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Review
. 2022 Apr 7;194(5):339.
doi: 10.1007/s10661-022-09990-x.

Influence of physicochemical parameters on PPCP occurrences in the wetlands

Chinemerem Ruth Ohoro  1   2 , Abiodun Olagoke Adeniji  3   4   5 , Elsiddig A E Elsheikh  6 , Amina Al-Marzouqi  7 , Michael Otim  7 , Omobola Oluranti Okoh  3   4 , Anthony Ifeanyi Okoh  3   8   9
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Review

Influence of physicochemical parameters on PPCP occurrences in the wetlands

Chinemerem Ruth Ohoro et al. Environ Monit Assess. .

Abstract

There have been many global studies on the occurrence and distribution of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the aquatic resources, but reports on the effects of physicochemical properties of water on their concentrations are very scarce. The amounts and removal of these contaminants in various environmental media are dependent on these physicochemical properties, which include pH, temperature, electrical conductivity, salinity, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen. Here, we reviewed the influence of these properties on determination of PPCPs. Reports showed that increase in turbidity, electrical conductivity, and salinity gives increase in concentrations of PPCPs. Also, neutral pH gives higher PPCP concentrations, while decrease in temperature and dissolved oxygen gives low concentration of PPCPs. Nevertheless, it is quite challenging to ascertain the influence of water quality parameters on the PPCP concentration, as other factors like climate change, type of water, source of pollution, persistence, and dilution factor may have great influence on the concentration of PPCPs. Therefore, routine monitoring is suggested as most water quality parameters vary because of effects of climate change.

Keywords: Aquatic environment; Emerging contaminants; Partition coefficient; Pharmaceutical and personal care products; Physicochemical properties.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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