articleEnvironment InternationalApr 27, 2020GOLD OA

Antibiotic residues in final effluents of European wastewater treatment plants and their impact on the aquatic environment

SRSara Rodríguez‐MozazIVIvone Vaz‐MoreiraSVSaulo Varela Della GiustinaMLMarta Llorca‪B‪Damià Barceló

University of Girona · Catalan Institute for Water Research · +11 more institutions

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Abstract

A comprehensive monitoring of a broad set of antibiotics in the final effluent of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) of 7 European countries (Portugal, Spain, Ireland, Cyprus, Germany, Finland, and Norway) was carried out in two consecutive years (2015 and 2016). This is the first study of this kind performed at an international level. Within the 53 antibiotics monitored 17 were detected at least once in the final effluent of the WWTPs, i.e.: ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, enrofloxacin, orbifloxacin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, sulfapyridine, sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, nalidixic acid, pipemidic acid, oxolinic acid, cefalexin, clindamycin, metronidazole, ampicillin, and tetracycline. The countries exhibiting…

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  • Effluent
  • Trimethoprim
  • Ciprofloxacin
  • Antibiotics
  • Cefalexin
  • Flumequine
  • Ampicillin
  • Sewage treatment
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Clean water and sanitation
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