Impact of inorganic and organic pollutants from a Belgian wastewater treatment plant on adjacent surface and groundwaters  

作　　者：Mingyue Luo Yiqi Su Delphine Jenny Vandeputte Yuwei Jia Guanlei Li Willy Baeyens Marijke Huysmans Marc Elskens Yue Gao 

机构地区：[1]Analytical,Environmental and Geo-Chemistry Department(AMGC),Vrije Universiteit Brussel(VUB),Pleinlaan 2,1050 Brussels,Belgium [2]Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering(HYDR),Vrije Universiteit Brussel(VUB),Pleinlaan 2,1050 Brussels,Belgium

出　　处：《Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering》2024年第4期75-90,共16页环境科学与工程前沿（英文）

基　　金：IRP-17(VUB)for the Ph.D.scholarship of M Luo and D J Vandeputte,CSC Ph.D.scholarship for Y Su,Y Jia,and G Li.Aquafin(RWZI Molenbeersel)is thanked for sampling and SRP-II is also thanked for the support of this study。

摘　　要：Under the pressure of global droughts and water shortage,it is essential to evolve toward a sustainable and robust water system.One possible avenue is the maximum reuse of treated wastewater,but the quality of which determines its reuse.Therefore,inorganic(Cd,Pb,Cr,Ni,Cu,and As)and organic(xenoestrogens and polycyclic aromatic contaminants,PACs)contaminants were monthly monitored in an effluent of the wastewater treatment plant(WWTP),the surrounding surface waters and the local groundwater in Belgium.Dissolved and particulate concentrations of inorganic contaminants in these water bodies were analyzed.In addition,Diffusive Gradients in Thin-films(DGT)was used in situ to obtain bioavailable metal fractions.In the WWTP effluent and surface waters,only Ni exceeds the Annual Average-Environmental Quality Standard(AA-EQS),while in the groundwater,dissolved As was the predominant element.Moreover,in the surface and effluent waters the highest lability degrees were observed for Cd and Ni.The concentrations of these metal species in the effluent water were lower than in the other water bodies.Micro-organic pollutants,xenoestrogens and PACs were analyzed by dual Estrogen and Aryl hydrocarbon Receptor-Chemical Activated LUciferase gene eXpression(ER&AhR-CALUX)assays.Since the annual averaged(AA)bioequivalent concentration of E2(0.18 ng/L)is below the AA-EQS standard(0.4 ng/L),and the bioequivalent concentration of benzo[a]pyrene never exceeded the maximum admissible concentration(MAC),the reclamation and reuse of treated wastewater for groundwater replenishment and agricultural irrigation should pose no environmental problems,at least in a short-term.

关 键 词：Metal contaminants DGT Labile metal fractions ERE/AhR-CALUX BEQ Xenoestrogens and polycyclic aromatic contaminants 

分 类 号：X703[环境科学与工程—环境工程]