A review on occurrence of emerging pollutants in waters of the MENA region

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cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.contributor.donorThird World Academy of Sciencesen
cg.contributor.donorUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizationen
cg.contributor.donorSwedish International Development Cooperation Agencyen
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionMiddle East
cg.creator.identifierJavier Mateo-Sagasta: 0000-0003-4526-0140en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16558-8en
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH050733en
cg.identifier.urlhttps://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11356-021-16558-8.pdfen
cg.identifier.wlethemeRural-Urban Linkagesen
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0944-1344en
cg.issue48en
cg.journalEnvironmental Science and Pollution Researchen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume28en
dc.contributor.authorHaddaoui, I.en
dc.contributor.authorMateo-Sagasta, Javieren
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-31T23:25:07Zen
dc.date.available2021-10-31T23:25:07Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/115758
dc.titleA review on occurrence of emerging pollutants in waters of the MENA regionen
dcterms.abstractLittle is known about the occurrence of emerging pollutants (EPs) in waters in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region despite the extensive use of low-quality water there. Available data dealing with the sources, occurrence and removal of EPs within the MENA region in different categories of water is collected, presented and analyzed in this literature review. According to the collected database, the occurrence and removal efficiency of EPs in the water matrix in the MENA region is available, respectively, for 13 and six countries of the 18 in total; no available data is registered for the rest. Altogether, 290 EPs have been observed in different water matrices across the MENA countries, stemming mainly from industrial effluents, agricultural practices, and discharge or reuse of treated wastewater (TWW). Pharmaceutical compounds figure among the most frequently reported compounds in wastewater, TWW, surface water, and drinking water. Nevertheless, pesticides are the most frequently detected pollutants in groundwater. Worryingly, 57 cases of EPs have been reported in different fresh and drinking waters, exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) and European Commission (EC) thresholds. Overall, pharmaceuticals, organic compounds, and pesticides are the most concerning EP groups. The review revealed the ineffectiveness of treatment processes used in the region to remove EPs. Negative removals of some EPs such as carbamazepine, erythromycin, and sulfamethoxazole were recorded, suggesting their possible accumulation or release during treatment. This underlines the need to set in place and strengthen control measures, treatment procedures, standards, and policies for such pollutants in the region.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2021-10-19en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHaddaoui, I.; Mateo-Sagasta, Javier. 2021. A review on occurrence of emerging pollutants in waters of the MENA region. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(48):68090-68110. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16558-8]en
dcterms.extent68090-68110en
dcterms.issued2021-12en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherSpringeren
dcterms.subjectwater pollutionen
dcterms.subjectpollutantsen
dcterms.subjectfreshwateren
dcterms.subjectsurface wateren
dcterms.subjectgroundwateren
dcterms.subjectdrinking wateren
dcterms.subjectmonitoringen
dcterms.subjectrisken
dcterms.subjectpesticidesen
dcterms.subjectpublic healthen
dcterms.subjectirrigationen
dcterms.subjectwastewater treatment plantsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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