Phenolic compounds seasonal occurrence and risk assessment in surface and treated waters in Minas Gerais—Brazil

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 268; no. Pt A; p. 115782
• Main Authors: Ramos, Ramatisa L., Moreira, Victor R., Lebron, Yuri A.R., Santos, Amanda V., Santos, Lucilaine V.S., Amaral, Míriam C.S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Benzhydryl Compounds - analysis; bisphenol A; Brazil; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental risk; human health; Human health risk; Humans; p-nitrophenol; Phenolic compounds; Phenols - analysis; pollutants; pollution; risk; Risk Assessment; risk reduction; River water; Rivers; Seasons; surface water; toxicity; Treated water; trophic levels; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; water treatment; Brazil; Human health risk; Phenolic compounds; River water; Environmental risk; Treated water

This study provided a monitoring of phenolic compounds occurrence in a river and in its treated water by a conventional water treatment plant (WTP) throughout a year-period, in Minas Gerais - Brazil. Furthermore, the environmental risk (hazard quotient - HQ), the human health risk (margin of exposur...