Impacts of emerging organic contaminants on freshwater resources: Review of recent occurrences, sources, fate and effects
Rapid urbanization and frequent disposal of wastewater to surface water cause widespread contamination of freshwater supplies with emerging contaminants, such as pharmaceuticals, insecticides, surfactants, endocrine disruptors, including hormones. Although these organic contaminants may be present a...
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Published in | The Science of the total environment Vol. 408; no. 24; pp. 6062 - 6069 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Kidlington
Elsevier B.V
15.11.2010
[Amsterdam; New York]: Elsevier Science Elsevier |
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Summary: | Rapid urbanization and frequent disposal of wastewater to surface water cause widespread contamination of freshwater supplies with emerging contaminants, such as pharmaceuticals, insecticides, surfactants, endocrine disruptors, including hormones. Although these organic contaminants may be present at trace levels, their adverse effects on aquatic life, animals and even humans are a growing concern. Numerous studies have been published on the occurrence and fate of emerging organic contaminants in different parts of the world, spanning a wide range of sources and aquatic environments including freshwater catchments, effluent wastewater streams, lakes, rivers, reservoirs, estuaries and marine waters. This paper reviews recent studies on the occurrence and fate of frequently detected pharmaceuticals and hormones and identifies areas that merit further research. |
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Bibliography: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.09.026 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 ObjectType-Article-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 |
ISSN: | 0048-9697 1879-1026 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.09.026 |