Occurrence of pharmaceutical active compounds in sewage sludge from two urban wastewater treatment plants and their potential behaviour in agricultural soils
Sofia Silva, João A. Rodrigues, Maria Rosário Coelho, António Martins, Eugénia Cardoso, Vítor Vale Cardoso, Maria João Benoliel, Cristina Almeida
Abstract
The profile of pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs) in two UWWTP was evaluated. The potential behaviour of PhACs on agriculture soils was evaluated based on their physicochemical properties and soil pH.
Topics & Concepts
Soil waterAgricultureWastewaterSewageEnvironmental scienceSewage treatmentSewage sludgeSewage farmWaste managementAgronomySewage sludge treatmentEnvironmental engineeringBiologySoil scienceEngineeringEcologyPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsAnalytical chemistry methods developmentPesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies