Erratum: Pharmaceuticals as indictors of sewage-influenced groundwater

Determination of sorption of seventy-five pharmaceuticals in sewage sludge.

Sorption of 75 active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to three different types of sludge (primary sludge, secondary sludge with short and long sludge age respectively) were investigated. To obtain the sorption isotherms batch studies with the APIs mixture were performed in four nominal concentrations to water containing 1 g of sludge. The range of APIs concentrations was between ng L(-1) to μ...

The fate and effects of sewage-derived pharmaceuticals in soil

Elimination of pharmaceuticals in sewage treatment plants in Finland.

The occurrence of eight pharmaceuticals (beta-blockers: acebutolol, atenolol, metoprolol and sotalol; antiepileptic: carbamazepine; fluoroquinolone antibiotics: ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin) were assessed in the raw and treated sewage of 12 sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Finland. The average concentrations in the raw and treated sewage ranged from 100 to 1060 ng L(-1) and from <24 t...

Soil and Groundwater Fecal Contamination as a Result of Sewage Sludge Land Application

The release of sludge-born bacteria and their further subsurface transport was studied. The migration of bacteria was investigated in column experiments which were carried out under the conditions corresponding to naturally occurring extreme rainfall. Coal fly ash as well as coarse and medium grained sand, whose properties are similar to the soils present in degraded areas, were used as column ...

Soil and Groundwater Contamination as a Result of Sewage Sludge Land Application

The leaching of chemical compounds (NNO3, NNH4, Norg, PPO4 and Ptot) and trace elements (Cd, Cu, Cr, Ni, zn, and Pb) from sewage sludge and their migration through the soil profile is the subject of this study. The column experiments were carried out under atmospheric conditions corresponding to naturally occurring storm events – sewage sludge amended soil was irrigated with high rates of water...