Estrogenic compounds in Tunisian urban sewage treatment plant : occurrence, removal and ecotoxicological impact of sewage discharge and sludge disposal
The occurrence, fate and ecotoxicological assessment of selected estrogenic compounds were investigated at Tunisian urban sewage treatment plant. The influents, effluents, as well as primary, secondary and dehydrated sludge, were sampled and analyzed for the target estrogens to evaluate their fate....
| Publié dans: | Ecotoxicology (London, England). - 1992. - 25(2016), 10 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 1849-1857 |
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| Autres auteurs: | , , , , |
| Format: | Article en ligne |
| Langue: | English |
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2016
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| Accès à la collection: | Ecotoxicology (London, England) |
| Sujets: | Journal Article Ecotoxicological assessment Estrogens Sewage discharge Sludge disposal Sewage Soil Waste Water Water Pollutants, Chemical Estrone plus... |
| Résumé: | The occurrence, fate and ecotoxicological assessment of selected estrogenic compounds were investigated at Tunisian urban sewage treatment plant. The influents, effluents, as well as primary, secondary and dehydrated sludge, were sampled and analyzed for the target estrogens to evaluate their fate. All target compounds were detected in both sewage and sludge with mean concentrations from 0.062 to 0.993 μg L-1 and from 11.8 to 792.9 μg kg-1dry weight, respectively. A wide range of removal efficiencies during the treatment processes were observed, from 6.3 % for estrone to 76.8 % for estriol. Ecotoxicological risk assessment revealed that the highest ecotoxicological risk in sewage effluent and dehydrated sludge was due to 17β-estradiol with a risk quotient (RQ) of 4.6 and 181.9, respectively, and 17α-ethinylestradiol with RQ of 9.8 and 14.85, respectively. Ecotoxicological risk after sewage discharge and sludge disposal was limited to the presence of 17β-estradiol in dehydrated-sludge amended soil with RQ of 1.38. Further control of estrogenic hormones in sewage effluent and sludge is essential before their discharge and application in order to prevent their introduction into the natural environment |
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| Description: | Date Completed 06.01.2017 Date Revised 07.12.2022 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1573-3017 |