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Phthalate esters in municipal sewage treatment plants: occurrence level, removal rate and optimum combination technology

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Guanghua Lu Xiqiang Zheng, Runren Jiang, Guanghua Lu Runren Jiang, Runren Jiang, Runren Jiang, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Jianchao Liu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Jianchao Liu, Runren Jiang, Runren Jiang, Runren Jiang, Runren Jiang, Runren Jiang, Runren Jiang, Guanghua Lu, Runren Jiang, Guanghua Lu Xiqiang Zheng, Runren Jiang, Jianchao Liu, Runren Jiang, Jianchao Liu, Jianchao Liu, Jianchao Liu, Jianchao Liu, Jianchao Liu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu Runren Jiang, Runren Jiang, Guanghua Lu, Jianchao Liu, Jianchao Liu, Jianchao Liu, Guanghua Lu Jianchao Liu, Guanghua Lu, Guanghua Lu, Jianchao Liu, Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu Guanghua Lu

Summary

This study monitored five types of phthalate plasticizers in the wastewater treatment plants serving China's Chaohu catchment across seasons, finding them present in all influent samples and at higher concentrations in summer. Removal rates varied widely by compound and treatment stage, and no single technology reliably eliminated all five phthalates. Since phthalates are endocrine-disrupting chemicals that leach from plastics, understanding their fate in sewage treatment is critical for protecting both downstream water bodies and human health.

The concentrations, and removal rates of five phthalate esters (PAEs) (dimethyl phthalate (DMP), diethyl phthalate (DEP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), diisobutyl phthalate (DiBP) and di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)) in the five representative sewage treatment plants of Chaohu catchment were investigated by season in this study. Our results showed that five PAEs were ubiquitous contaminants in the five sewage treatment plants. Thereinto, the contents of DiBP were significantly higher than that of the other four kinds of PAEs, and the total concentrations of PAEs in the influents in summer (17.51–33.93 μg L −1 ) were significantly higher than those in winter (10.14–24.08 μg L −1 ). Different PAEs showed different removal efficiencies in sewage treatment plants, and the orders of individual removal rates was as follows: DMP &gt; DEP &gt; DBP &gt; DiBP &gt; DEHP. The total concentration of PAEs in the effluent was relatively low in Chaohu catchment. The biochemical treatment section of the sewage treatment plant contributed the most to the removal of total PAEs, while the pretreatment and advanced treatment sections contributed less. In addition, environmental temperature had an obvious effect on the biochemical treatment process. Appropriate combined treatment processes could efficiently improve the removal effect of PAEs in sewage treatment plants.

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