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

Química Nova

José Luiz Tambosi²  Leonardo Yassuhiro Yamanaka²  Humberto Jorge José²  Regina De Fátima Peralta Muniz Moreira²  Horst Friedrich Schröder¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Departamento de Engenharia Química e Engenharia de Alimentos Florianópolis SC ,Brasil

关键词: ecotoxicity;    environment;    pharmaceuticals;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422010000200032

来源: SciELO

【 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.

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