Yizhe Zhang

TL;DR: The results of risk assessment suggested that fluoxetine, venlafaxine and diclofenac acid might pose a significant risk to aquatic organisms in Dongting Lake.

TL;DR: The burden of these ECs in surface water of Beijing is remarkably reduced, suggesting the overall situation has been improving, and caffeine, carbamazepine, metoprolol and most sulfonamides were more stable.

TL;DR: The occurrence, composition and distribution of MPs in the influents and effluents from 9 domestic wastewater treatment plants, 5 industrial WWTPs, wastewater of 10 industrial plants, 4 livestock farms and 4 fish ponds in China were investigated to fill MP data gaps regarding different sources, guide future monitoring work and policy making.

TL;DR: In this study, 37 pharmaceuticals (including 23 antibiotics) are investigated in eight major wastewater treatment plants in Beijing and an optimized sampling methodology is successfully implemented to monitor bihourly variation of the contaminants, thus averting uncertainties derived from conventional sampling methods.

TL;DR: Overall, this work provides important public health information on antibiotic use and elucidates relationships between PPCP consumption and socioeconomic characteristics and suggests that recent Chinese antibiotic control policies have been effective.