USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2009–5119Reconnaissance of Pharmaceutical Chemicals in  Urban Streams of the Tualatin River Basin,  Oregon, 2002

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Scientific Investigations Report 2009–5119

Prepared in cooperation with Clean Water Services

Reconnaissance of Pharmaceutical Chemicals in Urban Streams of the Tualatin River Basin, Oregon, 2002

By Stewart A. Rounds and Micelis C. Doyle, U.S. Geological Survey; Patrick M. Edwards, Portland State University; and Edward T. Furlong, U.S. Geological Survey

Tables

Table 1. Pharmaceutical chemicals and metabolites included in this study.

Table 2. Samples collected for pharmaceutical chemical analysis in the Tualatin River basin, Oregon, 2002.

Table 3. Results of quality control analyses for pharmaceutical chemicals included in this study.

Table 4. Results of pharmaceutical chemical analyses.

Table 5. Detection frequency for pharmaceutical chemicals analyzed in this study.

Table 6. Apparent removal rates of pharmaceutical compounds from wastewater by the Durham WWTF.

Report PDF (1.5 MB)

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Director, Oregon Water Science Center
U.S. Geological Survey
2130 SW 5th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97201
http://or.water.usgs.gov

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