Pharmaceuticals occurrence in a WWTP with significant industrial contribution and its input into the river system

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 185, Issue , 2014, Pages 202-212

  Collado, N ^a   Rodriguez Mozaz, S ^b   Gros, M ^b   Rubirola, A ^b   Barcelo D ^b,c   Comas, J ^a   Rodriguez Roda, I ^a,b   Buttiglieri, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b CATALAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH ICRA   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Micropollutants; River waters; UV treatment; Water scarcity area; WWTP

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFLUENTS; INDUSTRY; RIVERS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

MICROPOLLUTANTS; RIVER WATER; UV TREATMENT; WATER SCARCITY; WWTP;

WATER POLLUTION;

AGENTS AFFECTING LIPID METABOLISM; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DIURETIC AGENT; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PHARMACEUTICAL ACTIVE COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DRUG; EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RESOURCE SCARCITY; RIVER SYSTEM; RIVER WATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER CYCLE; WATER SAMPLING; WINTER;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

MICROPOLLUTANTS; RIVER WATERS; UV TREATMENT; WATER SCARCITY AREA; WWTP;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRY; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RIVERS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84888619732     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.10.040     Document Type: Article

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