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Concentration data

This page gives a first impression for the concentrations of several human-derived substances in the european surface water. These data show that our water is contaminated with several micro-contaminants. Some of them are found in a terrifying concentrations in treated wastewater.

Micro-contaminants concentration of sewage effluent and surface water

These assay results were collected by the State Agency for Environment, Nature Conservation and Geology Mecklenburg-Vorpommern from 2008 to 2010. Measured data from watersamples of sewage treatment plants and surface waters are shown as part of a study ordered by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA-Germany).

Humanpharmaceuticals in clarifyed sewage water and surface water in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany), average* und maximal in μg L -1

(taken from UBA-study)

Pharmaceutical Sewage treat plant water (2008-2009) surface water (2008-2012)
middle max middle max
Carabamezipin 6.75 49.1 0.098 2.95
Diclofenac 2.63 10.5 0.063 1.95
Sulfamethoxazol 2.51 80.9 0.027 6.35
Metroprolol 2.4 10.7 0.037 1.04
Bisprolol 1.09 4.40 0.018 3.81
Sotalol 0.65 4.15 0.025 3.51
Ibuprofen 0.56 9.79 0.029 1.47
Bezafibrat 0.31 4.51 0.023 0.263
Propaolol 0.11 0.65 0.004 0.073
Phenazon 0.11 1.03 0.008 0.847
Atenolol 0.07 0.43 0.029 1.47
Propyphenanzon 0.02 0.46 0.004 0.022

Finding of a cooperating sewage treatment plan

These micro-contaminant concentrations were found in the clarified sewage water of the central sewage treatment plant of the city Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock (Germany) on 31.05.2012. The different micro-contaminants were detected by liquid chromatography-masspectrometry (LC-MS) or LC-MS/MS. For the original document click here.

Micro contaminant-concentration in μg/l
Substance Concentration Analyse method
AcesulfamCarabamezipin 93 LC-MS
Sucralose 2.8 LC-MS
Clarithromycin 0.230 LC-MS-MS
Sulfamethoxazol 0.310 LC-MS-MS
N4-Acetylsulfamethoxazol 0.097 LC-MS-MS
Carabamazepin 1.2 LC-MS-MS
Diclofenac 1.9 LC-MS-MS
Benzotriazol 10.0 LC-MS
4-Methylbenzotriazol 2.10 LC-MS
5-Methylbenzotriazol 1.50 LC-MS
Metoprolol 2.50 LC-MS-MS
Sotalol 0.470 LC-MS-MS
Amidotrizoeacid 0.980 LC-MS-MS
Iomeprol 1.50 LC-MS-MS
Iopamidol 0.340 LC-MS-MS
Iopromid 0.110 LC-MS-MS


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