Washington State Department of Ecology

Publication Summary

Title

Quality Assurance Project Plan: Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Wastewater Treatment Systems

Month-Year Published

August 2008

Online Availability

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Short Description

This is the study plan for Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Wastewater Treatment Systems.

(Also see abstract below)

Publication Number

08-03-112

Author(s)

Lubliner, B., M. Redding, and S. Golding

Print Availability

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Number of pages

Keywords

Ecology, Environmental Protection Agency, partnership, pharmaceuticals, product, Puget Sound, quality, quality assurance project plan, treatment, waste, wastewater

Subject Waterbodies

Puyallup River,
Chambers Creek,
Dalco Passage,
Poverty Bay,
Budd Inlet

Abstract

Long Description

This Quality Assurance Project Plan is provided for monitoring pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and nutrients in the influent, effluent, and biosolids from four municipal wastewater treatment plants. The four selected facilities offer different types of wastewater treatment methods as well as varying levels of treatment.

The purpose of this effort is to (1) characterize the concentrations of the contaminants entering the wastewater treatment systems, (2) assess the extent to which the contamination is treated in each facility, and (3) compare contaminant removal between wastewater treatment technologies.

This work is funded through a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Puget Sound Partnership, and the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology).

Each study conducted by Ecology must have an approved Quality Assurance Project Plan. The plan describes the objectives of the study and the procedures to be followed to achieve those objectives. After completion of the study, a final report describing the results will be posted to the Internet.

Links to Appendices B and C:

EPA Method 1694

EPA Method 1698

Link to EIM data for User Study ID BRWA0005

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