Temporal variability of combined sewer overflow contaminants: Evaluation of wastewater micropollutants as tracers of fecal contamination

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 4370-4382

  Madoux Humery, Anne Sophie ^a   Dorner, Sarah ^b   Sauvé, Sébastien ^c   Aboulfadl, Khadija ^c   Galarneau, Martine ^d   Servais, Pierre ^e   Prévost, Michèle ^a  

^a Université Laval   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d City of Laval   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Carbamazepine; Combined sewer overflows; Escherichia coli; Fecal indicator bacteria; Sanitary sewer

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; CAFFEINE; CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LAND USE; OUTFALLS; POTABLE WATER; ROOM AND PILLAR MINING; SANITARY SEWERS; SEWAGE; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; WATER POLLUTION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; DRINKING WATER SOURCES; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

COMBINED SEWERS;

CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DRINKING WATER; STORM WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; DRUG; FECAL COLIFORM; FECES; LAND USE CHANGE; MONITORING SYSTEM; POLLUTION MONITORING; RUNOFF; SEWAGE OUTFALL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWER NETWORK; SNOWMELT; SUSPENDED LOAD; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRACER;

ARTICLE; COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW; CONTAMINATION; DILUTION; DYNAMICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES CONTAMINATION; LAND USE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE; SPRING; SUMMER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER; WINTER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84879006723     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.04.030     Document Type: Article

References (54)

1. American Public Health Association (APHA), American Water Works Association (AWWA) and Water Environment Federation (WEF) Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater 2005, Washington, DC, USA. 21st ed.
2. Benotti M.J., Brownawell B.J. Distributions of pharmaceuticals in an urban estuary during both dry- and wet-weather conditions. Environmental Science and Technology 2007, 41(16):5795-5802.
3. Benowitz N.L. Clinical pharmacology of caffeine. Annual Review of Medicine 1990, 41:277-288.
4. Bertrand-Krajewski J.-L., Bardin J.-P. Estimation of uncertainties on discharges and concentrations measurements in a storage and settling tank during rainfall events. La Houille Blanche 2001, 6-7(6-7):99-108. (in French).
5. Bertrand-Krajewski J.-L., Laplace D., Joannis c., Chebbo G. Measurements in Urban Hydrology and Sewage Collection 2008, Éditions Techniques et Documentations, Lavoisier, (in French).
6. Boleda M.R., Galceran M.T., Ventura F. Validation and uncertainty estimation of multiresidue method for pharmaceuticals in surface and treated waters by chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A 2013, 1286:146-158.
7. Buerge I.J., Poiger T., Müller M.D., Buser H.-R. Caffeine, an anthropogenic marker for wastewater contamination of surface waters. Environmental Science and Technology 2003, 37(4):691-700.
8. Buerge I.J., Poiger T., Müller M.D., Buser H.-R. Combined sewer overflows to surface waters detected by the anthropogenic marker caffeine. Environmental Science and Technology 2006, 40(13):4096-4102.
9. Chambers P.A., Allard M., Walker S.L., Marsalek J., Lawrence J., Servos M., Busnarda J., Munger K.S., Adare K., Jefferson C., Kent R.A., Wong M.P. Impacts of municipal wastewater effluents on Canadian waters: a review. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada 1997, 32(4):659-713.
10. Daneshvar A., Aboulfadl K., Viglino L., Broséus R., Sauvé S., Madoux-Humery A.S., Weyhenmeyer G.A., Prévost M. Evaluating pharmaceuticals and caffeine as indicators of fecal contamination in drinking water sources of the Greater Montreal region. Chemosphere 2012, 88(1):131-139.
11. Dorner S.M., Anderson W.B., Slawson R.M., Kouwen N., Huck P.M. Hydrologic modeling of pathogen fate and transport. Environmental Science and Technology 2006, 40(15):4746-4753.
12. Edberg S.C., Rice E.W., Karlin R.J., Allen M.J. Escherichia coli: the best biological drinking water indicator for public health protection. Journal of Applied Microbiology 2000, 88:106S-116S.
13. Ellis J.B., Yu W. Bacteriology of urban runoff - the combined sewer as a bacterial reactor and generator. Water Science and Technology 1995, 31(7):303-310.
14. Environment Canada National Climate Data and Information Archive 2012, (accessed 09.05.12.). http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climateData/canada_f.html.
15. Fent K., Weston A.A., Caminada D. Ecotoxicology of human pharmaceuticals. Aquatic Toxicology 2006, 76(2):122-159.
16. Fewtrell L., Bartram J. Water Quality. Guidelines, Standards and Health: Assessment of Risk and Risk Management for Water-related Infectious Disease 2001, 6. World Health Organization (WHO) and International Water Association (IWA), London, United Kingdom.
17. Fletcher T.D., Deletic A. Data Requirements for Integrated Urban Water Management 2008, UNESCO Publishing, France.
18. Focazio M.J., Kolpin D.W., Barnes K.K., Furlong E.T., Meyer M.T., Zaugg S.D., Barber L.B., Thurman M.E. Anational reconnaissance for pharmaceuticals and other organic wastewater contaminants in the United States - II) untreated drinking water sources. Science of the Total Environment 2008, 402(2-3):201-216.
19. Garcia-Armisen T., Servais P. Respective contributions of point and non-point sources of E. coli and enterococci in a large urbanized watershed (the Seine river, France). Journal of Environmental Management 2007, 82(4):512-518.
20. Gasperi J., Gromaire M.C., Kafi M., Moilleron R., Chebbo G. Contributions of wastewater, runoff and sewer deposit erosion to wet weather pollutant loads in combined sewer systems. Water Research 2010, 44(20):5875-5886.
21. Gasser G., Rona M., Voloshenko A., Shelkov R., Lev O., Elhanany S., Lange F.T., Scheurer M., Pankratov I. Evaluation of micropollutant tracers. II. Carbamazepine tracer for wastewater contamination from a nearby water recharge system and from non-specific sources. Desalination 2011, 273(2-3):398-404.
22. Gromaire M.C., Garnaud S., Saad M., Chebbo G. Contribution of different sources to the pollution of wet weather flows in combined sewers. Water Research 2001, 35(2):521-533.
23. Heaton K.W., Radvan J., Cripps H., Mountford R.A., Braddon F.E., Hughes A.O. Defecation frequency and timing, and stool form in the general population: a prospective study. Gut 1992, 33(6):818-824.
24. Hydrology Expertise Center Level and Flow Historical Data 2012, (in French), (accessed 12.07.12.). http://www.cehq.gouv.qc.ca/hydrometrie/historique_donnees/info_validite.htm.
25. Kafi M., Gasperi J., Moilleron R., Gromaire M.C., Chebbo G. Spatial variability of the characteristics of combined wet weather pollutant loads in Paris. Water Research 2008, 42(3):539-549.
26. Kasprzyk-Hordern B., Dinsdale R.M., Guwy A.J. Illicit drugs and pharmaceuticals in the environment - forensic applications of environmental data, part 2: pharmaceuticals as chemical markers of faecal water contamination. Environmental Pollution 2009, 157(6):1778-1786.
27. Kistemann T., Rind E., Rechenburg A., Koch C., Claßen T., Herbst S., Wienand I., Exner M. A comparison of efficiencies of microbiological pollution removal in six sewage treatment plants with different treatment systems. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 2008, 211(5-6):534-545.
28. Kunkel U., Radke M. Fate of pharmaceuticals in rivers: deriving a benchmark dataset at favorable attenuation conditions. Water Research 2012, 46(17):5551-5565.
29. Lucas F., Gonçalves A., Servais P., Rocher V., Masnada S., Therial C., Lesage L., Mouchel J.M. Variability of raw wastewater microbial quality in a large urban region. Techniques Sciences Méthodes 2012, 4:44-55. (in French).
30. McCarthy D.T. A traditional first flush assessment of E. coli in urban stormwater runoff. Water Science and Technology 2009, 60(11):2749-2757.
31. McLellan S.L., Hollis E.J., Depas M.M., Van Dyke M., Harris J., Scopel C.O. Distribution and fate of Escherichia coli in lake Michigan following contamination with urban stormwater and combined sewer overflows. Journal of Great Lakes Research 2007, 33(3):566-580.
32. Miège C., Choubert J.M., Ribeiro L., Eusèbe M., Coquery M. Fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in wastewater treatment plants - conception of a database and first results. Environmental Pollution 2009, 157(5):1721-1726.
33. Ministry of Municipal Affairs Regions and Land Occupancy CSO Monitoring Program 2012, (accessed 10.04.12.). http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/infrastructures/suivi-des-ouvrages-dassainissement/.
34. Nelson E.D., Do H., Lewis R.S., Carr S.A. Diurnal variability of pharmaceutical, personal care product, estrogen and alkylphenol concentrations in effluent from a tertiary wastewater treatment facility. Environmental Science & Technology 2010, 45(4):1228-1234.
35. Ort C., Lawrence M.G., Reungoat J., Mueller J.F. Sampling for PPCPs in wastewater systems: comparison of different sampling modes and optimization strategies. Environmental Science and Technology 2010, 44(16):6289-6296.
36. Passerat J., Ouattara N.K., Mouchel J.-M., Rocher V., Servais P. Impact of an intense combined sewer overflow event on the microbiological water quality of the Seine River. Water Research 2011, 45(2):893-903.
37. Payment P. Removal of Pathogens and Indicators by Wastewater Treatment in Municipalities on the Mille Îles River 2003, 122. Ministère de l'Environnement du Québec. Programme d'aide à la recherche et au développement en environnement (PARDE), (in French).
38. Peeler K.A., Opsahl S.P., Chanton J.P. Tracking anthropogenic inputs using caffeine, indicator bacteria, and nutrients in rural freshwater and urban marine systems. Environmental Science and Technology 2006, 40(24):7616-7622.
39. Phillips P., Chalmers A. Wastewater effluent, combined sewer overflows, and other sources of organic compounds to Lake Champlain. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 2009, 45(1):45-57.
40. Phillips P.J., Chalmers A.T., Gray J.L., Kolpin D.W., Foreman W.T., Wall G.R. Combined sewer overflows: an environmental source of hormones and wastewater micropollutants. Environmental Science and Technology 2012, 46(10):5336-5343.
41. Rechenburg A., Koch C., Classen T., Kistemann T. Impact of sewage treatment plants and combined sewer overflow basins on the microbiological quality of surface water. Water Science and Technology 2006, 54(3):95-99.
42. Roig B. Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Current Knowledge and Need Assessment to Reduce Presence and Impact (European Water Research) 2010, IWA Publishing.
43. Sankararamakrishnan N., Guo Q. Chemical tracers as indicator of human fecal coliforms at storm water outfalls. Environment International 2005, 31(8):1133-1140.
44. Sauvé S., Aboulfadl K., Dorner S., Payment P., Prévost M. Fecal coliforms, caffeine and carbamazepine in stormwater collection systems in a large urban aera. Chemosphere 2012, 86(2):118-123.
45. Smeets P.W.M.H., Rietveld L.C., van Dijk J.C., Medema G.J. Practical applications of quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) for water safety plans. Water Science and Technology 2010, 61(6):1561-1568.
46. Soonthornnonda P., Christensen E.R. Source apportionment of pollutants and flows of combined sewer wastewater. Water Research 2008, 42(8-9):1989-1998.
47. Teerlink J., Hering A.S., Higgins C.P., Drewes J.E. Variability of trace organic chemical concentrations in raw wastewater at three distinct sewershed scales. Water Research 2012, 46(10):3261-3271.
48. Vieno N.M., Tuhkanen T., Kronberg L. Seasonal variation in the occurrence of pharmaceuticals in effluents from a sewage treatment plant and in the recipient water. Environmental Science and Technology 2005, 39(21):8220-8226.
49. Viglino L., Aboulfadl K., Daneshvar Mahvelat A., Prévost M., Sauvé S. On-line solid phase extraction and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry to quantify pharmaceuticals, pesticides and some metabolites in wastewaters, drinking, and surface waters. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 2008, 10(4):482-489.
50. Weyrauch P., Matzinger A., Pawlowsky-Reusing E., Plume S., von Seggern D., Heinzmann B., Schroeder K., Rouault P. Contribution of combined sewer overflows to trace contaminant loads in urban streams. Water Research 2010, 44(15):4451-4462.
51. Williams C.F., Williams C.E., Adamsen E.J. Sorption-desorption of carbamazepine from irrigated soils. Journal of Environmental Quality 2006, 35(5):1779-1783.
52. Wishart D.S. Open Data Drug and Drug Target Database 2012, (accessed 10.07.12.). http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs.
53. Young T.A., Heidler J., Matos-Perez C.R., Sapkota A., Toler T., Gibson K.E., Schwab K.J., Halden R.U. Ab initio and in situ comparison of caffeine, triclosan, and triclocarban as indicators of sewage-derived microbes in surface waters. Environmental Science and Technology 2008, 42(9):3335-3340.
54. Zhou J.L., Zhang Z.L., Banks E., Grover D., Jiang J.Q. Pharmaceutical residues in wastewater treatment works effluents and their impact on receiving river water. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2009, 166(2-3):655-661.