Pontes e Parcerias nos Países de Língua Portuguesa
Coimbra, 5 de Julho de 2016
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua
presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
CRISTINA DELERUE-MATOS
cmm@isep.ipp.pt
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
Cristina Delerue-Matos– 05/07/2016
Emerging Pollutants
“Pollutants currently not included in routine monitoring programmes at Union level but which could pose a significant risk requiring regulation, depending upon their potential ecotoxicological and toxicological effects and on their levels in the aquatic environment”
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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MERGINGP
OLLUTANTSDrugs of abuse Personal care products
Fuel additives Pharmaceuticals
Surfactants
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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SOURCES AND FATE IN THE ENVIRONMENT
Pharmaceuticals do not need to persist in the environment, since they are continuously introduced
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
Pharmaceuticals have been detected in the environment worldwide
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS DICLOFENAC CARBAMAZEPINE IBUPROFEN SULFAMETHOXAZOLE NAPROXEN ESTRONE 17-β-ESTRADIOL 17-α-ETHINYLESTRADIOL TRIMETROPIN ANALGESICS ANALGESICS ANTIBIOTICS ANALGESICS ESTROGENS ESTROGENS ESTROGENS ANTIBIOTICS
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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Sampling Sample
preparation
Chromatographic
separation Detection Results
ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 min 0 25000 50000 75000 100000 125000 150000 175000 200000 225000 250000 Diazepam-d5 Venlafaxine-d6 Fluoxetine-d5 Carbamazepine-d10 Trazodone Paroxetine Venlafaxine Citalopram Sertraline Fluoxetine Carbamazepine Norfluoxetine In te n si ty
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
PHARMACEUTICALS DETECTED BY OUR GROUP REQUIMTE/LAQV-ISEP
PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE RIVERS: IBUPROFEN
PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE RIVERS: PARACETAMOL, PARACETAMOL-GLUCURONIDE AND P -AMINOPHENOL
EVALUATION OF THE PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE SEAWATERS
CONTRIBUTION OF HOSPITAL EFFLUENTS TO THE LOAD OF PHARMACEUTICALS INTO URBAN WASTEWATERS
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
Cristina Delerue-Matos– 05/07/2016
PHARMACEUTICALS DETECTED BY OUR GROUP REQUIMTE/LAQV-ISEP
PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE RIVERS: IBUPROFEN
PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE RIVERS: PARACETAMOL, PARACETAMOL-GLUCURONIDE AND P -AMINOPHENOL
EVALUATION OF THE PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE SEAWATERS
CONTRIBUTION OF HOSPITAL EFFLUENTS TO THE LOAD OF PHARMACEUTICALS INTO URBAN WASTEWATERS
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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RESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS INP
ORTUGUESE RIVERS:
IBUPROFEN 33 surface water samples (rivers, stream, estuaries) 15 positive samples for the presence of ibuprofen
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 Ibuprof e n c onc. (n g L -1 )
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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PHARMACEUTICALS DETECTED BY OUR GROUP REQUIMTE/LAQV-ISEP
PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE RIVERS: IBUPROFEN
PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE RIVERS: PARACETAMOL, PARACETAMOL-GLUCURONIDE AND P
-AMINOPHENOL
EVALUATION OF THE PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE SEAWATERS
CONTRIBUTION OF HOSPITAL EFFLUENTS TO THE LOAD OF PHARMACEUTICALS INTO URBAN WASTEWATERS
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
7 Rivers of the North of Portugal
At least one compound detected in all the studied rivers
Metabolite and transformation product detected in higher concentrations than the parent compound
P
RESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS INP
ORTUGUESE RIVERS:
PARACETAMOL,
PARACETAMOL-GLUCURONIDE AND P
-
AMINOPHENOL0,0 0,5 1,0 1,5 2,0 2,5 3,0 3,5 4,0 Con c . (μ g L -1)
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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PHARMACEUTICALS DETECTED BY OUR GROUP REQUIMTE/LAQV-ISEP
PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE RIVERS: IBUPROFEN
PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE RIVERS: PARACETAMOL, PARACETAMOL-GLUCURONIDE AND P -AMINOPHENOL
EVALUATION OF THE PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE SEAWATERS
CONTRIBUTION OF HOSPITAL EFFLUENTS TO THE LOAD OF PHARMACEUTICALS INTO URBAN WASTEWATERS
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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VALUATION OF THE PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS INP
ORTUGUESE SEAWATERS• 101 Seawater samples were collected in Atlantic Ocean
• 14 Beaches with different bathing water quality (excellent, good, sufficient)
• 5 Cities and surrounding area (Vila do Conde, Matosinhos, Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Espinho) • Analyzed by SPE-UHPLC-MS/MS
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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Lolić et al., STOTEN 508 (2015) 240
T
EMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OFAINE
S/A
NALGESICS ALONG BATHING SEASON2013
Highest concentrations detected in August and September
Increase of the population in the studied area during these months
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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SSESSMENTEnvironmental Risk Assessment
Based on Hazard Quotient (HQ) using 3 trophic levels (algae, daphnids and fish)
“Worst case scenario” approach
HQ = MEC/PNEC
MEC – Measured Environmental Concentration
PNEC – Predicted No-effect Concentration
• Potential environmental risk
HQ ≥ 1
• No risk is expected
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
Cristina Delerue-Matos– 05/07/2016 1.00E-05 1.00E-04 1.00E-03 1.00E-02 1.00E-01 1.00E+00 1.00E+01 Ha za rd q u ot ie n t (HQ ) Fish Daphnid 1.00E-05 1.00E-04 1.00E-03 1.00E-02 1.00E-01 1.00E+00 1,00E-05 1,00E-04 1,00E-03 1,00E-02 1,00E-01 1,00E+00 H az ar d qu ot ie nt (H Q ) Título do Gráfico Acetaminophen Acetylsalicylic acid Diclofenac Ibuprofen Naproxen Ketoprofen
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SEAWATERSHa za rd q u ot ie n t (HQ ) Diclofenac
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
Algae 1,00E-04 1,00E-03 1,00E-02 1,00E-01 1,00E+00 H az ar d qu ot ie nt (H Q ) Título do Gráfico Acetaminophen Acetylsalicylic acid Diclofenac Ibuprofen Naproxen Ketoprofen
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SSESSMENT-
SEAWATERS1.00E-05 1.00E-04 1.00E-03 1.00E-02 1.00E-01 1.00E+00 Haz ar d q u otien t (H Q )
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
Cristina Delerue-Matos– 05/07/2016
PHARMACEUTICALS DETECTED BY OUR GROUP REQUIMTE/LAQV-ISEP
PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE RIVERS: IBUPROFEN
PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE RIVERS: PARACETAMOL, PARACETAMOL-GLUCURONIDE AND P -AMINOPHENOL
EVALUATION OF THE PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE SEAWATERS
CONTRIBUTION OF HOSPITAL EFFLUENTS TO THE LOAD OF PHARMACEUTICALS INTO URBAN WASTEWATERS
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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ONTRIBUTION OF HOSPITAL EFFLUENTS TO THE LOAD OF PHARMACEUTICALS INTO URBAN WASTEWATERSUniversity General Pediatric Maternity
Number of beds
1456 350 110 96
The case study of Coimbra (Portugal)
78 pharmaceuticals 20 therapeutic classes SPE-UHPLC-MS/MS Sampling period: February-May 2011
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ONTRIBUTION OF HOSPITAL EFFLUENTS TO THE LOAD OF PHARMACEUTICALS INTO URBAN WASTEWATERSSantos et al., STOTEN 461-462 (2013) 302
Contamination pattern (relative concentration (%) for each therapeutic class)
0 20 40 60 80 100 Maternity Pediatric hospital General hospital University hospital Relative percentage (%)
X-ray contrast agent (iopromide) Analgesics/anti-inflammatories Antibiotics Diuretics Antihypertensives Psychiatric drugs β-Blockers
Oral antidiabetic (metformin) Others
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MPACT OF HOSPITAL EFFLUENTS INTO URBAN WASTEWATERS Higher impact of hospital effluents
Analgesics Antibiotics NSAIDs University hospital General hospital Pediatric hospital Maternity hospital Urban input Psychiatric drugs
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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Santos et al., STOTEN 461-462 (2013) 302
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 R e m o v a l e ff ic ie n c y ( % )
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ONTRIBUTION OF HOSPITAL EFFLUENTS TO THE LOAD OF PHARMACEUTICALS INTO URBAN WASTEWATERSRemoval efficiency of pharmaceuticals in the WWTP goes from not eliminated to >80%
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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SSESSMENT– WWTP E
FFLUENTS Pharmaceuticals that have a potential environmental risk (HQ > 1)
Pharmaceutical HQ algae Sulfamethoxazole 62.6 Ciprofloxacin 279 Ofloxacin 22.9 Azithromycin 15.6 Clarithromycin 3.34 Setraline 1.20
The level of pharmaceuticals found in WWTP effluents showed a more pronounced potential risk for algae
• Antibiotics are among pharmaceuticals that have a high potential environmental risk
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
Cristina Delerue-Matos– 05/07/2016
PHARMACEUTICALS DETECTED BY OUR GROUP REQUIMTE/LAQV-ISEP
PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE RIVERS: IBUPROFEN
PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE RIVERS: PARACETAMOL, PARACETAMOL-GLUCURONIDE AND P -AMINOPHENOL
EVALUATION OF THE PRESENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN PORTUGUESE SEAWATERS
CONTRIBUTION OF HOSPITAL EFFLUENTS TO THE LOAD OF PHARMACEUTICALS INTO URBAN WASTEWATERS
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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MPACT OF URBAN WASTEWATERS TO THE LOAD OF PHARMACEUTICALS INTO SURFACE WATERS• The impact of WWTP effluents was evaluated using Lis river as a case study
• Sampling points were selected through the river
• WWTPs that discharge their effluent into the river were also monitored
9 Sampling points:
Source of Lis River
Upstream WWTP of Olhalvas Downstream WWTP of Olhalvas
WWTP of Olhalvas (influent and effluent) Upstream WWTP Norte
Downstream WWTP Norte
WWTP Norte (influent and effluent)
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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WWTP 1 WWTP 2
• Designed for 49,315 p.e.
• Secondary treatment by activated sludge
• Average capacity: 6250 m3/day
• Designed for 248,685 p.e.
• Secondary treatment by activated sludge
• Tertiary treament by UV during bathing season
• Average capacity: 37,997 m3/day
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
Pharmac
eutic
als
Anti-inflammatories/Analgesic Psychiatric drugs Antibiotics Acetaminophen Naproxen Ketoprofen Nimesulide Ibuprofen Hydroxyibuprofen Carboxyibuprofen Diclofenac Acetylsalicylic acid Salicylic acid Norfluoxetine Fluoxetine Citalopram Venlafaxine Carbamazepine Paroxetine Diazepam 10, 11-Epoxicarbamazepine Sertraline Trazodone Trimethoprim Ofloxacin Sulfamethazine Sulfadimethoxine Sulfadiazine Sulfapyridine Ciprofloxacin Enrofloxacin Azithromycin Clarithromycin SPE-UHPLC-MS/MS
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Source: Paíga et al, submitted
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Azithromycin Clarithromycin Ciprofloxacin Trimethoprim Sulfamethazine Sulfamethoxazole Sulfapyridine Sulfadiazine Diazepam 10,11-Epoxycarbamazepine Carbamazepine Venlafaxine Trazodone Citalopram Paroxetine Sertraline Norfluoxetine Fluoxetine Salicylic acid Diclofenac Ketoprofen Acetaminophen Naproxen Hydroxyibuprofen Carboxyibuprofen Ibuprofen Frequency of detection (%)
WWTP influent WWTP effluent River
NSAIDs/Analgesics
Psychiatric drugs
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Source Upstream WWTP1 Downstream WWTP1 Upstream WWTP2 Downstream WWTP2
An
tibioti
cs
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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Carbamaz
epin
e
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Concentration (ng/L) Downstream WWTP 2 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Concentration (ng/L) Upstream WWTP 2 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Concentration (ng/L) Downstream WWTP 1 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Concentration (ng/L) Upstream WWTP 1 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Concentration (ng/L) Source of Lis River
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
1E+00 1E+01 1E+02 1E+03 1E+04 1E+05 1E+06 L o a d ( m g /d /1 0 0 0 in h a b it a n ts ) Antibiotics (WWTP 1) Antibiotics (WWTP 2) Psychiatric drugs (WWTP 1) Psychiatric drugs (WWTP 2) NSAIDs/analgesics (WWTP 1) NSAIDs/analgesics (WWTP 2) 1E+00 1E+01 1E+02 1E+03 1E+04 L o a d ( m g /d /1 0 0 0 in h a b it a n ts ) Antibiotics (WWTP 1) Antibiotics (WWTP 2)
Psychiatric drugs (WWTP 1) Psychiatric drugs (WWTP 2) NSAIDs/analgesics (WWTP 1) NSAIDs/analgesics (WWTP 2) 1E+00 1E+01 1E+02 1E+03 1E+04 1E+05 1E+06 L o a d ( m g /d /1 0 0 0 in h a b it a n ts ) Antibiotics (WWTP 1) Antibiotics (WWTP 2)
Psychiatric drugs (WWTP 1) Psychiatric drugs (WWTP 2)
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Source: Paíga et al, submitted
0 20 40 60 80 100 nov/13 dez/13 jan/14 fev/14 mar/14 abr/14 mai/14 jun/14 jul/14 Removal efficiency (%) WWTP 2 WWTP 1
WWTP 2 shows a higher removal efficiency of antibiotics than WWTP 1
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O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
1E-05 1E-04 1E-03 1E-02 1E-01 1E+00 Ci pr of lo xa ci n Su lfa m eth az in e Su lfa m eth ox az ol e Cl ar ith ro m yc in A zi th ro m yc in Ca rb am az ep in e Fl u ox eti ne Se rtr al in e Ci ta lo pr am Pa ro xeti n e A ceta m in o ph en Ib u pr of en Keto pr of en Sa lic yl ic a ci d N ap ro xe n D ic lo fen ac H a z a rd q u o ti e n t (H Q ) 1E-05 1E-04 1E-03 1E-02 1E-01 1E+00 1E+01 C ip ro fl o xa ci n S u lf a m eth a zi n e S u lf a m eth o xa zo le C la ri th ro m y ci n C a rb am a zep in e F lu o xeti n e S er tr a lin e A ceta m in o p h en Ib u p ro fen K eto p ro fen S al ic yl ic a ci d N ap ro x en D ic lo fen a c H a z a rd q u o ti e n t (H Q ) 1E-03 1E-02 1E-01 1E+00 1E+01 1E+02 Ci pr of lo xa ci n Su lfa m eth ox az ol e Cl ar ith ro m yc in A zi th ro m yc in Ca rb am az ep in e Fl u ox eti ne Se rtr al in e Ci ta lo pr am Pa ro xeti n e A ceta m in o ph en Ib u pr of en Keto pr of en Sa lic yl ic a ci d N ap ro xe n D ic lo fen ac H a z a rd q u o ti e n t (H Q )
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SSESSMENT– L
IS RIVER Ibuprofen
Ciprofloxacin
Sulfamethozazole Clarithromycin Azithromycin
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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SSESSMENTWWTP
EFFLUENTS 1E-05 1E-04 1E-03 1E-02 1E-01 1E+00 1E+01 Ci pr of lo xa ci n Tr im eth op ri m Su lfa m eth ox az ol e Cl ar ith ro m yc in Ca rb am az ep in e Fl u ox eti ne Se rtr al in e D ia zep am A ceta m in o ph en Ib u pr of en Keto pr of en Sa lic yl ic a ci d N ap ro xe n D ic lo fen ac H a z a rd q u o ti e n t (H Q ) 1E-07 1E-06 1E-05 1E-04 1E-03 1E-02 1E-01 1E+00 1E+01 Tr im eth op ri m Su lfa m eth ox az ol e Cl ar ith ro m yc in Ca rb am az ep in e Fl u ox eti ne Se rtr al in e D ia zep am A ceta m in o ph en Ib u pr of en Keto pr of en Sa lic yl ic a ci d N ap ro xe n D ic lo fen ac H a z a rd q u o ti e n t (H Q ) WW TP 2 WW TP 1 Ibuprofen Diclofenac
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
1E-04 1E-03 1E-02 1E-01 1E+00 1E+01 Ci pr of lo xa ci n Tr im eth op ri m Su lfa m eth ox az ol e Cl ar ith ro m yc in A zi th ro m yc in Ca rb am az ep in e Fl u ox eti ne Se rtr al in e Ci ta lo pr am D ia zep am A ceta m in o ph en Ib u pr of en Keto pr of en Sa lic yl ic a ci d N ap ro xe n D ic lo fen ac H a z a rd q u o ti e n t (H Q ) WW TP 1 1E-05 1E-04 1E-03 1E-02 1E-01 1E+00 1E+01 Tr im eth op ri m Su lfa m eth ox az ol e Cl ar ith ro m yc in A zi th ro m yc in Ca rb am az ep in e Fl u ox eti ne Se rtr al in e Ci ta lo pr am Pa ro xeti n e D ia zep am A ceta m in o ph en Ib u pr of en Keto pr of en Sa lic yl ic a ci d N ap ro xe n D ic lo fen ac z a rd q u o ti e n t (H Q ) WW TP 2
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EFFLUENTS
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
Cristina Delerue-Matos– 05/07/2016 1E-03 1E-02 1E-01 1E+00 1E+01 1E+02 Ci pr of lo xa ci n Tr im eth op ri m Su lfa m eth ox az ol e Cl ar ith ro m yc in A zi th ro m yc in Ca rb am az ep in e Fl u ox eti ne Se rtr al in e Ci ta lo pr am D ia zep am A ceta m in o ph en Ib u pr of en Keto pr of en Sa lic yl ic a ci d N ap ro xe n D ic lo fen ac H a z a rd q u o ti e n t (H Q ) WW TP 1 1E-03 1E-02 1E-01 1E+00 1E+01 Tr im eth op ri m Su lfa m eth ox az ol e Cl ar ith ro m yc in A zi th ro m yc in Ca rb am az ep in e Fl u ox eti ne Se rtr al in e Ci ta lo pr am Pa ro xeti n e D ia zep am A ceta m in o ph en Ib u pr of en Keto pr of en Sa lic yl ic a ci d N ap ro xe n D ic lo fen ac H a z a rd q u o ti e n t (H Q ) WW TP 2
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EFFLUENTS Ciprofloxacin Sulfamethozazole Clarithromycin Azithromycin Fluoxetine Sulfamethoxazole Fluoxetine
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
The presence of different therapeutic classes was quantified in portuguese surface waters (rivers, stream, estuaries, seawaters)
Wastewaters are an important source of entrance of pharmaceuticals into the environment
The contribution of hospital effluents to the load of pharmaceuticals to urban wastewaters varies among therapeutic classes and from hospital to hospital
More monitoring studies should be made in order to better understand the level of environmental pollution
Green pharmacy approach is a challenge in nowadays
New remediation technologies and solutions have to be found
C
ONCL
USIONS
O problema dos poluentes emergentes e a sua presença em águas superficiais e águas residuais
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• Lúcia Helena Moreira Lírio Matias dos Santos • Paula Celeste Batista Paíga
This work received financial support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the COMPETE - Operational Competitiveness Programme and national funds through FCT, under UID/QUI/50006/2013 and project UTAP-ICDT/CTM-NAN/0025/2014. The authors wish to acknowledge to the Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA) for providing the seawater samples.