Country |
Compound |
Conc. (µg/l)1 |
Comments |
Ref. |
Denmark |
NP
OP |
< 0.1 – 0.29
< 0.1 |
Eight sewage effluents. N = 3 for each.
High-technology sewage treatment |
(2) |
Denmark |
NP
OP |
< 0.o5 – 3.6
< o.1 |
Seven sewage effluents. Low technology
sewage treatment |
(2) |
England |
NP
OP |
1.2 – 2.7
0.030 – 0.190 |
One sewage effluent – primary
domestic with 14 % industrial effluent |
(113) |
England |
NP
OP |
< 0.2 – 330
< 1 |
Five STPS |
(152) |
England |
NP |
63 |
One sewage effluent. 6 – 10 % trade
effluent from wool scouring and other textile industries
Average conc. |
(34) |
Germany |
NP
OP |
0.320 – 1.57
0.821 – 0.357 |
One sewage effluent |
(28) |
Germany |
NP
OP |
0.025 – 0.770
0.0022 - 73 |
n = 16 (detected in 15 of 16 samples) |
(138) |
Sweden |
NP |
0.490 |
One domestic sewage effluent |
(3) |
Spain |
NP |
6 - 289 |
Effluent from four STPs |
(14) |
USA |
NP |
< 1 – 33 (<1) |
20 STPs. 15 % of effluent was above LOD |
(153) |
USA |
NP
OP |
16
0.15 |
One sewage effluent |
(154) |