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Monograph of the boDEREC-CE project “Board for Detection and Assessment of Pharmaceutical Drug Residues in Drinking Water - Capacity Building for Water Management in CE”

Water is one of the most valuable resources for today’s civilization and vital factor that determines the quality of our lives. The technological advancement of laboratory instruments and analytical methods brought to light an array of questions regarding the occurrence and fate of anthropogenic substances referred to as emerging contaminants (ECs) that occur globally in the water environment. ECs encompass newly synthesised compounds as well as those that are present in the environment for some time but were not perceived as detrimental to the environment and human health. In both surface and groundwater, ECs are generally found in low concentrations of ng/L to μg/L, however, their persistency, transport, and (eco)toxicity are still insufficiently explored. The majority of these substances are not part of a routine water monitoring programmes. Interreg Central Europe project boDEREC-CE “Board for Detection and Assessment of Pharmaceutical Drug Residues in Drinking Water – Capacity Building for Water Management in Central Europe” recognized this as an issue that should be tackled by strong transnational cooperation of renowned experts and relevant stakeholders through common course of action and policy on EU level. Thus, the project offers an opportunity for integrated management of waterworks, recommendations for the enhancement of current legislation on drinking water standards for vast EC group of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs). boDEREC-CE sets an innovative approach by implementing eight pilot areas across Central Europe, grouped in three clusters (groundwater, surface water, and karstic extraction sites), where behaviour of PPCPs, their natural attenuation and removal efficacy of different treatment techniques was thoroughly studied via jointly developed monitoring methodology and common project’s PPCPs database.

pharmaceuticals and personal care products ; drinking water ; monitoring ; modelling ; attenuation ; boDEREC-CE ; emerging contaminants ; groundwater ; surface water ; Central Europe

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