ATTENUATION OF PPCP/EDCs THROUGH GOLF COURSES USING RECYCLED WATER

摘要

An increasing number of studies show that many pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCP) and endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) [hereafter referred to as PPCP/EDCs] are resistant to chemical or biological treatment processes and are ubiquitously found in treated effluents (Tabak and Bunch, 1970; Hignite and Azarnoff, 1977; Tabak et al., 1981; Eckel et al., 1993; Halling-Sorensen et al., 1998; Daughton and Ternes, 1999; Kolpin et al., 2002). The perceived human and ecological risks of PPCP/EDCs and the concern for potential groundwater contamination, if not properly addressed, could negatively affect the acceptance and adoption of landscape irrigation uses of recycled water.