Behavior of pharmaceuticals in effluent water: Saidal group (constantine algeria)

Abstract

Measured concentrations for selected pharmaceuticals in effluent water of SAIDAL group located in the city of Constantine (Algeria), it was found that the efficacy of these predictions varied and was hampered by a shortage of data for many of the drugs. Oxcyladine citrate, Nepagine and Salbutamol were detected and quantified in all locations sampled, Nepagine was consistently found at the highest centration 4.7 ppm, levels up and downstream of tow wastewater treatment works were compared in order to investigate the link between sewage discharge and environmental concentrations of pharmaceuticals. Monitoring studies, using born as wastewater tracer grave information conceding seasonal variation of degradation phenomena in natural waters and partition phenomena accruing between dissolved and solid phases.