Environmental risk assessment of organic micropollutants in public wastewater treatment plants in Flanders, Belgium

The widespread occurrence of organic micropollutants (OMPs) is a growing concern due to potential adverse effects on aquatic wildlife. WWTP effluent is a major source of OMPs that have been found in the form of complex chemical mixtures. The prioritization of concerned OMPs and WWTPs is a useful approach for water quality management, which can be done by using environmental risk assessment (ERA). In this study, the ERA was performed using the Flanders Environment Agency database of measured environmental concentration (MEC) of OMPs in 40 Belgian WWTP effluents from 2000-2021. The effect data w... Mehr ...