Comparison of measured and predicted concentrations of selected pharmaceuticals in wastewater and surface water: A case study of a catchment area in the Po Valley (Italy)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 470-471, Issue , 2014, Pages 844-854

  Verlicchi, P ^a   Al Aukidy, M ^a   Jelic, A ^b   Petrovic M ^c,d   Barcelo D ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^d CATALAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH ICRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Measured and predicted concentrations; Prescription drugs; Raw influent and treated effluent; Sensitivity analysis; Surface water; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; ANTIBIOTICS; CATCHMENTS; EFFLUENTS; FORECASTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; PO VALLEY , ITALY; PREDICTIVE MODELS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RECEIVING WATER BODIES; TREATED EFFLUENT; UNCERTAINTIES;

SURFACE WATERS;

AZITHROMYCIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; ROXITHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ANTIBIOTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRUG; EFFLUENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; PREDICTION; RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONCENTRATION; DRUG USE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; MEASURED ENVIRONMENTAL CONCENTRATION; POLLUTION MONITORING; PREDICTED ENVIRONMENTAL CONCENTRATION; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA SURFACE WATERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ITALY; PO VALLEY;

MEASURED AND PREDICTED CONCENTRATIONS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RAW INFLUENT AND TREATED EFFLUENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER; UNCERTAINTIES;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; ITALY; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84887149392     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.10.026     Document Type: Article

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