Invisible pollutants : environmental, economic and social impacts as threats to water quality.

Abstract

The objective of the article is to analyze the environmental, social and economic impacts of invisible pollutants as threats to water quality and sustainability. The Methodology used was inductive logic through bibliographic research. It is concluded that the reason for apprehension/attention/consideration is that these small molecules are resistant to conventional water treatments. They can even become increasingly toxic, contaminating the most noble resource: water. Therefore, even treated water can contain residual contaminants, becoming toxic when such contaminants reach their concentration limits, causing changes in aquatic communities. These contaminants are neither included in the routine monitoring programs of the health and environmental agencies, nor in the environmental control legislation or regulations. This is a critical situation since all the impacts of these molecules are not yet fully known.

Keywords

• invisible pollutants
• water
• environment
• sustainability