Assessing the impact of organic and inorganic micropollutants released from a wastewater treatment plant on humans and aquatic environment, Al-Hoceima city, Morocco

Autor: Yahya El Hammoudani, Khadija Haboubi, Abdelhak Bourjila, Iliass Achoukhi, Chaimae Benaissa, Hatim Faiz, Abdelaziz Touzani, Mohamed Moudou, Maryam Esskifati, Mustapha El Boudammoussi, Kawthar El Ahmadi, Chaimae Haboubi, Imane Dira, Aouatif El Abdouni, Fouad Dimane
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Toxicology Reports, Vol 13, Iss , Pp 101699- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-7500
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2024.101699
Popis: Wastewater contains a variety of compounds qualified as pollutants. These undergo incomplete treatment in wastewater treatment plants. The objective of this study is to determine the potential impacts on humans and aquatic environment of 46 organic and inorganic micropollutants using the USE-tox® model. The concentrations used in this study are obtained by analyzing raw and treated wastewater from the wastewater treatment plant of the city of Al-Hoceima, Morocco. The total human health impact score is 10−2, generally varying between 10−3 and 10−9. Ba, Hg, Zn and Cd had the highest score with a percentage of 92 % of the total score. For the aquatic environment, impact was estimated for 25 compounds. Pyrene, Anthracene, Benzo(a)Anthracene, Fluoranthene and PCB-77 were the major contributors with an impact ranging from 3.43E+02–1.21E+01 PDF.m3.d. With a value of 3.43E+02, Pyrene had the highest impact, contributing 73 % by itself.
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