Removal of organic micropollutants (personal care products and endocrine disruptors) from water

Endocrine disrupting compounds are a newly emerging pollutants in the aquatic environment. They usually pass into the water environment through untreated wastewater, released into the receiving waters from sewage treatment plants, as well as being directly washed off bodies during recreational use o...

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Main Authors: Janina Piekutin, Marta Iwona Bolińska, Urszula Kotowska, Piotr Koszelnik
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-04-01
Series:Desalination and Water Treatment
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1944398625001134
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author Janina Piekutin
Marta Iwona Bolińska
Urszula Kotowska
Piotr Koszelnik
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description Endocrine disrupting compounds are a newly emerging pollutants in the aquatic environment. They usually pass into the water environment through untreated wastewater, released into the receiving waters from sewage treatment plants, as well as being directly washed off bodies during recreational use of rivers and lakes. Some of the endocrine disrupting compounds have their source in the applied medications, but most of them are non-obvious hazards hidden in personal care products, including soaps, cosmetic formulas, repellents or shampoos. Among such compounds are: N,N-Diethyl-m-toluamide, benzophenones, 4-octylphenol, triclosan, carbamazepine, 3-(4-methylbenzylidene)camphor, diethylstilbestrol, estrone, estradiol and clotrimazole. Their presence in water is increasing day by day as their daily use increases. These compounds have a wide spectrum of effects, ranging from mere presence in the aquatic environment to bioaccumulation, endocrine disruption and even to increasing the risk of cancer. The article analyzes the harmfulness of these compounds and how to remove them from water. Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis on model water were chosen as the guiding method. The research was conducted on a small nanofiltration and reverse osmosis station. Chemical determinations were made by extraction of organic compounds and chromatographic analysis. The conducted tests showed a positive effect.
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spelling doaj-art-04127ed7458d4e989254e69dfebc3b952025-08-20T02:32:30ZengElsevierDesalination and Water Treatment1944-39862025-04-0132210109710.1016/j.dwt.2025.101097Removal of organic micropollutants (personal care products and endocrine disruptors) from waterJanina Piekutin0Marta Iwona Bolińska1Urszula Kotowska2Piotr Koszelnik3Bialystok University of Technology, 45A Wiejska Street, Bialystok 15-351, Poland; Corresponding author.Bialystok University of Technology, 45A Wiejska Street, Bialystok 15-351, PolandUniversity of Bialystok, 20B Swierkowa Street, Bialystok 15-328, PolandRzeszow University of Technology, 12 Powstancow Warszawy Street, Rzeszow 35-959, PolandEndocrine disrupting compounds are a newly emerging pollutants in the aquatic environment. They usually pass into the water environment through untreated wastewater, released into the receiving waters from sewage treatment plants, as well as being directly washed off bodies during recreational use of rivers and lakes. Some of the endocrine disrupting compounds have their source in the applied medications, but most of them are non-obvious hazards hidden in personal care products, including soaps, cosmetic formulas, repellents or shampoos. Among such compounds are: N,N-Diethyl-m-toluamide, benzophenones, 4-octylphenol, triclosan, carbamazepine, 3-(4-methylbenzylidene)camphor, diethylstilbestrol, estrone, estradiol and clotrimazole. Their presence in water is increasing day by day as their daily use increases. These compounds have a wide spectrum of effects, ranging from mere presence in the aquatic environment to bioaccumulation, endocrine disruption and even to increasing the risk of cancer. The article analyzes the harmfulness of these compounds and how to remove them from water. Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis on model water were chosen as the guiding method. The research was conducted on a small nanofiltration and reverse osmosis station. Chemical determinations were made by extraction of organic compounds and chromatographic analysis. The conducted tests showed a positive effect.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1944398625001134Endocrine disrupting compoundsPersonal care productsNanofiltrationReverse osmosis
spellingShingle Janina Piekutin
Marta Iwona Bolińska
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Piotr Koszelnik
Removal of organic micropollutants (personal care products and endocrine disruptors) from water
Desalination and Water Treatment
Endocrine disrupting compounds
Personal care products
Nanofiltration
Reverse osmosis
title Removal of organic micropollutants (personal care products and endocrine disruptors) from water
title_full Removal of organic micropollutants (personal care products and endocrine disruptors) from water
title_fullStr Removal of organic micropollutants (personal care products and endocrine disruptors) from water
title_full_unstemmed Removal of organic micropollutants (personal care products and endocrine disruptors) from water
title_short Removal of organic micropollutants (personal care products and endocrine disruptors) from water
title_sort removal of organic micropollutants personal care products and endocrine disruptors from water
topic Endocrine disrupting compounds
Personal care products
Nanofiltration
Reverse osmosis
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1944398625001134
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