Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystems: Spatial Variation, Organism Effects, and Consumer Perspectives
Anthropogenic pollution poses a threat to marine organisms and ecosystems worldwide. Common chemical pollutants that enter the marine environment include legacy contaminants, which are well known and heavily regulated or banned pollutants, and emerging contaminants, which are more recently recognize...
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ftportlandstate:oai:pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu:open_access_etds-6734 2023-06-11T04:15:49+02:00 Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystems: Spatial Variation, Organism Effects, and Consumer Perspectives Ehrhart, Amy Lynne 2020-12-18T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/5661 https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.7533 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/context/open_access_etds/article/6734/viewcontent/Ehrhart_psu_0180D_12692.pdf English eng PDXScholar https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/5661 doi:10.15760/etd.7533 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/context/open_access_etds/article/6734/viewcontent/Ehrhart_psu_0180D_12692.pdf In Copyright. URI: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Dissertations and Theses Drugs -- Recycling -- Pacific Northwest Chemicals -- Recycling -- Pacific Northwest Pacific oyster -- Effect of pollution on -- Pacific Northwest Sewage disposal plants -- Environmental aspects Pharmacists -- Attitudes Drugs -- Recycling -- Public opinion Chemicals -- Recycling -- Public opinion Alkylphenol ethoxylates Refuse and refuse disposal Environmental Health Environmental Sciences Toxicology text 2020 ftportlandstate https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.7533 2023-05-11T18:02:38Z Anthropogenic pollution poses a threat to marine organisms and ecosystems worldwide. Common chemical pollutants that enter the marine environment include legacy contaminants, which are well known and heavily regulated or banned pollutants, and emerging contaminants, which are more recently recognized as pollutants and often lack regulatory limits for their use and discharge. Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent is a major source of various contaminants of concern, particularly pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) that are not fully removed during treatment. PPCPs exist at low concentrations in the environment and may have unknown and subtle effects on marine life. Data gaps exist on occurrence, effects, and remediation options, especially in coastal areas with low surrounding populations. Additionally, few studies focus on environmentally relevant conditions and organism, population and ecosystem level impacts. The overarching goal of my dissertation research is to examine unexplored aspects of PPCP occurrence, effects, and pollution reduction in the Pacific Northwest. Through a field experiment, I compared PPCP accumulation in and health of Pacific oysters transplanted near WWTP outfalls and aquaculture areas in OR and WA. I also examined small-scale spatial variation in PPCP occurrence and effects along a pollution gradient near those outfalls. To identify organismal effects of PPCP mixtures on oysters, I designed and carried out a lab experiment exposing oysters to environmentally relevant concentrations of effluent from two OR coastal WWTPs. I measured growth, health, and feeding rate over a 12-week exposure period. I also compared PPCP detections and concentrations in effluent from both WWTPs and oyster tissues after effluent exposure. Lastly, I explored a potential opportunity for reducing pharmaceutical pollution with improved drug disposal practices through use and establishment of drug take-back boxes in pharmacies. I conducted surveys with pharmacy customers, interviews with ... Text Pacific oyster Portland State University: PDXScholar Pacific |
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Drugs -- Recycling -- Pacific Northwest Chemicals -- Recycling -- Pacific Northwest Pacific oyster -- Effect of pollution on -- Pacific Northwest Sewage disposal plants -- Environmental aspects Pharmacists -- Attitudes Drugs -- Recycling -- Public opinion Chemicals -- Recycling -- Public opinion Alkylphenol ethoxylates Refuse and refuse disposal Environmental Health Environmental Sciences Toxicology |
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Anthropogenic pollution poses a threat to marine organisms and ecosystems worldwide. Common chemical pollutants that enter the marine environment include legacy contaminants, which are well known and heavily regulated or banned pollutants, and emerging contaminants, which are more recently recognized as pollutants and often lack regulatory limits for their use and discharge. Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent is a major source of various contaminants of concern, particularly pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) that are not fully removed during treatment. PPCPs exist at low concentrations in the environment and may have unknown and subtle effects on marine life. Data gaps exist on occurrence, effects, and remediation options, especially in coastal areas with low surrounding populations. Additionally, few studies focus on environmentally relevant conditions and organism, population and ecosystem level impacts. The overarching goal of my dissertation research is to examine unexplored aspects of PPCP occurrence, effects, and pollution reduction in the Pacific Northwest. Through a field experiment, I compared PPCP accumulation in and health of Pacific oysters transplanted near WWTP outfalls and aquaculture areas in OR and WA. I also examined small-scale spatial variation in PPCP occurrence and effects along a pollution gradient near those outfalls. To identify organismal effects of PPCP mixtures on oysters, I designed and carried out a lab experiment exposing oysters to environmentally relevant concentrations of effluent from two OR coastal WWTPs. I measured growth, health, and feeding rate over a 12-week exposure period. I also compared PPCP detections and concentrations in effluent from both WWTPs and oyster tissues after effluent exposure. Lastly, I explored a potential opportunity for reducing pharmaceutical pollution with improved drug disposal practices through use and establishment of drug take-back boxes in pharmacies. I conducted surveys with pharmacy customers, interviews with ... |
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