EPA Study Finds Treatment May Not Remove PPCPs From Biosolids

摘要

A recent study by EPA and Washington state shows promising results for advanced treatment as a way of removing Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from wastewater effluent, but is less clear on what that means for biosolids - the solid matter left over from sewage treatment that is often land-applied to crops - and whether biosolids are leaching harmful pharmaceuticals into sediment.