Table 9.
Triclosan concentrations in wastewater sediments and sludge (Dann and Hontela 2011)
| Medium | Location | Concentration (nmol/kg) | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sediment | |||
| Freshwater | Switzerland | 180 | Singer et al. (2002) |
| Spain | nd–120 | Morales et al. (2005) | |
| Estuarine | USA | nd–2800 | Miller et al. (2008) |
| Marine | Spain | 9.3–450 | Agüera et al. (2003) |
| Sewage sludge | |||
| Activated sludge | USA | 1.7–53.9 | McAvoy et al. (2002) |
| Spain | 1.4–18.7 | Morales et al. (2005) | |
| Germany | 4.1 | Bester (2003) | |
| Canada | 2.1–5.0 | Chu and Metcalfe (2007) | |
| Biosolids | Australia | 311–58,000 | Ying and Kookana (2007) |
| USA | 36,300–103,600 | Heidler and Halden (2007), Kinney et al. (2008), McClellan and Halden (2010) | |
| Spain | 5210 | Morales et al. (2005) | |
| Canada | 2350–43,200 | Lee and Peart (2002), Chu and Metcalfe (2007) | |
nd not detected