priority substances from uwwtps austrian case study 1 kopenhagen 16.9.2010

Priority Substances from UWWTPs

Austrian Case study1

Kopenhagen 16.9.2010

„Starting point“

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WFD Annex II 1.4: Collection and maintainance of information about significant anthropogenic pressures

Austrian Water Act,§ 59a: Electronic register of pressures and impacts Austrian ordinance for emissions register - surface water bodies (EMREG-OW)

Water quality ordinace - Surface water – Chemistry (72 Substances and groups of substances)

UWWTPs in Austria:

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size classes (p.e.)number of UWWTPs

Capacity (p.e.)

2.000 - 10.000 377 1.777.796

10.001 - 15.000 46 596.625

15.001 - 150.000 197 8.587.955

> 150.000 18 9.854.267

638 20.816.643

Project: Emissions of organic and anorganic substances from UWWTPs

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Investigation of > 100 single substances in UWWTP s

Categorisation and selection of UWWTPs

2 – Stepp approach for defining the „significant substances“ for the Austrian Emission Register (EMREG-OW)

Fate of selected substances in UWWTPs ( Balance)

Priority Substances

13 priority hazardous substances 20 priority substances

Anthracen Alachlor

Bromierte Diphenylether (PBDE) Atrazin

Cadmium und Cadmiumverbindungen Benzol

C10-13-Chloralkane Chlorfenvinphos

Endosulfan Chlorpyrifos

Hexachlorbenzol 1,2-Dichlorethan

Hexachlorbutadien Dichlormethan

Hexachlorcyclohexan Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalat (DEHP)

Quecksilber und Quecksilberverbindungen Diuron

Nonylphenole (4-Nonylphenol) Fluoranthen

Pentachlorbenzol Isoproturon

Polyzyklische aromatische Kohlenwasserstoffe Blei und Bleiverbindungen

Benzo(a)pyren Naphtalin

Benzo(b)fluoranthen Nickel und Nickelverbindungen

Benzo(k)fluoranthen Octylphenol

Benzo(g,h,i)perylen Pentachlorophenol

Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyren Simazin

Tributylzinnverbindungen (Tributylzinn-Kation) Trichlorobenzole

Trichlormethan (Chloroform)

Trifluralin

priority hazardous substance cessation or phasing out of discharges, emissions and losses

priority substancesReduction of discharges, emission and losses of substances

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Aldrin* 2,5-Dichlorphenol Pentachlornitrobenzol

Ammonium 1,3—Dichlor-2-propanol Phosalon

AOX Ethylendiamintetraessigsäure EDTA Sebuthylazin

Benzidin Endrin* Tetrachlorethen*

Benzylchlorid Ethylbenzol Tetrachlormethan*

Bisphenol-A Fluorid Trichlorethen*

Chlordan Heptachlor Trichlorfon

Chloressigsäure Isodrin* Xylole

Cyanid Isopropylbenzol Arsen

p,p‘-DDT* Lineare Alkylbenzolsulfonate LAS Chrom

DDT* Mevinphos Kupfer

Dibutylzinnverbindungen Nitrit Selen

Dieldrin* Nitrilotriessigsäure NTA Silber

1,2-Dichlorethen Omethoat Zink

2,4-Dichlorphenol * Gemeinschaftsrechtlich geregelt

43 national and EU regulated substances and groups of substances

Priority and other substances/group of substances > 100 single substances

Other Substances

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UWWTPS Categorisation and –selction Indirect dischargers

(< 25%; 25%-75%; >75%) Capacity

(≤ 5000 p.e.; 5000 – 150000 p.e.; >150000 p.e.)

Sampling and chemical analytic of influent and effluent of the UWWTPs

Literature study

Significance criteria for identifying remaining substances for Modul 2

Maximum of the 15 effluent values is >EQS/2

Modul 1

15 UWWTPs (35 % of installed capacity)

Indentification of substances in Modul 1 and basis for further investigation under Modul 2

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Herkunft Bezeichnung Herkunft Bezeichnung

A1.6 Polybromierte Diphenylether (PBDE) B1.2 AOX

A1.7 Cadmium B1.15 EDTA

A1.15 Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalat

(DEHP)

B1.23 NTA

A1.16 Diuron B1.27 Sebuthylazin

A1.25 Nonylphenol B1.28 Trichlorfon

A1.29 Quecksilber B2.3 Kupfer

KOM(2006)397 Nickel B2.4 Selen

KOM(2006)397 Tributylzinnverbindungen B2.6 Zink

Results Modul 1

Modul 2

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UWWTP effluents analysed 5 times in 2-month step

Balance of 2 UWWTPs over 10 days (Influent, Effluent , sewage sludge)

Additional analyses of pesticides

Evaluation of the results

Relevance criteria

1) Mean concentration of all effluent data from Modul 1 and 2 above EQS/2

2) Mean effluent concentration of at least of one UWWTP of Modul 2 greater then the EQS

9 UWWTPs (~30 % of installed capacity)

Results Modul 2 Priority Substances

o Relevance criteria 1):

Mean concentraion of all effluent values > EQS/2

PBDE, Cadmium, Nonylphenole and TBT comp.

Summ

e PBDE

Cadm

ium

Quecks

ilber

Nonylphen

ole

Tributy

lzinnve

rbin

dungen

DEHP

Diuro

n

Nicke

l

Ko

nze

ntr

atio

n [

µg

/l]

0,0001

0,001

0,01

0,1

1

10

100

Summ

e PBDE

Cadm

ium

Nonylphen

ole

Tributy

lzinnve

rb.

Quecks

ilber

DEHP

Diuro

n

Nicke

l

Ko

nze

ntr

atio

n/U

QN

[-]

0,01

0,1

1

10

10


Mean concentration of one UWWTP > EQS

PBDE, Nonylphenole, Diuron and TBT comp.

ARA 1 ARA 2 ARA 3 ARA 4 ARA 5 ARA 6 ARA 7 ARA 8 ARA 9

Ko

nze

ntr

atio

n/U

QN

[-]

0,00

0,25

0,50

0,75

1,00

2,003,004,005,00

PBDECadmiumNonylphenoleTributylzinnDEHPDiuronNickel

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Results Modul 2 Priority Substances


Mean conentration of all effluent values > EQS/2

AOX, EDTA, NTA, (Trichlorfon), Copper, Selen und Zinc

Sebuth

ylaz

in

Trichlo

rfon

AOX

EDTANTA

Kupfer

Selen

Zink

Ko

nze

ntr

atio

n [

µg

/l]

1

10

100

1000

Sebuth

ylaz

in

Trichlo

rfon

AOX

EDTANTA

Kupfer

Selen

Zink

Ko

nze

ntr

atio

n/U

QN

[-]

0,1

1

10

100

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Results Modul 2 other substances



AOX, EDTA, NTA und Selen


Ko

nze

ntr

atio

n/U

QN

[-]

0,000,250,500,751,001,251,501,752,005,00

10,00

15,00

20,00

AOX EDTA NTA Selen

Results Modul 2 other substances

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Copper and Zinc

Kupfer und Zink


Ko

nze

ntr

atio

n/U

QN

[-]

0,0

0,5

1,0

1,5

2,0

5,0

10,0

15,0

20,0

KupferZink

Ergebnisse M2 Sonstige Stoffe

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Relevant substances from UWWTPs

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Priority Substances Other substances

Polybromierte Diphenylether AOX

Cadmium EDTA

Diuron NTA

Nonylphenole Copper

Tributyltin comp. Selen

Zinc

Summary

EMREG-OW relevant PS

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summary

33/43 priority and other

substances and groups of substances (> 100 single substances)

8/8 after Modul 1

AOXEDTANTA

CopperSelen

Zinc

Cadmium Diuron Nonylphenole Tributyltin comp. (PBDE)

4(5)/6 afterModul 2

EM

REG

-OW

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levan

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Thank you for your attentionDI Georg Windhofer

[email protected]

0043-1-31304/3491

Dr. Manfred Clara

[email protected]

0043-1-31304/5612

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Umweltbundesamtwww.umweltbundesamt.at

More details unter (Report in German):

http://www.umweltbundesamt.at/

fileadmin/site/publikationen/REP0247.pdf

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