches were applied to characterize the CEC fingerprint in effluents of five WWTPs in the Henares River basin (central Spain) during two sampling campaigns (summer and autumn). The results indicated that 76% of the compounds quantified corresponded to pharmaceuticals, 21% to pesticides and 3% to industrial chemicals. Apart from the 82 compounds quantified, suspect screening increased the list to 297 annotated compounds. Significant differences in the CEC fingerprint were observed between summer and autumn campaigns and between the WWTPs, being those serving the city of Alcala de Henares the ones with the largest number of compounds and concentrations. Finally, a risk prioritization approach was applied based on risk quotients (RQs) for algae, invertebrates, and fish. Azithromycin, diuron, chlortoluron, clarithromycin, sertraline and sulfamethoxazole were identified as having the largest risks to algae. As for invertebrates, the compounds having the largest RQs were carbendazim, fenoxycarb and eprosartan, and for fish acetaminophen, DEET, carbendazim, caffeine, fluconazole, and azithromycin. The two WWTPs showing higher calculated Risk Indexes had tertiary treatments, which points towards the need of increasing the removal efficiency in urban WWTPs. Furthermore, considering the complex mixtures emitted into the environment and the low dilution capacity of Mediterranean rivers, we recommend the development of detailed monitoring plans and stricter regulations to control the chemical burden created to freshwater ecosystems. (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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