Spatial and temporal variability of contaminants of emerging concern in a drinking water source
Rama Pulicharla, François Proulx, Sonja Behmel, Jean-B. Sérodes, Manuel J. Rodríguez
Abstract
) during late winter in comparison with the summer, in both years 2016 and 2017. The results highlight that the wastewater effluents and septic system effluents are significant sources of CECs that are released into the surface water. Moreover, the results help to identify the spatio-temporal patterns, which is a crucial element to understand the fate of CECs in water sources submitted to extreme weather conditions during the year. This research also provides baseline data for CEC occurrence at different points across lakes, rivers, and tributaries which will be useful for future ecotoxicological studies.
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Environmental scienceWastewaterContaminationTributaryEffluentHydrology (agriculture)WatershedWater qualitySampling (signal processing)Environmental engineeringEcologyGeographyBiologyCartographyFilter (signal processing)Machine learningEngineeringComputer scienceComputer visionGeotechnical engineeringPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactWater Treatment and Disinfection