Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2012, 9(12), 4433-4451; doi:10.3390/ijerph9124433
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Contribution to Surface Water Contamination Understanding by Pesticides and Pharmaceuticals, at a Watershed Scale

Stéphanie Piel 1,2,3 email, Estelle Baurès 1,2 email and Olivier Thomas 1,2,* email
1 Environment and Health Research laboratory (LERES), EHESP School of Public Health, Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard-CS 74312, Rennes Cedex 35043, France 2 Inserm, U 1085 Institute of Research in Environmental and Occupational Health (IRSET), Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard-CS 74312, Rennes Cedex 35043, France 3 SAUR Research and Development, 1 rue Antoine Lavoisier Saint Quentin en Yvelines 78064, France
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 10 September 2012; in revised form: 12 November 2012 / Accepted: 19 November 2012 / Published: 4 December 2012
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Assessment, Management, and Policy-Making for Environmental Pollution Related to Land Use and Land Cover)
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Abstract: This study aims at understanding the presence of regulated and emerging micropollutants, particularly pesticides and pharmaceuticals, in surface water, regarding spatial and temporal influences at a watershed scale. The study of relations between micropollutants and other water quality and hydroclimatic parameters was carried out from a statistical analysis on historical and experimental data of different sampling sites from the main watershed of Brittany, western France. The outcomes point out the influence of urban and rural areas of the watershed as well as the impact of seasons on contamination variations. This work contributes to health risk assessment related to surface water contamination by micropollutants. This approach is particularly interesting in the case of agricultural watersheds such as the one studied, where more than 80% of surface water is used to produce drinking water.
Keywords: micropollutants; water quality; watershed; spatial variation; temporal variation

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Piel, S.; Baurès, E.; Thomas, O. Contribution to Surface Water Contamination Understanding by Pesticides and Pharmaceuticals, at a Watershed Scale. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2012, 9, 4433-4451.

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Piel S, Baurès E, Thomas O. Contribution to Surface Water Contamination Understanding by Pesticides and Pharmaceuticals, at a Watershed Scale. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2012; 9(12):4433-4451.

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Piel, Stéphanie; Baurès, Estelle; Thomas, Olivier. 2012. "Contribution to Surface Water Contamination Understanding by Pesticides and Pharmaceuticals, at a Watershed Scale." Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 9, no. 12: 4433-4451.

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