Occurrence of 25 pharmaceuticals in Taihu Lake and their removal from two urban drinking water treatment plants and a constructed wetland.

ABSTRACT: Pharmaceuticals in drinking water sources have raised significant concerns due to their persistent input and potential human health risks. The seasonal occurrence of 25 pharmaceuticals including 23 antibiotics, paracetamol (PAR), and carbamazepine (CMZ) in Taihu Lake was investigated; meanwhile, the distribution and removal of these pharmaceuticals in two drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) and a constructed wetland were evaluated. A high detection frequency (>70%) in the Taihu Lake was observed for nearly all the 25 pharmaceutics. Chlortetracycline (234.7 ng L^-1), chloramphenicol (27.1 ng L^-1), erythromycin (72.6 ng L^-1), PAR (71.7 ng L^-1), and CMZP (23.6 ng L^-1) are compounds with both a high detection frequency (100%) and the hi

SUBMITTER: Hu XL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6677712 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature