Loading, transport, and treatment of emerging chemical and biological contaminants of concern in stormwater

Stormwater is a largely uncontrolled source of pollution in rural and urban environments across the United States. Concern regarding the growing diversity and abundance of pollutants in stormwater, as well as their impacts on water quality, has grown significantly over the past several decades. In a...

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Autores principales: Sumaiya Saifur, Courtney M. Gardner
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:659aedf3b27b46258ccc671aa7e5c1b42021-11-06T11:09:35ZLoading, transport, and treatment of emerging chemical and biological contaminants of concern in stormwater0273-12231996-973210.2166/wst.2021.187https://doaj.org/article/659aedf3b27b46258ccc671aa7e5c1b42021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://wst.iwaponline.com/content/83/12/2863https://doaj.org/toc/0273-1223https://doaj.org/toc/1996-9732Stormwater is a largely uncontrolled source of pollution in rural and urban environments across the United States. Concern regarding the growing diversity and abundance of pollutants in stormwater, as well as their impacts on water quality, has grown significantly over the past several decades. In addition to conventional contaminants like nutrients and heavy metals, stormwater is a well-documented source of many contaminants of emerging concern, which can be toxic to both aquatic and terrestrial organisms and remain a barrier to maintaining high quality water resources. Chemical pollutants like pharmaceuticals and personal care products, industrial pollutants such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and tire wear particles in stormwater are of great concern due to their toxic, genotoxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic properties. Emerging microbial contaminants such as pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes also represent significant threats to environmental water quality and human health. Knowledge regarding the transport, behavior, and the remediation capacity of these pollutants in runoff is key for addressing these pollutants in situ and minimizing ecosystem perturbations. To this end, this review paper will analyze current understanding of these contaminants in stormwater runoff in terms of their transport, behavior, and bioremediation potential. HIGHLIGHTS Emerging chemical and biological contaminants threaten environmental and human health.; PFAS pollution in stormwater is growing.; Tire wear particles have been putatively identified as contaminants responsible for pre-spawn mortality in salmon.; Stormwater may be acting as a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes.; Enhancing the bioremediation capacity of green stormwater infrastructure is needed.;Sumaiya SaifurCourtney M. GardnerIWA Publishingarticleantibiotic resistance genesemerging contaminantspollutant transportstormwatertire wear particlesEnvironmental technology. Sanitary engineeringTD1-1066ENWater Science and Technology, Vol 83, Iss 12, Pp 2863-2885 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic antibiotic resistance genes
emerging contaminants
pollutant transport
stormwater
tire wear particles
Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TD1-1066
spellingShingle antibiotic resistance genes
emerging contaminants
pollutant transport
stormwater
tire wear particles
Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TD1-1066
Sumaiya Saifur
Courtney M. Gardner
Loading, transport, and treatment of emerging chemical and biological contaminants of concern in stormwater
description Stormwater is a largely uncontrolled source of pollution in rural and urban environments across the United States. Concern regarding the growing diversity and abundance of pollutants in stormwater, as well as their impacts on water quality, has grown significantly over the past several decades. In addition to conventional contaminants like nutrients and heavy metals, stormwater is a well-documented source of many contaminants of emerging concern, which can be toxic to both aquatic and terrestrial organisms and remain a barrier to maintaining high quality water resources. Chemical pollutants like pharmaceuticals and personal care products, industrial pollutants such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and tire wear particles in stormwater are of great concern due to their toxic, genotoxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic properties. Emerging microbial contaminants such as pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes also represent significant threats to environmental water quality and human health. Knowledge regarding the transport, behavior, and the remediation capacity of these pollutants in runoff is key for addressing these pollutants in situ and minimizing ecosystem perturbations. To this end, this review paper will analyze current understanding of these contaminants in stormwater runoff in terms of their transport, behavior, and bioremediation potential. HIGHLIGHTS Emerging chemical and biological contaminants threaten environmental and human health.; PFAS pollution in stormwater is growing.; Tire wear particles have been putatively identified as contaminants responsible for pre-spawn mortality in salmon.; Stormwater may be acting as a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes.; Enhancing the bioremediation capacity of green stormwater infrastructure is needed.;
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Courtney M. Gardner
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title Loading, transport, and treatment of emerging chemical and biological contaminants of concern in stormwater
title_short Loading, transport, and treatment of emerging chemical and biological contaminants of concern in stormwater
title_full Loading, transport, and treatment of emerging chemical and biological contaminants of concern in stormwater
title_fullStr Loading, transport, and treatment of emerging chemical and biological contaminants of concern in stormwater
title_full_unstemmed Loading, transport, and treatment of emerging chemical and biological contaminants of concern in stormwater
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