Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency of pharmaceuticals and personal care products’ (PPCP) removal in the waterworks at Káraný (Czech Republic) and Dresden-Hosterwitz (Germany). Both waterworks use similar technology of drinking water production (combination of bank filtration and artificial recharge) and have similar river water quality (Jizera and Elbe river). A comparison of 2-year monitoring results shows high efficiency of removing PPCP contained in river water. However, at both waterworks, there are groups of substances for which natural treatment steps alone are not sufficient. In the case of Káraný, it is benzotriazole, sulfamethoxazole, and methylparaben; in the Dresden waterworks, it is oxypurinol, sulfamethoxazole, carbamazepine, and lamotrigine.
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Abbreviations
- GAC:
-
Granular activated carbon filtration
- PPCPs:
-
Pharmaceutical and personal care products
- WWTP:
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Waste water treatment plant
- MAR:
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Managed aquifer recharge
- ESI+:
-
Electrospray ionization at positive voltage
- ESI−:
-
Electrospray ionization at negative voltage
- LOD:
-
Limits of detection
- LOQ:
-
Limit of quantification
- UHQ:
-
Ultra-high quality
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The authors would like to thank Káraný Waterworks and DREWAG-Stadtwerke Dresden GmbH for enabling monitoring and assessment of interpretations and the laboratory of the Vltava River Basin Authority for assistance in the interpretation of laboratory data.
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This research was completed with support from the boDEREC-CE project. This project has received funding from the European Union´s INTERREG Research and Development Programme under Project Index Number CE1412.
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Hrkal, Z., Adomat, Y., Rozman, D. et al. Efficiency of micropollutant removal through artificial recharge and riverbank filtration: case studies of Káraný, Czech Republic and Dresden-Hosterwitz, Germany. Environ Earth Sci 82, 155 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-023-10785-7
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