Urban stormwater capture for water supply: look out for persistent, mobile and toxic substances
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Urban stormwater is a source of persistent, mobile and toxic substances, however the risk for water resources is unknown.
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Urban runoff is a relevant input pathway of PFASs into the environment.
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Many micropollutants such as PFOS, anthracene, and 4-t-octylephenol have been classified as persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic, and/or mobile substances in stormwater that frequently exceed environmental quality standards.
“Many of these micropollutants, such as perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), anthracene, and 4-t-octylephenol, have been classified as persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic, and/or mobile substances in stormwater that frequently exceed environmental quality standards (Mutzner et al., 2023).”
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A recent review by Mutzner et al. (2023) identified 49 persistent, mobile, and toxic (PMT) substances and suggested that unified guidelines are needed to monitor PMTs in stormwater and assess their environmental risks.
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- Authors
- Mutzner, L., Zhang, K., Luthy, R. G., Arp, H. P. H., & Spahr, S.
- Affiliations
- Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (CH)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Stanford University (US)
- Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NO)
- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Mutzner, Lena
- Spahr, Stephanie
- Venue
- Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Published
- 2023
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 3094-3102
- ISSN
- 2053-1400 (ISSN-L)
- 2053-1419
- OpenAlex
- W4384914769
- Cited by
- 27
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 1
- FWCI
- 2.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Environmental Science Water Research & Technology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (101036756)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Keywords
- urban stormwater, stormwater harvesting, water supply, persistent mobile toxic substances, emerging contaminants, water quality risk, urban water resources
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