Emerging contaminants in urban groundwater sources in Africa

被引:232
作者
Sorensen, J. P. R. [1 ]
Lapworth, D. J. [1 ]
Nkhuwa, D. C. W. [2 ]
Stuart, M. E. [1 ]
Gooddy, D. C. [1 ]
Bell, R. A. [1 ]
Chirwa, M. [2 ]
Kabika, J. [2 ]
Liemisa, M. [3 ]
Chibesa, M. [3 ]
Pedley, S. [4 ]
机构
[1] British Geol Survey, Wallingford OX10 8BB, Oxon, England
[2] Univ Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
[3] Lukanga Water & Sewerage Co Ltd, Kabwe, Zambia
[4] Univ Surrey, Robens Ctr Publ & Environm Hlth, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, England
基金
英国经济与社会研究理事会;
关键词
Emerging contaminants; Groundwater; Africa; DEET; Vulnerability; Urban tracer; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; WASTE-WATER; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; RISK; POLLUTANTS; POLLUTION; QUALITY; KABWE; FATE;
D O I
10.1016/j.watres.2014.08.002
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The occurrence of emerging organic contaminants within the aquatic environment in Africa is currently unknown. This study provides early insights by characterising a broad range of emerging organic contaminants (n > 1000) in groundwater sources in Kabwe, Zambia. Groundwater samples were obtained during both the dry and wet seasons from a selection of deep boreholes and shallow wells completed within the bedrock and overlying superficial aquifers, respectively. Groundwater sources were distributed across the city to encompass peri-urban, lower cost housing, higher cost housing, and industrial land uses. The insect repellent DEET was ubiquitous within groundwater at concentrations up to 1.8 mu g/L. Other compounds (n = 26) were detected in less than 15% of the sources and included the bactericide triclosan (up to 0.03 mu g/L), chlorination by-products - tri-halornethanes (up to 50 mu g/L), and the surfactant 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5-decyne-4,7-diol (up to 0.6 mu g/L). Emerging contaminants were most prevalent in shallow wells sited in low cost housing areas. This is attributed to localised vulnerability associated with inadequate well protection, sanitation, and household waste disposal. The five-fold increase in median DEET concentration following the onset of the seasonal rains highlights that more mobile compounds can rapidly migrate from the surface to the aquifer suggesting the aquifer is more vulnerable than previously considered. Furthermore it suggests DEET is potentially useful as a wastewater tracer in Africa. There was a general absence of personal care products, life-style compounds, and pharmaceuticals which are commonly detected in the aquatic environment in the developed world. This perhaps reflects some degree of attenuation within the subsurface, but could also be a result of the current limited use of products containing emerging contaminants by locals due to unaffordability and unavailability. As development and population increases in Africa, it is likely a wider-range of emerging contaminants will be released into the environment. (C) 2014 British Geological Survey o NERC 2014. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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页码:51 / 63
页数:13
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