Occurrence of pharmaceuticals in a water supply system and related human health risk assessment
| Autor: | Maria João Benoliel, Cristina M. M. Almeida, Vitor Vale Cardoso, Vanessa de Jesus Gaffney, Elisabete Ferreira, Alexandre Rodrigues |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Environmental Engineering Adolescent Water supply Risk Assessment Young Adult Human health Tandem Mass Spectrometry Water Supply Environmental health Humans Raw water Child Waste Management and Disposal Water Science and Technology Civil and Structural Engineering Portugal business.industry Drinking Water Ecological Modeling Infant Newborn Infant Pollution Pharmaceutical Preparations Health Child Preschool Environmental chemistry Environmental science Water treatment Risk assessment business Surface water Water Pollutants Chemical Groundwater |
| Zdroj: | Water Research. 72:199-208 |
| ISSN: | 0043-1354 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.watres.2014.10.027 |
| Popis: | A monitoring study of 31 pharmaceuticals along Lisbon's drinking water supply system was implemented, which comprised the analysis of 250 samples including raw water (surface water and groundwater), and drinking water. Of the 31 pharmaceutical compounds, only sixteen were quantified in the analyzed samples, with levels ranging from 0.005 to 46 ng/L in raw water samples and 0.09–46 ng/L in drinking water samples. The human health risk assessment performed showed that appreciable risks to the consumer's health arising from exposure to trace levels of pharmaceuticals in drinking water are extremely unlikely, as RQs values were all below 0.001. Also, pharmaceuticals were selected as indicators to be used as a tool to control the quality of raw water and the treatment efficiency in the drinking water treatment plants. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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