Do Pharmaceuticals, Pathogens, and Other Organic Waste Water Compounds Persist When Waste Water Is Used for Recharge?

• Published in: Ground water monitoring & remediation Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 58 - 69
• Main Authors: Cordy, Gail E., Duran, Norma L., Bouwer, Herman, Rice, Robert C., Furlong, Edward T., Zaugg, Steven D., Meyer, Michael T., Barber, Larry B., Kolpin, Dana W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2004
• Subjects: Legionella

A proof‐of‐concept experiment was devised to determine if pharmaceuticals and other organic waste water compounds (OWCs), as well as pathogens, found in treated effluent could be transported through a 2.4 m soil column and, thus, potentially reach ground water under recharge conditions similar to th...