Pharmaceutical compound removal efficiency by a small constructed wetland located in south Brazil

The fate of pharmaceuticals during the treatment effluents is major concern since they are not completely degraded and because their persistence mobility in environment. Indeed, even at low concentrations, represent a risk to aquatic life human health. In this work, fourteen were monitored constructed wetland wastewater plants (WWTP) assessed both influent effluent samples. basic water quality parameters evaluated, removal efficiency pharmaceutical, potential for bioaccumulation, impact WWTP using Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Sampler (POCIS) biofilms. pharmaceutical compounds quantified by High Performance Liquid chromatography coupled mass spectrometry. sampling campaign was carried out winter (July/2018) summer (January/2019). performed well regarding TSS, COD, BOD5 succeeded eliminate significant part organic inorganic pollution present domestic but has compounds. Biofilms shown interact with reported play role capture from water. antibiotics display high organisms.