Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in a Mediterranean coastal wetland: Impact of anthropogenic and spatial factors and environmental risk assessment

The present study focused on the occurrence, distribution and risk assessment of 32 pharmaceuticals personal care products (PPCPs) in water sediment, as well surrounding soil irrigation channels lake a Mediterranean coastal wetland, Albufera Natural Park (Valencia, Spain). Moreover, influent effluent ten wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) that treat from Valencia areas were also studied. BPA, caffeine, diclofenac, ethyl paraben, methyl metformin, tramadol salicylic acid predominant PPCPs detected lake, are good agreement with those effluent. Furthermore, 22 >47% sediment samples. Of them, furosemide, ibuprofen at higher concentrations. In contrast, only seven >44% Spatial variation showed concentration many was northern area park, whereas concentrations south. Differences observed according to type used for land uses area. A based hazardous quotient (HQ) indicated caffeine is compound concern, highest moderate organisms assessed. Considering mixture found each sampling point, green algae risk, particularly points located near city (the most important nearby human settlement). These results indicate need further studies.