Assessment of Conventional Full-Scale Treatment for the Removal of Endocrine Disruptors and Pharmaceuticals Present in the Tibagi River (Paraná State, Brazil)

Assessment of Conventional Full-Scale Treatment for the Removal of Endocrine Disruptors and Pharmaceuticals Present in the Tibagi River (Paraná State, Brazil)

The concentrations of 25 pharmaceuticals and endocrine disruptors were monitored in the water coming from the Tibagi River (State of Paraná, Brazil) and in a conventional water treatment plant over 13 sampling campaigns. In raw water, only 3 compounds (bisphenol A, dexamethasone and losartan) were d...

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Main Authors: Ajadir Fazolo, Lígia Flávia Antunes Batista, Fernanda Martins Nonaka, Ananda Lima Sanson, Mariana Corrêa Pessato Alves, Robson José de Cássia Franco Afonso, Sérgio Francisco de Aquino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
Subjects:
endocrine disruptors
pharmaceuticals
water treatment
risk assessment
micropollutants
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.715772/full

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