Table 1. Overview of the Number of Monitoring Studies Considered in This Study and Unique Chemicals Detected in Different Freshwater Media.
media | no. of sources | unique organic chemicals detected | of which are REACH registered | of which have REACH volumes in 2019 of >10 tons/annum |
---|---|---|---|---|
WTP effluent | 12 | 442 | 143 (32%) | 30 (7%) |
surface water | 6 | 1021 | 387 (38%) | 172 (17%) |
bank filtrate | 7 | 114 | 60 (53%) | 25 (22%) |
groundwater | 15 | 338 | 165 (49%) | 80 (24%) |
raw water | 6 | 212 | 125 (59%) | 64 (30%) |
drinking water | 22 | 385 | 186 (48%) | 90 (23%) |
all considered media | 55 | 1289 | 509 (39%) | 229 (18%) |