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Table 3 Triclosan concentrations in aquatic systems

From: Triclosan in water, implications for human and environmental health

Source

Concentration (nM)

References

Surface water

Natural streams/rivers

nd–7.9

Ying et al. (2007)

0.26

Halden and Paul (2005)

Streams with input of raw wastewater

5.5

Fair et al. (2009)

Ebro basin (Spain)

nd–0.98

Kantiani et al. (2008)

Danshuei River (Taiwan)

0.015–0.036

Shen et al. (2012)

River (SouthWest Spain)

0.25 ± 0.0017

Pintado-Herrera et al. (2014)

Sea (SouthWest Spain)

0.23 ± 0.0034

Pintado-Herrera et al. (2014)

Undergroundwater (boreholes/wells)

South West Spain

0.23 ± 0.0035

Pintado-Herrera et al. (2014)

Kabwe, Zambia

6.9 × 10−5–1.0 × 10−4

Sorensen et al. (2015)

West Texas USA

nd–0.18

Karnjanapiboonwong et al. (2011)

Wastewater-treatment plants

Treated wastewater (Midlands, UK)

Mean 0.25–1.51

Chi et al. (2013)

Influent (USA)

6.91–10.36

Anumol and Snyder (2015)

Final effluents (USA)

0.044–0.097

Anumol and Snyder (2015)

Effluent (South West Spain)

0.33 ± 0.028

Pintado-Herrera et al. (2014)

  1. nd not detected