Recent research data on the removal of pharmaceuticals from sewage treatment plants (STP)
AUTOR(ES)
Tambosi, José Luiz, Yamanaka, Leonardo Yassuhiro, José, Humberto Jorge, Moreira, Regina de Fátima Peralta Muniz, Schröder, Horst Friedrich
FONTE
Química Nova
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2010
RESUMO
Pharmaceutical compounds have been detected in sewage treatment plant (STP) effluents, surface waters and, less frequently, in groundwater and drinking water, all over the world. Different sources are responsible for their appearance in the aquatic environment, however, it is widely accepted that the main sources of this type of pollutant are STP effluents. The adverse effects of pharmaceuticals in the environment include aquatic toxicity, development of resistance in pathogenic bacteria, genotoxicity and endocrine disruption. Thus, the discharge of these compounds to the environment in STP effluents should be minimized.
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