Emerging contaminants in trans-american waters

 

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Autores: Pinos Velez, Veronica, Esquivel-Hernández, Germain, Cipriani-Avila, Eva Isabel, Mora-Abril, Enmita, Cisneros, Juan, Alvarado, Andrés, Abril-Ulloa, Victoria
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:2019
Descripción:BSTRACT Industrial development has made new products available to people to make their lives easier. Items such as food, cleaning, personal care and health products, among others, are processed, sold and consumed daily by all age groups. These products include in their formulation inorganic and organic chemicals with the purpose of improving or increasing some of their properties, making them more attractive to the consumer. These substances are strictly controlled during production so that the final product may be safely consumed. In most cases, the constituents of commercial products end up in wastewater, where they are not controlled. These uncontrolled pollutants of differing chemical natures are known as “Emerging Contaminants” (ECs). Research worldwide has found ECs in various environmental matrices, especially water. To understand this problem, four fundamental aspects must be addressed: 1) the analytical methods for its determination; 2) the occurrence in environmental matrices; 3) the treatments for the removal of ECs in wastewater and drinking water plants; and 4) the risks to health and the environment. This document reviews these four aspects with regard to 14 ECs commonly found in the studies around the world and addresses the state of these ECs in transAmerican waters.
País:Repositorio UNA
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Repositorio UNA
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:null:11056/22287
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11056/22287
Palabra clave:AMERICA
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
DRINKING WATER
ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
HEALTH RISKS
SEWAGE WATER
ÁGUA DE ESGOTO
ÁGUA POTÁVEL
AMÉRICA
QUÍMICA ANALÍTICA
RISCOS AMBIENTAIS
RISCOS PARA SAÚD
AGUAS RESIDUALES
CONTAMINACION DEL AGUA