Monitoring the Occurrence of Emerging Contaminants in Treated Wastewater and Groundwater between 2008 and 2010. The Baix Llobregat (Barcelona, Spain)

Cabeza, Y.; Candela, L.; Ronen, D.; Teijon, G.

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.07.032

Monitoring the Occurrence of Emerging Contaminants in Treated Wastewater and Groundwater between 2008 and 2010. The Baix Llobregat (Barcelona, Spain)

The occurrence of 166 emerging compounds and four heavy metals (Cd, Ni, Hg and Pb) in treated wastewater and groundwater has been monitored at the Llobregat delta (Barcelona, Spain) over a period of 3 years. Selected compounds were pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PCPs), dioxins, polycycl…