Pharmaceuticals and EDCS in the US water industry - An update

Erin M. Snyder; Richard C. Pleus; Shane A. Snyder

doi:10.1002/j.1551-8833.2005.tb07506.x

Pharmaceuticals and EDCS in the US water industry - An update

Erin M. Snyder, Richard C. Pleus, Shane A. Snyder

Chemical and Environmental Engineering

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Abstract

The detection of smaller concentrations of some endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC) and pharmaceuticals in water is discussed. These emerging contaminants appear to be ubiquitous in municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents and in surface waters influenced by effluents, including source waters for drinking water treatment plants. EDCs are agents that interfere with the functioning of natural hormones in the body. Pharmaceuticals found in surface waters include prescription and nonprescription human and veterinary drugs. The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) developed the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program to identify screening methods and toxicity testing strategies that can be used to identify chemicals as EDC.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	32-36
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal / American Water Works Association
Volume	97
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1551-8833.2005.tb07506.x
State	Published - Nov 2005

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Water Science and Technology

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