Identification of Aquifer Recharge Sources as the Origin of Emerging Contaminants in Intensive Agricultural Areas. La Plana de Castellón, Spain
| Autor: | Arianna Renau-Pruñonosa, Olga García-Menéndez, Félix Hernández, María Ibáñez, Marta Hernández García, C. Boix, Bruno B. Ballesteros, Enric Vázquez-Suñé, Ignacio Morell |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (España) |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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lcsh:Hydraulic engineering
Geography Planning and Development Sewage Aquifer Aquatic Science Biochemistry lcsh:Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes lcsh:TC1-978 Groundwater pollution pharmaceutical compounds Water Science and Technology emerging contaminants geography lcsh:TD201-500 groundwater pollution geography.geographical_feature_category water resources management business.industry Groundwater recharge Reclaimed water Water resources Wastewater Environmental science business Water resource management Groundwater |
| Zdroj: | Repositori Universitat Jaume I Universitat Jaume I Water Volume 12 Issue 3 Water, Vol 12, Iss 3, p 731 (2020) Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC instname |
| Popis: | © 2020 by the authors. In urban, industrial, and agricultural areas, a vast array of contaminants may be found because they are introduced into the aquifers by different recharge sources. The emerging contaminants (ECs) correspond to unregulated contaminants, which may be candidates for future regulation depending on the results of research into their potential effects on health and on monitoring data regarding their occurrence. ECs frequently found in wastewater, such as acetaminophen, carbamazepine, primidone, and sulfamethoxazole, may be good indicators of the introduction of the reclaimed water to the aquifers. The resistance of the ECs to removal in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) causes them to be appropriate sewage markers. Plana de Castellón (Spain) is a coastal area that has been characterized by intensive citrus agriculture since the 1970s. Traditionally, in the southern sector of Plana de Castellón, 100% of irrigation water comes from groundwater. In recent years, local farmers have been using a mixture of groundwater and reclaimed water from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) to irrigate the citrus. The aims of the present study were: (i) to assess the occurrences, spatial distributions, and concentrations of selected ECs, including 32 antibiotics, 8 UV filters, and 2 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, in groundwater in a common agricultural context; (ii) to identify the recharge (pollution) sources acting as the origin of the ECs, and (iii) to suggest ECs as indicators of reclaimed water arrival in detrital heterogeneous aquifers. The obtained data provided relevant information for the management of water resources and elucidated the fate and behavior of emerging contaminants in similar contexts. Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia: CTQ2012-36189 |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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