Assessing emerging and priority micropollutants in sewage sludge: environmental insights and analytical approaches.

ABSTRACT: The application of sewage sludge (SS) in agriculture, as an alternative to manufactured fertilizers, is current practice worldwide. However, as wastewater is collected from households, industries, and hospitals, the resulting sludge could contaminate land with creeping levels of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and microplastics, among others. Thus, the sustainable management of SS requires the development of selective methods for the identification and quantification of pollutants, preventing ecological and/or health risks. This study presents a thorough evaluation of emerging and priority micropollutants in SS, through the lens of environmental insights, by developing and implementing an integrated analytical approach. A quick, easy, cheap, eff

SUBMITTER: Rede D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10791843 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature