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| Title | Results of a Screening Analysis for Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluents, Wells, and Creeks in the Sequim-Dungeness Area |
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Results of a Screening Analysis for Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluents, Wells, and Creeks in the Sequim-Dungeness Area (Number of pages: 34) (Publication Size: 915KB)
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| Author(s) | Johnson, A., B. Carey, and S. Golding | ||||
| Description | A screening analysis was conducted for 24 pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in tertiary wastewater treatment plant effluents and nearby wells and creeks in the Sequim-Dungeness area of northwest Washington. The objective was to investigate the potential for PPCP contamination of area waters from application of treated wastewater via re-use programs and conventional land application. The following 16 compounds were detected in the effluent samples: Acetaminophen, Caffeine, Carbamazepine, Cimetidine, Codeine, Cotinine, Diltiazem, Hydrocodone, Ketoprofen, Metformin, Nicotine, Paraxanthine, Salbutamol, Sulfamethoxazole, Trimethoprim, and Estrone. Concentrations ranged from 0.26 ng/L (Estrone) to 200 ug/L (Paraxanthine). Only Caffeine, Nicotine, and the diabetes drug Metformin (tentatively identified) were consistently detected in the well and creek samples; concentrations were less than 25 ug/L. |
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| Contact | EAP Publications Coordinator at 564-669-3028 or EAPpubs@ecy.wa.gov | ||||
| Keywords | pharmaceuticals, wastewater treatment plant, results, creek, wells, water, effluent | ||||
| WATERSHED | Water Resource Inventory Area 18 Elwah-Dungeness | ||||
| DATA | Environmental Information Management (EIM) #AJOH0043 |
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| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | Title:
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Screening for Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluents, Groundwater, and Surface Water in the Sequim-Dungeness Area |
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