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Pharmaceutical And Personal Care Products And Hormones In Canadian Municipal Wastewater Treatment Systems

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Dataset Description

This data set contains concentrations of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and hormones in wastewater Influent (INF), Effluent (EFF), Landfill Leachate (LCH), Biosolids (BIOS) and Sludge (SLG) sampled from various Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) and Landfills across Canada.

Scientific publications:

Gewurtz, S. B.; Auyeung, A. S.; Teslic, S.; Smyth, S. A. Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Canadian Municipal Wastewater and Biosolids: Occurrence, Fate, and Time Trends 2010–2013 to 2022. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36007-0.

Gewurtz, S. B.; Teslic, S.; Hamilton, M. C.; Smyth, S. A. Influence of Conjugation on the Fate of Pharmaceuticals and Hormones in Canadian Wastewater Treatment Plants. ACS ES&T Water 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.1c00376.

Guerra, P.; Kim, M.; Shah, A.; Alaee, M.; Smyth, S. A. Occurrence and fate of antibiotic, analgesic/anti-inflammatory, and antifungal compounds in five wastewater treatment processes. Sci. Total Environ. 2014, 473-474, 235-243, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.12.008.

Kim, M.; Guerra, P.; Shah, A.; Parsa, M.; Alaee, M.; Smyth, S. A. Removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in a membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment plant. Wat. Sci. Tech. 2014, 69 (11), 2221-2229, DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2014.145.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada

Last modified: 2025-06-27T18:10:58.241274


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