Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products and Hormones in Canadian Municipal Wastewater Treatment Systems

This data set contains concentrations of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and hormones in wastewater Influent (INF), Effluent (EFF), Landfill Leachate (LCH), Biosolids (BIOS) and Sludge (SLG) sampled from various Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) and Landfills across Canada.

Scientific publications:

Gewurtz, S. B.; Auyeung, A. S.; Teslic, S.; Smyth, S. A. Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Canadian Municipal Wastewater and Biosolids: Occurrence, Fate, and Time Trends 2010–2013 to 2022. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36007-0.

Gewurtz, S. B.; Teslic, S.; Hamilton, M. C.; Smyth, S. A. Influence of Conjugation on the Fate of Pharmaceuticals and Hormones in Canadian Wastewater Treatment Plants. ACS ES&T Water 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.1c00376.

Guerra, P.; Kim, M.; Shah, A.; Alaee, M.; Smyth, S. A. Occurrence and fate of antibiotic, analgesic/anti-inflammatory, and antifungal compounds in five wastewater treatment processes. Sci. Total Environ. 2014, 473-474, 235-243, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.12.008.

Kim, M.; Guerra, P.; Shah, A.; Parsa, M.; Alaee, M.; Smyth, S. A. Removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in a membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment plant. Wat. Sci. Tech. 2014, 69 (11), 2221-2229, DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2014.145.

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Title (French)	Produits pharmaceutiques et des produits de soins personnels et des hormones dans les systèmes de traitement des eaux usées des municipalités canadiennes
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Geographic Scope	["0"]
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Contact Person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada, 1-800-668-6767, ec.enviroinfo.ec@ec.gc.ca", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Environnement et Changement climatique Canada, 1-800-668-6767, ec.enviroinfo.ec@ec.gc.ca"}
Contact Email	enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca
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Open Canada Date Published	2022-03-11 05:00:00
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Open Canada Subject	["nature_and_environment"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"en": ["Waste water", "Wastewater", "Sludge", "Biosolids", "Raw influent", "Primary effluent", "Final effluent", "Primary treatment", "Secondary treatment", "Tertiary treatment", "Advanced treatment", "Trace contaminants", "Pharmaceuticals", "Personal care products", "Hormones"], "fr": ["Eaux usées", "Eaux usées", "Boues", "Biosolides", "L'influent brut", "Effluent primaire", "Effluent final", "Traitement primaire", "Traitement secondaire", "Traitement tertiaire", "Traitement avancé", "Contaminants traces", "Produits pharmaceutiques", "Produits de soins personnels", "Hormones"]}
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