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Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering >> 2018, Volume 12, Issue 6 doi: 10.1007/s11783-018-1053-8

Occurrence, removal, and environmental risks of pharmaceuticals in wastewater treatment plants in south China

1. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
2. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
3. Foshan Water Group Co., Ltd., Foshan 528000, China

Available online: 2018-08-19

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Abstract

Five pharmaceuticals were detected in wastewater treatment plants in southern China.

Biological treatment was the most effective process for PhACs removal.

Metoprolol showed negative removal during secondary treatment process.

The pharmaceuticals studied posed a low environmental risk to aquatic ecosystems.

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