TY - JOUR
T1 - Occurrences and removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in drinking water and water/sewage treatment plants
T2 - A review
AU - Yang, Yi
AU - Ok, Yong Sik
AU - Kim, Ki Hyun
AU - Kwon, Eilhann E.
AU - Tsang, Yiu Fai
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong SAR, China (Nos. 28300015 and 18202116), the Dean's Strategic Research Area Fund 2015–2016 of The Education University of Hong Kong (No. DSRAF-6 SP1), and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (No. 2016R1E1A1A01940995).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2017/10/15
Y1 - 2017/10/15
N2 - In recent years, many of micropollutants have been widely detected because of continuous input of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) into the environment and newly developed state-of-the-art analytical methods. PPCP residues are frequently detected in drinking water sources, sewage treatment plants (STPs), and water treatment plants (WTPs) due to their universal consumption, low human metabolic capability, and improper disposal. When partially metabolized PPCPs are transferred into STPs, they elicit negative effects on biological treatment processes; therefore, conventional STPs are insufficient when it comes to PPCP removal. Furthermore, the excreted metabolites may become secondary pollutants and can be further modified in receiving water bodies. Several advanced treatment systems, including membrane filtration, granular activated carbon, and advanced oxidation processes, have been used for the effective removal of individual PPCPs. This review covers the occurrence patterns of PPCPs in water environments and the techniques adopted for their treatment in STP/WTP unit processes operating in various countries. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive summary of the removal and fate of PPCPs in different treatment facilities as well as the optimum methods for their elimination in STP and WTP systems.
AB - In recent years, many of micropollutants have been widely detected because of continuous input of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) into the environment and newly developed state-of-the-art analytical methods. PPCP residues are frequently detected in drinking water sources, sewage treatment plants (STPs), and water treatment plants (WTPs) due to their universal consumption, low human metabolic capability, and improper disposal. When partially metabolized PPCPs are transferred into STPs, they elicit negative effects on biological treatment processes; therefore, conventional STPs are insufficient when it comes to PPCP removal. Furthermore, the excreted metabolites may become secondary pollutants and can be further modified in receiving water bodies. Several advanced treatment systems, including membrane filtration, granular activated carbon, and advanced oxidation processes, have been used for the effective removal of individual PPCPs. This review covers the occurrence patterns of PPCPs in water environments and the techniques adopted for their treatment in STP/WTP unit processes operating in various countries. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive summary of the removal and fate of PPCPs in different treatment facilities as well as the optimum methods for their elimination in STP and WTP systems.
KW - Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs)
KW - PPCPs
KW - Personal care products
KW - Pharmaceuticals
KW - Removal efficiency
KW - Water quality
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U2 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.102
DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.102
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28437649
AN - SCOPUS:85018477906
SN - 0048-9697
VL - 596-597
SP - 303
EP - 320
JO - Science of the Total Environment
JF - Science of the Total Environment
ER -