Unveiling the existence and ecological hazards of trace organic pollutants in wastewater treatment plant effluents across China

作     者：Jianchao Liu Fang Yang Yuanfei Cai Guanghua Lu Yiping Li Ming Li Linhua Fan Li Gao 

作者机构：Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of EducationCollege of EnvironmentHohai UniversityNanjing 210098China College of Natural Resources and EnvironmentNorthwest A&F UniversityYangling 712100China School of EngineeringRMIT UniversityMelbourneVIC 3001Australia Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable CitiesVictoria UniversityMelbourneVictoria 8001Australia 

出 版 物：《Eco-Environment & Health》 (生态环境与健康（英文）)

年 卷 期：2024年第3卷第1期

页      面：21-29页

学科分类：083002[工学-环境工程] 0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 08[工学] 

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant 52179063 and 42177353) the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20221505) the key program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant 52039003) 

主　　题：Wastewater treatment Effluent Trace organic pollutants Ecological risk assessment 

摘      要：The presence of trace organic pollutants in the effluent of wastewater treatment plants(WWTPs)poses considerable risks to aquatic organisms and human health.A large-scale survey of 302 trace organic pollutants in the effluent of 46 Chinese WWTPs was conducted to gain an improved understanding of their occurrence and ecological *** survey data showed that 216 compounds in 11 chemical classes had been detected in *** sum concentrations of the trace contaminants in effluent ranged from 1,392 ng/L to 35,453 ng/L,with the maximum concentration of perfluoroalkyl substances(PFASs)recorded as the highest(30,573 ng/L),which was markedly less than the reported 185,000 ng/L for the 38 American *** concentration of bisphenol analogs(BPs)was up to 4,422 ng/L,significantly higher than those reported in France,Germany,Japan,Korea,and the *** and BPs were the major pollutants,accounting for 59%of the total ***,a total of 119 contaminants were found to have ecological risks(RQ0.01).Among these,23 contaminants(RQ1.0)warrant higher attention and should be prioritized for *** study lists valuable information for controlling contaminants with higher priority in WWTP effluent in China.