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Approaches for Quantifying the Attenuation of Wastewater-Derived Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: The effluent from municipal wastewater treatment plants contains trace concentrations of a variety of organic compounds. To assess the removal of these compounds in full-scale treatment systems and effluent-receiving waters, approaches are needed for quantifying removal rates and mechanisms. For processes that result in near complete removal of wastewater-derived contaminants, it is reasonable to measure concentrations entering and leaving the treatment system. However, for those compounds that are not completely removed, alternative methods are needed. This paper describes several examples of approaches that combine laboratory and field studies to assess the attenuation of wastewater-derived contaminants.

Source: CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry

DOI: 10.2533/000942903777679055

Authors: David L. Sedlak, Karen E. Pinkston, James L. Gray, Edward P. Kolodziej

Institution: University of California, Berkeley

Language: English

Topic: Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Clean water and sanitation, Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Science Foundation, American Water Works Association Research Foundation