Results of a pilot study on the assessment of pharmaceuticals in groundwater in samples collected from the national groundwater monitoring network

Abstract

This article presents the results of a pilot study on the content ofpharmaceuticals and hormones in groundwater samples taken from the national groundwater monitoring network of the Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute. Samples were collected during the surveillance monitoring of groundwater bodies in 2016 from selected 93 groundwater monitoring sites and analysedfor a total of 31 active substances. These active substances contained compounds from the following groups of drugs: natural and synthetic oestrogen hormones, cardiovascular and respiratory medications, analgesics and anti-inflammatories, antidepressants, antimicrobial drugs and anti-epileptics. The study confirmed the presence of pharmaceuticals in 63% of groundwater samples taken