Ten Years-Snapshot of the Occurrence of Emerging Contaminants in Drinking, Surface and Ground Waters and Wastewaters from São Paulo State, Brazil

Author(s)

Cassiana C. Montagner ; Fernando F. Sodré ^[2] ; Raphael D. Acayaba ^[3] ; Cristiane Vidal ^[4] ; Iolana Campestrini ^[5] ; Marco A. Locatelli ^[6] ; Igor C. Pescara ^[7] ; Anjaína F. Albuquerque ^[8] ; Gisela A. Umbuzeiro ^[9] ; Wilson F. Jardim ^[10]

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society; v. 30, n. 3, p. 614-632, 2019-03-00.

Abstract

Emerging contaminants have been considered one of the main concerns for ensuring the quality of water around the world. This work presents the results of 10 years of analyses carried out in the state of São Paulo (Brazil) that has the high population density and intense agricultural and industrial activities. In this work 58 compounds (9 hormones, 14 pharmaceuticals and personal care products, 8 industrial compounds, 17 pesticides and 10 illicit drugs) were determined from 2006 to 2015 in 708 samples including raw and treated sewage, surface and ground and drinking waters. A preliminary risk assessment for aquatic life protection identified potential risks for caffeine, paracetamol, diclofenac, 17α-ethynylestradiol, 17β-estradiol, estriol, estrone, testosterone, triclosan, 4-n-nonylphenol, bisphenol A, atrazine, azoxystrobin, carbendazim, fipronil, imidacloprid, malathion and tebuconazole. Drinking water criteria were available only for 22 compounds and for them no adverse effects were expected at the concentrations found, except for 17β-estradiol. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 14/24740-6 - Priorization of aquatic emerging contaminants from São Paulo State
• Grantee: Cassiana Carolina Montagner
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 07/58449-2 - Occurrence and estrogenic activity of endocrine disruptor chemicals in drinking water and in raw water supplies of the State of São Paulo
• Grantee: Wilson de Figueiredo Jardim
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 14/50951-4 - INCT 2014: Advanced Analytical Technologies
• Grantee: Celio Pasquini
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 08/57808-1 - National Institute of Advanced Analytical Science and Technology
• Grantee: Celio Pasquini
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants