Original title: Persistent water pollutants: case of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid in the Czech Republic
Authors: Prášek, Jan ; Šauer, Petr ; Keprtová, Karolína
Document type: Postprints
Year: 2021
Language: eng
Abstract: Reuse and recycling of products composed of natural matter is relatively without significant environmental problems. However, recycling of products produced using modern synthetic technologies often brings new challenges. Our analysis has shown that substitution of citric acid with artificial substance of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid causes important environmental problems. The case study carried out in the Elbe river basin shows that the ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid concentration standard has been exceeded, particularly from confluence of the Vltava and Elbe rivers. Open questions and tasks for future technological development and environmental policies are formulated, particularly the idea to replace artificial substances with nature-based ones. This would enable better introduction of circular economy ideas in the use of resources.
Keywords: circular economy; EDTA; environmental policy; ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; organic pollutants; substitutes; wastewater management; cirkulární ekonomika; EDTA; environmentální politika; ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; nakládání s odpadními vodami; organické polutanty; substituty
Host item entry: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, ISSN 1466-6650, Vol. 19, Nos. 1/2/3
Rights: This work is protected under the Copyright Act No. 121/2000 Coll.

Institution: CENIA (web)
External URL: https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJGENVI.2020.114884

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