Recent research data on the removal of pharmaceuticals from sewage treatment plants (STP)

Química Nova

Moreira, Regina de Fátima Peralta Muniz¹  Tambosi, José Luiz¹  Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brasil¹  José, Humberto Jorge¹  Schröder, Horst Friedrich¹  RWTH Aachen University, Germany¹  Yamanaka, Leonardo Yassuhiro¹ 

关键词: ecotoxicity;    environment;    pharmaceuticals.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422010000200032

学科分类：化学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica

【 摘 要 】

Pharmaceutical compounds have been detected in sewage treatment plant (STP) effluents, surface waters and, less frequently, in groundwater and drinking water, all over the world. Different sources are responsible for their appearance in the aquatic environment, however, it is widely accepted that the main sources of this type of pollutant are STP effluents. The adverse effects of pharmaceuticals in the environment include aquatic toxicity, development of resistance in pathogenic bacteria, genotoxicity and endocrine disruption. Thus, the discharge of these compounds to the environment in STP effluents should be minimized.

【 授权许可】

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