Human pharmaceuticals, antioxidants, and plasticizers in wastewater treatment plant and water reclamation plant effluents

被引:55
作者
Soliman, Mary A. [1 ]
Pedersen, Joel A.
Park, Heesu
Castaneda-Jimenez, Angelica
Stenstrom, Michael K.
Suffet, I. H.
机构
[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Environm Sci & Engn Program, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Environm Hlth Sci Dept, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA
[3] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA
[4] Univ Wisconsin, Environm Chem & Technol Program, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[5] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Soil Sci, Madison, WI 53706 USA
关键词
pharmaceutical; antioxidant; personal care product ingredient; reclaimed water; wastewater; plasticizer;
D O I
10.2175/106143006X111961
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The primary objective of this study was to determine the presence of unregulated organic chemicals in reclaimed water using complementary targeted and broad spectrum approaches. Eleven of 12 targeted human pharmaceuticals, antioxidants, and plasticizers, and 27 tentatively identified non-target organic chemicals, were present in secondary effluent entering tertiary treatment trains at a wastewater treatment plant and two water reclamation facilities. The removal of these compounds by three different tertiary treatment trains was investigated: coagulant-assisted granular media filtration (California Title-22 water, 22 CCR 60301-60357; Barclay [2006]), lime clarification/reverse osmosis (lime/RO), and microfiltration-reverse osmosis (MF/RO). Carbamazepine, clofibric acid, gemfibrozil, ibuprofen, p-toluenesulfonamide, caffeine, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), and N-butyl benzenesulfonamide (N-BBSA) were present at low to high nanogram-per-liter levels in Title 22 water. The lime/RO product waters contained lower concentrations of clofibric acid, ibuprofen, caffeine, BHA, and N-BBSA (< 10 to 71 ng/L) than their Title 22 counterparts. The MF/RO treatment reduced concentrations to levels below their detection limits, although BHT was present in MF/RO product water from one facility. The presence of the target analytes in two surface waters used as raw drinking water sources and a recharged groundwater was also examined. Surface waters used as raw drinking water sources contained caffeine, BHA, BHT, and N-BBSA, while recharged groundwater contained BHT, BHA, and N-BBSA. Nontarget compounds in recharged groundwater appeared to be attenuated with increased residence time in the aquifer.
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页码:156 / 167
页数:12
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