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Quantification of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and perfluoroalkyl substances in the marine sediments of Puget Sound, Washington, USA

Concentrations of 119 pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and 13 perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in marine sediments measured throughout Puget Sound (n = 10) and Bellingham Bay (n = 30), Washington, USA, are reported. These data are among the first measurements of PPCPs and PFASs in marine sediments from the Pacific Northwest and provide a comparison to previous measurements ...

Persistence of the tricyclic antidepressant drugs amitriptyline and nortriptyline in agriculture soils

Amitriptyline and nortriptyline are widely‐used tricyclic antidepressant drugs. They have been detected in wastewater, surface runoff, and effluents from sewage treatment plants. As such, they ...

Eliminating PFAS From Biosolids Is No Longer a Mystery

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS’s) are in our water and our biosolids (treated domestic Sewage Sludge), and they’re a big problem if left untreated. PFAS is a group of chemical compounds that were developed in the 1940s by 3M ...

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It starts with a choice - as Americans become more aware of the negative environmental impact of landfilling, incinerating and discharging organic waste, municipalities and large food manufacturing companies have begun investigating beneficial use alternatives to disposal.